A contemplative practice using Rabia's theology to reflect how favoritism distorts our perception of others' inherent worth and our role as communities.
In Rabia's mystical vision, God's love encompasses all creation equally—the beloved and the forsaken receive the same divine attention. Favoritism emerges when we forget this impartiality and begin ranking human worth by usefulness, charm, or alignment with our interests. This concept asks: if we mirror divine impartiality, how do we see the overlooked member of our community? The practice involves honest examination of whom we privilege and whom we diminish, and recognizing the anxiety beneath favoritism—the fear that love is scarce and must be rationed. Rabia's legacy teaches that this scarcity mentality is itself the cost: we impoverish our own hearts and fragment our communities. When favoritism governs belonging, the community loses its coherence. By adopting impartiality as a spiritual discipline, we restore the capacity for collective flourishing where no one is disposable.
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