Tasawwuf: Rabi'ah Al-Adawiyah's Concept of Mahabbah

Abstract

Rabi'ah Al-Adawiyah is a Sufi woman who introduced the concept of mahabbah, which stands out because of her love for the Divine, giving up all her life to get her love for Allah, so she is known as the pioneer of tasawwuf mahabbah. This study aims to analyze what concept of mahabbah he introduced so that his love for Allah was so strong. This research uses a qualitative method with a Library Research approach, data sources are obtained from books, articles and journals that discuss the concept of Rabia'ah Al-Adawiyah's mahabbah thought. The results of the analysis show that there is a concept of Sufism Rabi'ah Al-Adawiyah to find out how to get closer to Allah properly and not get carried away with ephemeral worldly pleasures. Rabi'ah has pure love without any return from God al-hubb and also leaves worldly things (zuhud). The results of this study can be used as preliminary data for subsequent researchers in studying this problem in different contexts and issues.