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دار المصطفي - من كلمته الغزاله

دار المصطفي - خير حامد ومحمود

Qad Kafani 'ilmu Rabbi (My Lord's Knowledge Suffices Me)

أسماء الله الحسنى - للحبيب عمر بن حفيظ

Qad Kafani Ilmu Rabbi

the ode of the mantle - qasida burda

English version of Burdah, written by Shaykh Muḥammad Adeyinka Mendes.

Private recording at a Mawlid in Konya, 2013. 

English Qaṣīdat al-Burda

Recorded in Cambridge on Friday the 7th of March, 2014

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Na't al-Baratina

Ba'alawi Qasida  at Yemen Hadramaut

"Qad Kafani `Ilmu Rabbi" (My Lord's Knowledge Suffices Me) is a powerful statement of reliance and trust on Allah, authored by Imam Abdullah b. Alawi al-Haddad (1634 CE [1044 Hijri] - 1720 CE [1132 Hijri]), the great Islamic scholar and spiritual guide from Hadhramawt, Yemen. Imam al-Haddad was a distinguished poet, and this particular qasida (devotional song) is one of his most-recited poems. A brief bio of the Imam may be found here: http://www.alhaddad.org/blog/?p=382.

(Accompanying picture of the Imam's mosque in Yemen is taken from http://thedowra.com.)

This particular rendition of the qasida is something I'd first heard performed at the Seekers Retreat in Melbourne (April 2011), by "The Singaporean Haqqani Ensemble" - Sidi Abdul Shakor Hadi leading the vocals, along with drumming and choral support from Sidi Muhammad Nassir, and the rest of the ensemble.

I was fortunate enough to recite this rendition of the qasida to Habib Umar bin Hafidh, at a private gathering in Melbourne Australia, in May 2011, before returning to Canada.  Many thanks to Sidi Usama Canon for facilitating this auditioning.


TECHNICAL NOTES:
I've recorded it here in Apple's GarageBand, using a Blue Yeti USB microphone (reviewed here at wired.com: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2009/11/pr_yeti/), a recent gift from a good friend that I'm putting to good use.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
(the lyrics in Arabic, along with the translation, may be downloaded from: http://www.halaqa.org/Media/Docs/Qad%20kafani%20english.pdf)

My Lord’s knowledge has sufficed me
 from asking or choosing
For my du’a and my agonising supplication
 is a witness to my poverty.
For this secret (reason) I make supplication 
in times of ease and times of difficulty
I am a slave whose pride 
is in his poverty and obligation
----------
O my Lord and my King
 You know my state
And what has settled in my heart 
of agonies and preoccupations
Save me with a gentleness 
from You, O Lord of Lords
Oh save me, Most Generous 
before I run out of patience (with myself)
----------
O One who is swift in sending aid
 I ask for aid that will arrive to me swiftly
It will defeat all difficulty 
and it will bring all that I hope for
O Near One Who answers 
and All-Knowing and All-Hearing
I have attained realisation through my incapacity, 
my submission and my brokenness
----------
I am still standing by the door, so please my Lord
 have mercy on my standing
And in the valley of generosity, I am in i’tikaf (solitary retreat)  
So, Allah, make my retreat here permanent
And I’m abiding by good opinion (of You) 
 For it is my friend and ally
And it is the one that sits by me and keeps me company  
All day and night
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There is a need in my soul, O Allah 
so please fulfill it, O Best of Fulfillers
And comfort my secret and my heart
 from its burning and its shrapnel
In pleasure and in happiness  and 
as long as You are pleased with me
For joy and expansion is my state  
and my motto and my cover
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Qad Kafani - My Lord is Sufficient - by Imam Haddad, sung by Nader Khan

From the masjid on Imam Busairi in Alexandria - Egypt

There has been a traditional gathering of a khatm of the burda every Friday after jumuah.

Burda From Maqam Imam Busairi 1

Burda From Maqam Imam Busairi 2

FEB 14/2012 :: Nürul Huda - a traditional qasida sung here in a classical Syrian tune.  This is a rough recording from earlier tonight.  Hope you all like it.

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Nader Khan - The Light of Guidance [Nürul Huda]

Qasidah  Ahlel-Bayt (Arabic w Eng Subs)

A live rendition, by Manaqib Nashids, of the final chapter of the Burda.

MANAQIB - Burda Chapter 10

Nur al Huda by The Syrian Munshids

Poor Man's Book of Assistance  by Sh. Hamza Yusuf uploads by www.ctme.co.za and The Knowledge Zone

Poor Man's Book of Assistance  01of16 by Sh. Hamza Yusuf

أداء الفنان إبراهيم الدردساوي وناصر الميروح ومرشد الظاهري وسالم الطريفي مقطع البردة

جائزة البردة 1430

البردة - مالد

Amjad Tarsin- Honouring Women in Islam

Tala' al Badru 'Alayna - Shaykh Abdul Rahman Hammami

Madad Madad  by The Burdah Ensemble

Ya Ghaus Piya Jilani | الغوث الاعظم  

 Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani Rahimahullah from Baghdad Sharif

Ya Ghaus Piya Jilani | الغوث الاعظم

Tala' al Badru 'Alayna | طلع البدر علينا

Allah Allah Ya Mawlana  | الله الله يا مولانا


Qasida led by Sidi Usama Canon
Chicago Mawlid on March 23rd, 2013

Allah Ya Mawlana led by Usama Canon

Muhammad Al-Husayn - Maula Ya Salli wa Sallim (Qasida Burda Shareef)

Qad Kafani ilmu Rabbi ﻗد ﮐﻔﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﻟم رﺑﻲ

Ya Ahlus Suffiya  |  يا أهل الصوفية

Ya Latif Dhikr | يا لطيف - O Gentle / Subtle

Ya Latif Dhikr | يا لطيف

Qasida Burdah written by Imam al-Busiri is recited by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Munshids from West Africa/ Al-Maghrebiyya.

English Qaṣīdat al-Burda

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