Hilyat al-Awliya (The Ornament of the Saints)

by Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (أبو نعيم الأصفهاني)

Hilyat al-Awliya is an influential Arabic hagiographical compilation, assembled by Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani in the 10th–11th centuries CE, which documents the lives and virtues of numerous Sufi saints, preserving their spiritual legacy for future generations.

Rabi'a al-Adawiyya

The ʿārifah of Basra whose love knew no bounds - Rābiʿah al-ʿAdawiyyah, whose worship was pure maḥabbah, seeking nothing but the Face of Allah.