يَا لائِمِيْ فِي الْهَوٰى الْعُذْرِيِّ مَعْذِرَةً مِّنِّي إِلَيْكَ وَلَوْ أنْصَفْـتَ لَمْ تَلُـمِ
9/9. O you who reproach me regarding my love like the Banu Adhrah, accept my excuse which I present to you. And if you were just, you would not reproach me.
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Commentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 28
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:38نَعَمْ سَرٰى طَيْفُ مَنْ أَهْوٰى فَـأَرَّقَنِي وَالْحُبُّ يَعْتَـرِضُ اللَّـذَّاتِ بِالأَلَـمِ 8/8. Yes! (I affirm my love for Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam.) Thoughts of my beloved came to me at night and kept me awake (and made me restless); and (indeed) love transforms pleasure into pain. In the previous portion, the poet had denied that he was smitten with the sickness of... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 27
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:35وَأَثْبَتَ الْوَجْدُ خَطَّيْ عَبْرَةٍ وَّ ضَـنًى مِّثْلَ الْبَهَـارِ عَلىٰ خَدَّيْكَ وَالْعَنَـمِ 7/7. And sorrow (deep love) has carved two lines of weakness and (constantly shedding) tears (due to grief and fear) on your cheeks like yellow rose and the reddish tree (hence, your face is withered). The previous portion and this portion have a... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 26
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:354.) Aaishah RadhiAllaahu Anhuma narrates that on one occasion when the eighty three companions of Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam got together, Abu Bakr RadhiAllaahu Anhu insistently asked Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam for permission to preach Islaam openly. Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “O Abu Bakr! We are too few.” However, Abu Bakr RadhiAllaahu... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 25
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:34فَكَيْفَ تُنْكِـرُ حُبًّام بَعْدَمَا شَـهِدَتْ بِهِ عَلَيْـكَ عُدُوْلُ الدَّمْعِ وَالسَّـقَمِ 6/6. So, how can you deny love while two trustworthy witnesses: (continuous) shedding tears and illness have testified against you regarding your love? Since the claimant is denying love despite proof being available, the defendant severely criticizes him: How can... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 24
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:21Few examples of those who showed love to the places of Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam: 1.) Abdullaah ibn Abbaas RadhiAllaahu Anhu narrates that there was a gutter belonging to Abbaas RadhiAllaahu Anhu that was on the road Umar RadhiAllaahu Anhu used (to the Masjid). Umar RadhiAllaahu Anhu left his house one Friday after dressing (for the Jumu'ah salaah). Because Abbaas RadhiAllaahu... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 23
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:20لَوْلاَ الْهَوٰى لَمْ تُرِقْ دَمْعاً عَلىٰ طَلِلِ وَلاَ أَرِقْتَ لِـذِكْرِ الْبَـانِ وَالْعَلَـمِ 5/5. If you had not fallen in love, you would not have shed tears at the ruins (of your beloved) nor would you have lost sleep due to the remembrance of the Baan (cypress tree) and High Mountain. In the previous stanza, the friends and family members address... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 22
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:18Kissing The Body Of Rasulullaah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam 1.) Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Abi Layla RadhiAllaahu Anhu says that Usayd ibn Hudhayr RadhiAllaahu Anhu was a good man who was always smiling and jovial. One day as he was busy speaking to some people in the presence of Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam and making them laugh, Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam poked his... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 21
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:17Honouring And Respecting Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam 1.) Anas RadhiAllaahu Anhu reports that when Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam went to the Sahaabah RadhiAllaahu Anhum as they were sitting with Abu Bakr RadhiAllaahu Anhu and Umar RadhiAllaahu Anhu, none of them besides Abu Bakr RadhiAllaahu Anhu and Umar RadhiAllaahu Anhu would lift his gaze. It was only the... moreCommentary on the Qaseedah Burdah - Part 20
Post date: Thu, 17/06/1446 - 11:15The Love That The Sahaabah Radhiallaahu Anhum Had For Rasulullaah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam (Continued) 11.) Abdullaah ibn Umar RadhiAllaahu Anhu narrates that amongst the captives of the Battle of Badr was Abbaas ibn Abdul Muttalib RadhiAllaahu Anhu. A man from the Ansaar captured him and the other Ansaar threatened to kill him. Because this news reached Rasulullaah SallAllaahu... more