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Burdah | September 24, 2004

Burdah means woolen cloak in Arabic. The Burdah is the mantle of Muhammad, which he gave the poet Ka’b ibn Zuhayr as reward for a poem. Bought by the first Umayyad caliph and preserved as a symbol of the caliphate until Mongols burned it in 1258. The Ottomans later claimed it was still extant and in their possession. It is preserved as such today in Istanbul. Burdah is also the popular name of the beloved poem on Muhammad by al-Busiri (d. 1294), probably the most widely known poem in Arabic and a favorite for recitation on all occasions, especially the Mawlid of Muhammad.

Posted by admin at September 24, 2004 12:08 PM


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