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Rabi'a, sometimes called Rabi'a of Basra or Rabi'a al Basri, was born to a poor family in Basra in what is now Iraq. Her parents died of famine and she was eventually sold into slavery.
The story is told that her master one night woke up and saw a light shining above her head while she was praying. Stunned, he freed her the next morning.
Rabi'a chose a solitary life of prayer, living much of her life in desert seclusion. Her fame as a Sufi holy woman spread and people began to journey to her retreat, to ask advice, to study, to learn.
Today she is greatly revered by devout Muslims and mystics throughout the world.
