The great mystic Sufi saint Rabia Basri had unflinching faith in God throughout her life. She lived a simple life. Her friends were often concerned about whether she had enough on which to survive.

With the ongoing austerities of Ramzan being faithfully observed by many Indians, one may sometimes wonder what it is about religiously-driven self-denial that attracts many men and also some women as ...

Rabia Basri was a trailblazer in her time; she had no hesitation in declaring her intense love for the Divine, writes Sudhamahi Regunathan How didst thou attain to such a high degree?” “What you say ...