ബുർദ(Burda)

The Qasida Al-Burda

Burda is a Simple and very user friendly Application for recite and Listen beautiful Qasida Al-Burda.

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).

Structure

The Burda consists of ten chapters. Al Busiri starts by expressing his own love for The Prophet ﷺ and then mentions his regret for past errors. The middle chapters celebrate the life of The Prophet ﷺ - his birth, his miracles, the Qur'an, his night journey and martial struggles. The final chapters of the Burda are Al Busiri's plea for The Prophet's ﷺ intercession and Allah's mercy.

• Chapter 1: Nostalgic Rhapsody and Love Complaint

• Chapter 2: Warnings about the Caprices of the Ego

• Chapter 3: Praise of the Prophet ﷺ

• Chapter 4: On The Prophet's Birth

• Chapter 5: The Prophet's Miracles

• Chapter 6: The Nobility of the Qur’an and its Merit

• Chapter 7: The Prophet’s Miraculous Night Journey and Celestial Ascension

• Chapter 8: The Prophet’s Jihad

• Chapter 9: Seeking Intercession through the Prophet ﷺ

• Chapter 10: Intimate Discourse and the Petition of Needs

The Burda's Story

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.

Features of Burda Application

Simple Very user-friendly.

Audio work in Offline also.