| Preface |
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| Survey of Sources |
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2 | (17) |
| Part I: The Life of Rabi`a |
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Rabi`a al-`Adawiyya: Her Birth and Early Years |
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19 | (10) |
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Rabi`a's Choice of Celibacy |
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29 | (11) |
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Rabi`a's Asceticism and Prayer-Life |
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40 | (13) |
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53 | (8) |
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61 | (10) |
| Part II: Rabi`a's Teaching and Writings |
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71 | (6) |
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Repentance, Patience, Gratitude |
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77 | (12) |
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89 | (9) |
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Poverty, Renunciation, Unification, Dependence |
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98 | (15) |
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Love, Gnosis, the Vision, Union |
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113 | (28) |
| Part III: Women Mystics in Islam |
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The Position of Woman in Muslim Lands |
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141 | (26) |
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The Position Attained by the Woman Saint |
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167 | (28) |
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Celibacy and the Monastic Life |
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195 | (11) |
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206 | (15) |
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The Cult of Women Saints in Modern Islam |
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221 | (16) |
| List of Authors Quoted |
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237 | (6) |
| Index I: Proper Names and Titles |
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243 | (5) |
| Index II: Subjects |
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248 | (2) |
| Index III: Technical Terms |
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