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Early Women Writers

Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya

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Author

Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya

Location

Basra, Iraq

Dates

d.801

Biography

One of the earliest writers with a Sufic theology. Her poems set the precedent for later Sufi poets.

Languages

Arabic

Genres

Lyric - Love, Sufi Poetry

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