The Mainstay – a Commentary on Qaṣīda al-Burda sunnah Mahmud Mahdi al-Istanbuli and Khayr

Mahmud Mahdi al-Istanbuli and Khayr al-Din Wanli

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He is the author of over 700 works in virtually every field known to Islamic science

By Mufti Muhammad Faruq

making it easy to read while retaining its powers of eloquence

The Mainstay – a Commentary on Qaṣīda al-Burda sunnah Mahmud Mahdi al-Istanbuli and KhayrTHE FIRST EVER COMPLETE COMMENTARY ON ISLAMS MOST FAMOUS POEM Ever since its composition in the seventh Islamic century, by the poet, scholar and spiritual master Muhammad b. Sad al Bur, al Kawkib al durriyya f mad 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