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prominent twentieth-century Meccan scholar

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In this classic work Allamah an-Nimawi relates fiqh rulings

The Mainstay – a Commentary on Qaṣīda al-Burda sunnah but be inspired to produceTHE 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