Rabia

¹ British  

/ rəˈbɪə /

noun

1. either the third or the fourth month of the Muslim year, known as Rabia I and Rabia II respectively; the Muslim spring

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Rabia ² British  

/ ˈrɑːbɪa /

noun

1. full name Rabia al-Adawiyyah . c. 713–801 _ad , Islamic saint, mystic, and religious leader; her teachings inspired the Sufi movement

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Example Sentences

Her mother, Rabia Birden, said on Friday: "The only thing I ask of our state is to seek justice for my daughter," according to Anadolu news agency.

From BBC

“What they did was not only reinstate the conviction and say the hearing's got to be done over, they didn't touch the merits to the hearing,” Rabia Chaudry, an attorney who has appeared on the “Serial” podcast, told Salon’s D. Watkins last year about the appellate ruling.

From Salon

These are mundane matters, made more meaningful because Majid Khan, a former courier for Al Qaeda, was celebrating with his wife Rabia and daughter Manaal in their first home together, in Belize, their new adoptive homeland.

From New York Times

“I was waiting for 20 years for him,” Rabia Khan said with a sigh of contentment.

From New York Times

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rabia Shafie, national director of the Palestine Aid Society, said her group was speaking to student and Muslim groups on local university campuses and community centers to spread awareness and raise donations for the Red Crescent and UNRWA, the UN aid agency that serves Palestinian refugees.

From Reuters