Rabia of Basri: Biography, Facts and Career
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Rābiʼa al-ʼAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya (Arabic: رابعة العدوية القيسية; c. 716 – 801 CE) or Rabia Basri was a poet, one of the earliest Sufi mystics and an influential religious figure from Basra. Her full name is said to be Rābiʿa bint Ismāʿīl; her kunya was Umm ʿAmr (or Umm al-Khayr), her wilāya was al-ʿAtakiyyah, and her nisba was al-ʿAdawiyya or al-Qaysīyya because she was a freed slave of the tribe of Qays ibn ʿAdī. She is regarded as one of the three preeminent Qalandars of the world.
Quick facts about Rabia of Basri
- Full name: Rabia of Basri
- Born: 0710-01-01
- Nationality: Abbasid Caliphate
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q256506
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Who is Rabia of Basri?
Rābiʼa al-ʼAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya (Arabic: رابعة العدوية القيسية; c. 716 – 801 CE) or Rabia Basri was a poet, one of the earliest Sufi mystics and an influential religious figure from Basra.
What nationality is Rabia of Basri?
Rabia of Basri is Abbasid Caliphate.
When was Rabia of Basri born?
Rabia of Basri was born on 0710-01-01.
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