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 I have selected two poems. First poem is “Reality” and other poem is “Die before you

die”. These poems are written by Rabia Al Basri. First I will talk about the poem “Reality”.

Rabia al-Basri lived in the eighth century in Basra, Iraq, and is generally thought to be the first

female Sufi saint. There are numerous fascinating myths surrounding her life, however there

doesn't appear to be any definitive story for her. What does appear to be certain is that she never

married, and that she instead committed her whole existence to God, encompassed by some

exceptionally faithful pupils.

For me; the introductory line of this poem really communicates what I comprehend to be

the substance of mystical Islam: In love, nothing exists in the middle of heart and heart. Here, we

find the thought of there being no reality however God. It is straightforward this on the off

chance that you have ever been in love. All of this places me in mind of the Sufi routine of

Silent Dhikr. Silent Dhikr is a type of meditation; it is the steady prayer of the Sufis. It literally

signifies 'recognition of God'. The prayer comprises of consideration of the First Kalima, which

is heard in the Islamic call to prayer:

La Illaha, Il Allaha

I just know a couple words in Arabic, thus my understanding of this vital expression

originates from books on Sufism that I have perused. The traditional translation of this

expression is there is no God but God, which is genuinely clear. On the other hand, different

translations (which I lean toward) are there is no reality however God and "The "I" is a dream;

God alone is real. What a wonderful, expansive mantra on which to reflect. I love the piece of

this poem that says that without a doubt information of God is something that one can't utilize

motivation to attain. As Keats said of poetry, it is an affair past thought. Next, Basri wonderfully
delineates a vital spiritual mystery: God is one in whose vicinity you are rubbed out but in whose

being despite all things we exist. This is a radiant poetic articulation of the experience of Divine

Love. One is demolished by God one's ego breaks down in his vicinity but one's whole existence

is just in Him. It is a particular and (I think) eternally fascinating oddity. It reminds me of

something the Prophet Mohammed said: "Die before you die”.

Another poem which I like the most, is the poem “Die before you die” which is written

by Rabia al Basri. I discovered this poem of Rabia al-Basri to be extremely interesting as a result

of her foundational impact on Islamic ideas about the end of life which we call as death. It is

stunning that someone who experienced that long prior in the Arabic world had the capacity

voice her look to society, in a society where women's personal opinions are frequently silenced. I

think it is vital to find out about Arab women writers, for example, Rabia al-Basri due to their

initial commitment to the subject all in all. She appears to have an incredible effect on a

significant part of the premise of Arabic women literature. Her attributes and feeling of freedom

is frequently portrayed in a stories' portion that were analyzed in Arab Women Writers. From

this poem I also have discovered that Sufi branch of Islam have an extremely unique tackle the

religion all in all.

From this poem I have learned many things like I have come to know that Die before you

die speaks the truth metaphorically killing our past self: The things we clutched stop to have

significance. In the event that we were egoistic, we drop our ego and get to be human once more.

In the event that we were fixated on money, money loses its value for us. So, we drop our

connections to our considerations, our emotions, our ego, money, individuals, convictions,

everything. We wipe the mirror clean. We are no more the individual we used to be. This is the

thing that it intends to die before you die. Life is a process. We are a process. We are not a label,
a profession, a social status, a social category or a relationship. Sufi poets were letting so as to

get at here is that just make a go at everything that binds us, of everything that obliges our

lifestyle and thinking and emotions, then and at exactly that point would we be able to can truly

transform our self and improve our life. Else, we turn into an actor.

This poem also put me in a deep understanding of a fact that basically we're deceiving

our self. Die before you die implies we need to dispose of the terrible thoughts in our mind and

all the pointless actions in our life. The more we let go, the freer we get to be. As we let go of

past propensities and things we were appended to, we turn out to be allowed to transform our self

and our life. I also have realized that our past self gets to be similar to an appearance in a lake.

We recall ourselves, however we're not that individual any longer. Our processes are diverse. Die

before you die is practical. Bring yourself into the present. How might you depict yourself as of

not long ago? What label or labels would you stick onto yourself? Shy? Not great at? Presently

wipe the slate clean. Begin considering the first step that we can take to makes strides. Every

second is another for us. Relinquish everything. Envision the potential outcomes of who we

could be in the event that we let go of all the pessimism from the past. Die before you die is

optimistic, in light of the fact that it implies that we can transform our self.