Rābiah and Metaphor

Subject Areas : Mytho

قدمعلی سراّمی ¹ , مهری تلخابی ²

1 - دانشیار زبان و ادبیات فارسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد زنجان
2 - مربی زبان و ادبیات فارسی دانشگاه آزاداسلامی واحد خدابنده

Received: 2015-05-25 Accepted : 2015-05-25 Published : 2010-03-21

Keywords: Narcissism, Alienation, Masochism, Divine Love, Rābiah al-Adawiyya,

Abstract :

      Rābiah al-Adawiyya al-Qaysiyya or Rābiah al-Basrī (717-801), the first Muslim female Sufi saint, had a profound influence on later Sufis. She was the first to set forth the doctrine of Divine Love. In her unorthodox approach, she explores the narcissistic symptoms and the Divine Love. The present article tries to show that, as in her case, tendency towards mysticism can be a result of alienation from worldly affairs.