QASIDAH AL-BURDA SHAREEF:
THE PROPHET'S MANTLE
Introduction…
Love for our Beloved… Rasool Allaah [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wasalam] is the perfection of our leeman [Faith].
According to Hadees:
"None of you has [perfect] leeman until I am more beloved to him than his parents and his children" and in another Hadees "than all mankind."
This love can only be achieved if we know and understand the perfections and exalted status of our Beloved Habeeb Prophet Muhammad
[Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wa Salam]
Allaah Ta'alaa's .... Best of Creation.
This translation and commentary of the Qasidah Burdah, highlights the lofty status and perfections of his Last Prophet.
[Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wa Salam]
Allaah Ta'alaa's .... Best of Creation.
This translation and commentary of the Qasidah Burdah, highlights the lofty status and perfections of his Last Prophet.
The famous Burdah Shareef, or the ‘Poem of the Mantle’ is a Qasidah [Ode] composed by the great Soofie Shaiekh Imaam Sharaf ud deen Muhammad Al-Busiree
[Rahmatul Laah Alaieh] of Egypt.
[Rahmatul Laah Alaieh] of Egypt.
The poem, whose actual title is al-Kawakib ad-Durriya fi Mad… Khayr al-Bariya
"Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation",
This Qasidah Shareef is famous throughout the Muslim world.
This Qasidah Shareef is famous throughout the Muslim world.
Introduction…
The Author of this Blessed ode... Soofie Shaiekh Imaam Sharaf ud deen Muhammad Al-Busiree
[Rahmatul Laah Alaieh] Al-Būṣīrī was born on March 7th, 1213, in a small village called Dalāṣ, located in what is now Upper Egypt's Beni Suef province.
His family had roots in the Ṣanhājah Berbers. Not far from where he was born, he grew up in the village of Būṣīr, and later made his way to Cairo, where he became deeply involved in the city's mosques. There, he studied a wide range of subjects—from religious sciences to Arabic literature and Islamic history, with a special interest in the life of the Holy Prophet ﷺ.
From an early age, Al-Būṣīrī had a remarkable thirst for knowledge. He memorized the Qur’an as a child and studied under some of the most respected scholars of his time. He lived in an era of extraordinary literary and spiritual figures, rubbing shoulders with poets like ʿUmar ibn al-Fāriḍ, Ibn Maṭrūḥ, and al-Bahāʾ Zahīr. But just as he was inspired by these greats, Al-Būṣīrī also became a source of inspiration for others.
From an early age, Al-Būṣīrī had a remarkable thirst for knowledge. He memorized the Qur’an as a child and studied under some of the most respected scholars of his time. He lived in an era of extraordinary literary and spiritual figures, rubbing shoulders with poets like ʿUmar ibn al-Fāriḍ, Ibn Maṭrūḥ, and al-Bahāʾ Zahīr. But just as he was inspired by these greats, Al-Būṣīrī also became a source of inspiration for others.
His poetry was passed down by influential scholars like Abū Hayyān al-Gharnāṭī, Abū al-Fatḥ ibn Sayyid al-Nās al-Yaʿmarī, and Al-ʿIzz ibn al-Jamāʿah, leaving a lasting imprint on the generations that followed.was born in Dalāṣ,a small town in Egypt.
It is said that al-Būṣīrī suffered a stroke which paralyzed him, so he composed the Burdah as an appeal to the Holy Prophet [Sallal Laahu Alaieh Wa Sallam] for the restoration of his health.
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His doctors and physicians gave up all hope of his recovery. Eventually in this state of complete helplessness and despair he composed this poem expressing the grandeur and excellence of Holy Prophet Muhammad [SallaL Laahu Alaieh Wassalam].
Invoking the help of the Prophet and his intercession, he fervently prayed to Allaah Almighty, with tears repentance and sincerity of purpose, to grant him a speedy relief from the disease. He continued reciting the poem with ardent zeal again and again till he fell asleep.
He was blessed and honored in his dream to see the vision of our our Beloved Prophet Muhammad
[Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
He told the Beloved Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam]. of his illness whereupon he passed his blessed hand over Imaam Busiree's body. Through the barakat and blessing of Beloved Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].….Allaah Ta’alaa granted him complete cure from his paralysis.
When he awoke he found a mantle/ shawl on his body which he had seen Beloved Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam]. place on his paralyzed limbs.
This resulted in the poem being named "Qasidah Burdah" [The Poem of the Mantle].
In the morning when due to some necessity. he went to the bazaar, a pious dervish greeted him with salaam and requested him to recite the Qasidah which he had composed in praise of Beloved Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
The poet said that I have composed many poems in praise of Beloved Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam]., which one do you wish to hear?
The dervish replied:
'The one which begins with, A-min Tazak-kurin
[Qasidah Burdah]".
Upon this request the poet became wonder struck and said,
"I take an oath that no one knows about this poem. Tell me the truth, from whom did you hear about it?" The dervish replied,
"I take an oath by Allaah Kareem that I heard it from you last night when in a dream you had recited it to Holy Prophet [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].,whereupon the Holy Prophet became attentive towards you and because of its blessings Allaah Ta'alaa granted you complete cure from your ailment".
When the poet gave this poem to the dervish his secret became known to all the people and its barakat and blessings too became general for all.
When the poet gave this poem to the dervish his secret became known to all the people and its barakat and blessings too became general for all. This Beautiful and Blessed Qasidah is read everywhere in the Muslim world where traditional Sunni Muslims are present from Morocco to Malaysia. It has been translated into every language of the Muslim world and also into many European languages.
This poem is a masterpiece of Arabic literature and contains 10 sections and a total of a 160 verses.
The chorus,
'Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Da`Iman Abada`
'Maula Ya Salli Wa Sallim Da`Iman Abada`
`Alaa Habibika Khayrin Khalqi Kullihimi'
O! Allaah send peace and blessings for eternity
Upon Your Beloved the Best of all Creation!
The poem is a favorite with traditional Muslims everywhere and has the following 10 sections:
1.Love for Rasool Allaah [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
2. A warning against the desires of the nafs [Ego,Lust.Desire,]
3. Praise of the beloved Prophet [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
4. Miraculous Events occurring on his birth
5. His miracles
6. Praise of the Glorious Qur`aan
7. The 'Isra' and 'Mi`raj' of the noble Prophet [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
8. His battles
9. Repentance, asking forgiveness of Allaah [Sub`hanahu wa Ta`ala] and seeking intercession of the beloved Prophet [Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
10. Supplication to Allaah [Sub`hanahu wa Ta`ala]
Each verse ends in the Arabic letter Meem and the poem is also known thus as a 'Meemiya'.
More than 90 commentaries have been written on this Qasidah and it has been translated in many languages….Bangla, Persian, Urdu, Turkish,Punjabi, English, French and German,Spanish,Japanese among other languages.The infinite value and greatness of the Qasidah Burdah in creating an attachment with Rasool Allaah
[Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
May Allaah Kareem make this a means granting us true love for His Beloved
[Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
and his Sunnat, and bless with His Divine Love and Nearness.
Aameen
[Sallal Laahu Alaiehi Wassalam].
and his Sunnat, and bless with His Divine Love and Nearness.
Aameen
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