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Rabia's Rejection of Both Worlds for Divine Intimacy
In the poem 'Rabia's Supplication to God' from Attar's 'Conference of the Birds', Rabia al-Adawiyya expresses the zenith of Sufi devotion: desiring God purely for Himself. She prays that the affairs of the world be given to His enemies and the hereafter to His friends, declaring herself free from both. Asserting that seeking anything besides the Creator in either realm is tantamount to infidelity, she demonstrates that true spiritual wealth lies solely in communion with the peerless Divine, rendering both worldly wealth and heavenly rewards irrelevant.
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