Rabia

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/ 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

Rabia

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/ ˈrɑːbɪa /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Hamad al-Jagoub abu Rabia, a volunteer with the Red Crescent in Beita, was also injured after going to help her - hit in the head with a rock and later taken to hospital.

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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.

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“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.

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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.

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

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