{"title":"Qasidah Burdah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Instilling deep love for the Messenger ﷺ in our hearts should be one of our foremost goals. Imam al-Busiri truly understood this, and thus in his later years strove to compose poetry to help reflect upon and comprehend the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ  lofty rank and exalted station, the perfection of his character and traits, and the majesty of his miraculous \u003cem\u003esirah\u003c\/em\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince its inception, saints and scholars alike have recognised Qasidah Burdah's power to stir hearts and move souls. Gatherings have been held to teach it, commentaries have been written to explain it, and both intellectuals and laymen have recited it and pondered upon it.\" – Shaykh Abdul Raheem Limbada, in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMercy's Cloak Unfurled\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mainstayacommentaryonqasidaal-burda","title":"Mainstay: A Commentary on Qasida Al-Burda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIbn Ajiba\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbdul Aziz Suraqah, translation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9780992806514\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE FIRST-EVER COMPLETE COMMENTARY ON ISLAM’S MOST FAMOUS POEM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver since its composition in the seventh Islamic century, by the poet, scholar and spiritual master Muhammad b. Saʿīd al-Buṣīrī, al-Kawākib al-durriyya fī madḥ Khayr al-Bariyya (‘The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation’), more commonly known as the Burda, has been a mainstay of the Muslim choral tradition from East to West. It is the quintessence of devotional praise and expression of passionate love for the Prophet (Allah bless him and give peace), for both the expert and layman. It adorns architecture throughout the Muslim lands and also found a place on the walls of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDozens of commentaries and glosses on the poem have been written, by such luminaries as Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī, ʿAlī al-Qārī, al-Bājūrī and Shaykh-Zādah. This indicates its widespread acceptance within the mainstream Muslim scholarly tradition and unquestionably dispels the doubts that some have raised about the poem’s content. While a plethora of material exists in Arabic, Urdu and Persian, no complete commentary on the Burda has hitherto been written in or translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by this rich heritage of his predecessors, Shaykh Ibn ʿAjība d.1224 AH [1809 CE] in al-ʿUmda fī Sharḥ al-Burda (‘The Mainstay: a Commentary on Qaṣīda al-Burda’) beautifully elaborates on the poem taking the reader to the heart of the author. He comprehensively explains the meanings of each couplet and gleans beneficial spiritual lessons from it. For every reference in the Burda to events in the Prophet’s life, the author cites the primary texts that mention them and offers valuable details and enlightening clarifications of areas of possible confusion. 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If all of the rhetoricians and eloquent speakers came together and endeavoured to use their facile tongues to describe the Prophet's virtues and qualities of perfection, their descriptions would only amount to a drop of water from an ocean; nay, every speaker is incapable of fully expressing his perfections.\" - Ahmed Ibn Ajiba\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Al Madina Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7238482133027,"sku":"9780990002611","price":27.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/e8f36c5a613d6117b7c9f1bfd2535a1e4291d625.jpg?v=1525068729"},{"product_id":"qasidaal-burdathecelestiallightsinpraiseofthebestofcreation","title":"Qasida al-Burda: The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuhammad b. 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