Al-Busiri

Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Busiri al-Sanhaji
The tomb of al-Busiri in Alexandria, Egypt
The tomb of al-Busiri in Alexandria, Egypt
Born1212
Dalas, Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt
Died1294
Alexandria, Egypt
OccupationPoet, Sufi Mystic
LanguageArabic
NationalityEgyptian
GenresSufi Poetry
Notable worksQaṣīda al-Burda (Poem of the Mantle), Al-Hamziyya
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A verse from al-Busiri's poem al-Burda on the wall of his shrine in Alexandria

Al-Būṣīrī (Arabic: ابو عبد الله محمد بن سعيد بن حماد الصنهاجي البوصيري, romanizedAbū ʿAbdallāh Muhammad ibn Saʿīd al-Ṣanhājī al-Būṣīrī; 1212–1294) was a Sanhaji[1][2][3] Sufi 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 Muhammad is one of the most popular Islamic poems of the genre. It is in Arabic, as is much as his other ode named "Al-Hamziyya".

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  2. ^ His family came from southern Morocco before settling in Egypt. "الإمام شرف الدين محمد بن سعيد بن حماد الصنهاجي البوصيري". Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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