To be in tune with mother Earth is to be vulnerable,
very sensitive, fragile and creative.
Only when you can feel these qualities,
you are in tune with her.
Right now the earth is bleeding.
Love her, Honour her, Serve her!
The man who was nice to Rabia asked her to marry him
so she could be free from slavery. Rabia answered
-I only exist through Allah and I am totally devoted
to him. People started to hear about Rabia and went
to visit her. She always welcomed people and spoke
to them from the depth of her heart.
to be continued......
The man got tired of Rabia since she did not want to listen
to him anymore. He put a rope around her neck
and took her to the slavery market in Bagdad.
A new man bought Rabia and he gave her new clothes
and fed her. He allowed her to pray to her Beloved.
He told her, "in my house you are free!"
to be continued......
From that day, Rabia refused to sing and dance
at weddings. The only songs she wanted to express
was her love to her beloved, Allah.
The man got really angry and started to beat
and burn her, so she would be scared and keep
singing and dancing like before.
But she refused and she started to pray
all night, asking Allah
to help her out of this desperate condition.
to be continued.........
The man who had enslaved Rabia took her to Bagdad
and since she had a beautiful voice he taught her how
to sing and dance. She was sent to weddings to performe
and the people gave her some money, which the man took.
Rabia was unhappy with this life and when she turned 36
her voice changed at the same time that her heart opened,
she started to sing from her heart to her beloved, Allah!
to be continued......
Her father died when she was eleven years old.
Rabias mother thought that the life in the dessert
was too hard so she decided to move to Basra with her
four daughters. But on the way to Basra, they met
dangerous men and each of the men took one daughter
as a slave and killed the mother.
to be continued........