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Busiri

1213-03-07 – 1294-00-00

Life & Legacy

Al-Būṣīrī (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن سعيد بن حماد الصنهاجي البوصيري, romanized: Abū ʿAbdallāh Muhammad ibn Saʿīd al-Ṣanhājī al-Būṣīrī; 1212–1294) was a Sanhaji Sufi Sunni Muslim poet belonging to the Shadhili, and a direct disciple of the Sufi saint Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi. His magnum opus, the Qaṣīda al-Burda "Poem of the Mantle" in praise of Prophet Muhammad is one of the most popular Islamic poems of the genre. It is in Arabic, as is his other ode named "Al-Hamziyya".

Occupation & Career

poet, Islamic jurist, writer, teacher, mathematician, Sufi

Faith & Community

Islam

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Qaṣīda al-Burda; al-Qasida al-Hamziyya

Legacy Highlights

Church

Islam

Notable Work

al-Qasida al-Hamziyya · Qaṣīda al-Burda

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2922506 — wikidata View source

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