In 717 A.D , she was born in Basra, Iraq. Farid ud- Din
Attar described about her and he was a poet and Sufi Saint. In her family her position was fourth. She
was not born into slavery. Although her family was poor but was respected in the
society.
Her family was so poor and they had no oil for a lamp to
lighting. He had no any more cloth to wrap with her. She was took by the
robbers and and in the market she was sold as a slave by robbers. She used to hard service in her new master house. After the finished of her household works ,
she used to pass the whole night with prayer. she was prayed with divine light in the whole night. Many of the days , she would
fast. Her master once a middle night awake up and heard her voice that she was praying to Allah. She
was saying that she wish to freedom from slavery and if she removed from
slavery, she would be pray whole day and night. The next day morning , the
master told her decision that she might be stay as mistress of this house. She insisted to leave from this house and
she wished that leave this house . And
she was left this house and was free from bondage. She became an ascetic and into the desert she went. Hasal al-Basri was her murshid. She left rush
and spent with prayer in whole night and
contemplation. She got many offers for marriage and from Amir of Basra also but
she didn,t agree with it . She refused all propose and sha had no time for
anything without Allah.
Died
She was died in 801 A.D ( 185 A.H) in Jerusalem. She was the
most memorable sufi in the world.
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