Download or read book First Among Sufis written by Widad El Sakkakini and published by Octagon Press, Limited. This book was released on 1982 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Basra in the eighth century of an impoverished family, orphaned and sold into slavery, Rabia al-Adawiyya rose to become one of the greatest Sufi teachers.