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The Qasida Al-Burda (The Poem of the Mantle), known as The Burda, is a poem in praise of The Prophet ﷺ. It was composed by Al Busiri in the 7th century Hijri and is one of the most widely recited and memorised poems in the world. The actual title of the poem is The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation (الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية).
It is most widely known by the refrain, often sung between verses:
مَولَاىَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا أَبَدًا
ِعَلَى حَبِيبِكَ خَيرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِم
The author's full name is Muhammad b. Said b. Hammad b. Muhsin b. Abd Allah b. Sanhaj b. Hilal b. al-Sanhaji al-Busiri. He was of Berber lineage, but was born in Dallas, Egypt the year 608 AH. He emigrated to Cairo when young and memorised the Qur’an and learned the elementary sciences of the Sharīʿah and the Arabic language. He initially earned his living through writing calligraphy on tomobstones, and was soon sought out for his skill in calligraphy.
Al Busiri was affected by a debilitating sickness. He decided to write the Burda as a means of seeking Allah's forgiveness and The Prophet's ﷺ intercession. After composing Burda he saw a dream, where The Prophet ﷺ covered the Al Busiri with his ﷺ mantle (burda). He was cured as from his illness when he woke up.
It is most widely known by the refrain, often sung between verses:
مَولَاىَ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ دَائِمًا أَبَدًا
ِعَلَى حَبِيبِكَ خَيرِ الْخَلْقِ كُلِّهِم
The author's full name is Muhammad b. Said b. Hammad b. Muhsin b. Abd Allah b. Sanhaj b. Hilal b. al-Sanhaji al-Busiri. He was of Berber lineage, but was born in Dallas, Egypt the year 608 AH. He emigrated to Cairo when young and memorised the Qur’an and learned the elementary sciences of the Sharīʿah and the Arabic language. He initially earned his living through writing calligraphy on tomobstones, and was soon sought out for his skill in calligraphy.
Al Busiri was affected by a debilitating sickness. He decided to write the Burda as a means of seeking Allah's forgiveness and The Prophet's ﷺ intercession. After composing Burda he saw a dream, where The Prophet ﷺ covered the Al Busiri with his ﷺ mantle (burda). He was cured as from his illness when he woke up.