Love Without Condition or Expectation

Rabia famously stated she loved God without hope of reward or fear of punishment—a radical unconditional love that demanded nothing in return. Applied to community belonging, this principle dissolves the transactional logic that typically governs inclusion: "I belong if I'm useful, if I contribute, if I meet your needs." Unconditional love inverts this, suggesting that inherent human worth deserves belonging regardless of utility or productivity. This challenges contemporary meritocratic belonging frameworks where inclusion is earned through achievement or market value. In Rabia's vision, a person struggling with addiction, a refugee without documents, an elder no longer economically productive—all deserve belonging and care not because they earn it but because they exist. For communities attempting genuine inclusion, this means examining the hidden conditions attached to belonging. Do we truly welcome the struggling, the difficult, the unproductive? Or do we only offer belonging to those who enhance our brand or serve our purposes? Rabia's practice invites deeper transformation: creating communities where care and belonging are offered freely, without the exhausting requirement of constant self-justification or usefulness.