“O Allah! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell,
and if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise.
But if I worship You for Your Own sake, grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.”
-Rabia al Adawiya
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I want to put out the fires…
“I want to put out the fires of Hell, and burn down the rewards of Paradise. They block the way to Allah. I do not want to worship from fear of punishment or for the promise of reward, but simply for the love of Allah.”
Rabi’a al Adawiya
Hasan then replied How did you come…
Hasan then replied, “How did you come to know Him?”
Rabi’a al Adawiya said, “You know of the how but I know of the how-less.”
Rabi’a al Adawiya