 Rabia used to pass the whole night in prayer, and at morning " dawn she took a slight sleep in her oratory till daylight; and I have heard " her say, when she sprang in dread from her couch: O my soul! how long " wilt thou sleep? When wilt thou awake?...  Islam Under the Khalifs of Baghdad - Page 102by Robert Durie Osborn - 1878 - 406 pagesFull view - About this book
 | ابن خلكان - 1842 - 740 pages
...dread from her couch: O my soul! how long " wilt thou sleep? When wilt thou awake? Soon thou shall sleep to rise "no more, till the call shall summon...death. On its approach '' she called me and said: O Abdal inform none of my death and shroud " me in (his gown. This was a gown of hair-cloth which she... | |
 | Ibn Khallikān - 1843 - 740 pages
...This was her constant custom till the time of her death. On its approach " she called me and said: O Abda\ inform none of my death and shroud " me in this gown. This was a gown of hair-cloth which she wore when " praying, at the time in which the eyes of others were closed in sleep.... | |
 | Ibn Khallikān - 1843 - 746 pages
...her constant custom till the time of her death. On its approach '' she called me and said: O Abda I inform none of my death and shroud " me in this gown. This was a gown of hair-cloth which she wore when " praying, at the lime in which the eyes of others were closed in sleep.... | |
 | Claud Field - 1910 - 234 pages
...have heard her say when she sprang in dread from her couch, ' O my soul, how long wilt thou sleep ? Soon thou shalt sleep to rise no more, till the call shall summon thee on the day of resurrection.' " Hasan Basri once asked Rabia if she ever thought of marrying. She answered, " The marriage contract... | |
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