Qasida (Eulogy)

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

A Qasida is a poem, sung by one person, which conveys praise for the Prophet, describes great people of religion or the praise due to them, or mentions Sufi topics and is produced within a modal framework. The eulogies most loved in mosques and dervish orders are those whose lyrics are related to the Prophet Muhammad.

Next in popularity with the people after Süleyman Çelebi's Mevlid and Regaibiyye, which describes the qualities of the Prophet's mother and father, is the "muhammediyyehan." It is sung in the mosques by those who have memorized the Qur'an. The Muhammediyye of Yazıcıoğlu Mehmed Efendi (d. 1451) is a musical work that has been received with great favor in religious gathering places.

Qasida: “Muhammed ahsen-i hulk ile nebîlere bir tâc oldu”

Sebilci Huseyin Efendi │ Turkish

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Qasida: “Rasûl-i müctebâ ayn-i derde devâsın sen”

Sebilci Huseyin Efendi │ Turkish

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Qasida: “Şâfî-i rûz-i cezâ eşref-i sermed geldi”

Sebilci Huseyin Efendi │ Turkish

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Hadith of The Day

عن أبي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه قَالَ:
قَبَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَعِنْدَهُ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ جَالِسًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ الأَقْرَعُ إِنَّ لِي عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْوَلَدِ مَا قَبَّلْتُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا‏.‏ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ لاَ يُرْحَمُ ‏"‏‏

God's Messenger kissed Al-Hasan bin Ali (his grandchild) while Al-Aqra' bin Habis At-Tamim was sitting beside him. Al-Aqra said, "I have ten children and I have never kissed anyone of them", God's Messenger cast a look at him and said, "Whoever is not merciful to others will not be treated mercifully." (Bukhari, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), 18)