The Burda of Al-Busiri: The Poem of the Cloak (Arabic and English Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (582 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0954250346 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 49 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | Arabic |
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While sung in every country in the Muslim world and now even in Europe and America, it is and always will be from Africa. I felt compelled to translate the Burda after a trip to Mauritania having realized it was everywhere, on everyone's tongue, always ready to alter the ambience, enhance the state, bring the presence of the beloved into t
Beautiful recitation no English translation though I loved the recitation of The Burda, however there was no English translation like I'd hoped! Shipped very quickly by vendor!. calig"Five Stars" according to calig26. Beautiful. 6 said Five Stars. Beautiful. I cannot begin to describe the beauty of this book The review is limited to only 1000 words there are not enough words to describe the state of this book. The CDs have the most beautiful chants , the poetry carries youyou feel it raise you. the artwork is fantastic!I've read Hamza Yusuf Hansons writings in the past, but his embarking on this project proves once and for all, that thisa wise, level per
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The Poem of the Cloak, known as the Burda in Arabic, is argubly the most memorized and recited poem in the Muslim world. The rarified and celestial Arabic language provided its author with a lingusitic vehicle for its subtelty and loftiness. Its subject is the mertirious character and exalted rank of the Prophet Muhammad, upon him blessings and peace. Written between 1260 and 1268 CE in Mamluke Egypt by the poet, scholar, and spritual master, Imam Sharaf ad-Din al-Busiri, the poem is sublime in its Arabic