The Hamziyyah of Imam al-Busiri Maliki Fiqh the jurist

the jurist

and having examined an extensive range of works on Sirah

Sacred spiritual poetry is intended to soften our hearts and remind us of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ

many of which are abbreviated adaptations of Imam al-Ghazali's monumental Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya 'Ulum al-Din)

Your life is like a purse

The Hamziyyah of Imam al-Busiri Maliki Fiqh the juristGreat poetry has moved hearts from premodern times until today. Imam al Busiri excelled at praise poetry, and his verses attained a global reach because he praised the best of creation. His two most sublime poems, the Burdah and the Hamziyyah, have over the centuries occasioned countless commentaries explicating their eloquence and linguistic subtleties. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf had the distinction of translating the Burdah in 2001 and now offers the