Rabia.

"If I adore You out of fear of Hell,

burn me in Hell!

If I adore You out of desire for Paradise,

lock me out of Paradise.

But If I adore You for Yourself alone,

do not deny to me Your Eternal Beauty."

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"Repentance is a gift from God,

because no one could repent, unless God has

already accepted him and given him repentance."

(Rabia al Adawiyya, Basra, 717-801)