Al-Busiri

The tomb of al-Busiri in Alexandria, Egypt
A verse from al-Busiri's poem al-Burda on the wall of his shrine in Alexandria

Al-Būṣīrī (Arabic: ابو عبد الله محمد بن سعيد بن حماد الصنهاجي البوصيري, romanizedAbū ʿAbdallāh Muhammad ibn Saʿīd al-Ṣanhājī al-Būṣīrī; 1212–1294) was a Sanhaji Berber[1][2][3] Muslim poet belonging to the Shadhiliyya order, being direct disciple of Sheikh Abul Abbas al-Mursi. His magnum opus, the Qaṣīda al-Burda ("Poem of the Mantle"), in praise of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, is one of the most popular Islamic poems praising the prophet, and it is in Arabic language, as much as his other ode named Al-Hamziyya.

  1. ^ Kaya, Mahmut (1992). BÛSÎRÎ, Muhammed b. Saîd - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam. Vol. 6 (Besir Aga Camii - Cafer Pasa Tekkesi). Istanbul: İslâm Ansiklopedisi. pp. 468–470. ISBN 978-97-53-89433-3. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ His family came from southern Morocco before settling in Egypt. "الإمام شرف الدين محمد بن سعيد بن حماد الصنهاجي البوصيري". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ "al-Busiri | Arabian poet". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-07-21.

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