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Know, the true nature of your Beloved.
In His loving eyes, your every thought,
Word and movement is always –
Always Beautiful.
~ Hafiz
Sufi Poetry
OUR BEAUTY
Live with dignity, women, live with dignity, men,
Few things will more enhance our
beauty as
much.
~ Rabia al-Adawiyyah
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From ‘Love Poems from God’ translated by Daniel Ladinsky.
Rabia al-Adawiyyah of Basra, Iraq was a famous Sufi Saint, who was noted for her asceticism and many legends have been told about her life. Her concept of Divine Love was that God should be loved for His own sake and not out of fear.