Authoritative 1928 account of the extraordinary life, work and teaching of Rabi'a, a freed slave and revered female Sufi saint.

Survey of sources; Part 1: 1. The place of women among the S¿fis; 2. Offers of marriage; 3. Asceticism of R¿bi'a; 4. The miracles of Muslim saints; 5. R¿bi'a's declining years; Part 2: 6. Estimate of R¿bi'a's teaching by the S¿fi writers; 7. Repentance; 8. Hope and fear; 9. Poverty; 10. Love, including satisfaction, longing and intimacy; Part 3: 11. The position of woman in Muslim lands in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times; 12. The position of the woman saint; 13. Celibacy in Isl¿m; 14. The communion of saints in Isl¿m; 15. The cult of the saints in modern Isl¿m; List of authors quoted; Index.