The practice of loving without expectation or condition, beginning in infancy as the primary bond between caregiver and child.
Rabia al-Adawiyya taught that love of the Divine requires complete surrender, free from desire for reward or fear of punishment. In Birth and early bonding, this translates to a parent's capacity to love their newborn without conditions—not for achievement, not for reciprocation, but as pure devotion. This unconditional presence becomes the child's first template for belonging and safety. When caregivers embody this principle during critical bonding periods, infants develop secure attachment and internalize their inherent worthiness. Rabia's legacy reveals that early parental love shaped by this spiritual orientation creates a foundation where children learn they are loved simply for existing, not for what they accomplish or provide.
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