Rabia al-Adawiyya : Biography. Rabi´a al-Adawiyya is an Islamic saint. She is believed to have lived from 717 to 801 AD in what is now Iraq. While a poor orphan she was captured by a slave trader who proceeded to sell her into slavery. As a slave she was kept busy with her household duties until night, but once night time released her from her
Nama lengkapnya ialah Rabiah al-Adawiyah binti Ismail al-Adawiyah al-Bashriyah, juga digelari Ummu al-Khair. Dia disebut Rabi'ah karena ia putri keempat dari Ismail. Sedangkan Adawiyah adalah karena dia berasal dari bani Adawiyah. Ia lahir di Bashrah tahun 95 H dan meninggal pada tahun 185 H dan dimakamkan di Bashrah.
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