🌸 Sayyida Rabia al-Adawiya (Rahmatullahi alaihi) She started her journey towards Makkah with the intention of Hajj. There was a person along the way who claimed he had good deeds, ishq, and taqwa. He said to her, 'O servant of Allah, O wali'Allah, o mukarrama, I've fallen in love with you'. When Rabia al-Adawiya heard this, she stopped and turned around and faced the man. She said, 'I have a sister who is much more beautiful and prettier than me'. The man kept looking at her. Rabia Basri said, 'She really is extremely beautiful and right now she is standing right behind you'. Immediately the man turned around to see her sister. Rabia al-Adawiya slapped him on his face real hard and said, 'You're such a fool. You said you loved me and within seconds you turned around to see someone prettier. You just proved yourself how true your love really is. If it was true, then even if there really were a million beautiful wom
