The Deep Devotion Of Hazrat Raabi'ah Basriyah

The Deep Devotion Of Hazrat Raabi'ah Basriyah Rahmatullahi Alaiha

It has been mentioned in Roohul Bayaan Fi Tafseeril Qur'an:

وَكَانَتْ رَابِعَةُ الْعَدَوِيَّةُ تُصَلَّى اللَّيْلَ كُلَّهُ، فَإِذَا قَرُبَ الْفَجْرُ نَامَتْ نَوْمَةً خَفِيفَةً، ثُمَّ تَقُومُ وَتَقُولُ: يَا نَفْسُ كَمْ تَنَامِينَ وَكَمْ تَقُومِينَ، يُوشِكُ أَنْ تَنَامِيَ نَوْمَةٌ لَا تَقُومِينَ مِنْهَا إِلَّا صَبِيحَةُ يَوْمِ النُّشُورِ فَكَانَ هَذَا دَأْبَهَا حَتَّى ماتت

Translation: Hazrat Raabi'ah Basriyah Rahmatullahi Alaiha would

spend the entire night in Salaah, and when the time of Fajr approached, she would sleep briefly. Upon waking, she would say: "O Nafs! How long will you sleep and how long will you remain heedless? Soon, you will sleep a slumber from which you will not awaken until the morning of Resurrection. This remained her practice until she passed away."-(Roohul Bayaan Fi Tafseeril Qur'an, Surah Furqaan, under the Verse of 64, Volume 6, Page 257/ Darul Kutbul Ilmiyah Beirut)

A Profound Lesson:

The life of Hazrat Raabi'ah Basriyah Rahmatullahi Alaiha offers a powerful reminder that the doors to divine proximity and spiritual realization are open to both men and women. Her luminous example teaches us the importance of steadfastness in worship, constant remembrance of the Hereafter, awareness of death, self-accountability, prioritizing devotion over comfort, and cherishing the value of time.