Burdah Night with Shaykh Fakhrudin (S.Africa)

The Malabar Mosque, in collaboration with Sout Illahi and SimplyIslam.sg, invites you to BURDAH NIGHT with al-Madani al-Tijani from South Africa. Details:

Date: Wednesday 24 December 2008
Time: After Maghrib prayers (7 pm)
Venue: Malabar Mosque (471 Victoria Street, Singapore 198370)

Qasida al-Burda (”Poem of the Mantle”) is an ode of praise for Prophet Muhammad, salallahu alaihi wasallam, composed by the eminent Sufi Imam Salih Sharaf ad-Din Abu ‘Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Busiri (1212-1296) of Egypt.The poem, whose actual title is “al-Kawakib ad-Durriya fi Madh Khayr al-Bariya (”Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation”), is famous throughout the Muslim world.

[Click here] to watch a short videoclip on the Burdah.

The Burda is divided into 10 chapters and 160 verses. Interspersing the verses is the refrain, “My Master, descend peace and blessings continuously and eternally on Your Beloved, the Best of All Creation” (Arabic: maula ya solli wa sallim da iman abada, ala habib bika khairil khalqi kulli himi). Each verse ends with the Arabic letter mim, a style called mimiya. The 10 chapters of the Burda comprise:

1. On Lyrical Love Yearning
2. On Warnings about the Caprices of the Self
3. On the Praise of the Prophet
4. On his Birth
5. On his Miracles
6. On the Exalted Stature and Miraculous Merits of the Qur’?n
7. On the Ascension of the Prophet
8. On the Chivalrous Struggle of Allah’s Messenger
9. On Seeking Intercession through the Prophet
10. On Intimate Discourse and the Petition of One’s State

Insha’Allah, Shaykh Fakhrudin, a master of reading this wonderful al-Burdah will be leading this noble majlis. We invite you to this blessed event, Insha’Allah. Ahlan wasahlan, all are welcome (brothers and sisters).

Source : http://simplyislam.com.sg/