Ka'b ibn Zuhayr was the writer of Bānat Suʿād (Su'ād Has Departed), a qasida in praise of Muhammad.[1] This was the first na'at in Arabic.[2] This is the original Al-Burda. He recited this poem in front of Prophet Muhammad after embracing Islam. The Prophet was so moved that he removed his mantle and wrapped it over him. This original Burdah is not as famous as the one composed by Imam al-Busiri even though Prophet Muhammad had physically wrapped his mantle over Ka'b, not in a dream like in the case of Imam al-Busiri.
Ibn Zuhayr started composing poetry as a child; his father - a renowned poet himself - prohibited him and suggested not to compose poetry till the strengthening of his ideas and speech. Nevertheless, he continued to compose poetry. At last one day his father Zuhayr took a hard test of him, when he succeeded in that hard test his father allowed him to compose poetry and Ka'b become a famous poet of that time.[3] When Islam came, Ka'b and his brother Bujayr went out to Muhammad but in the way Ka'b's intention changed and he turned back. Bujayr went to Muhammad and accepted Islam . When Ka'b found out about his brother accepting Islam, he composed a satire of his brother and Muhammad. After that Muhammad declared punishment for Ka'b. Then his brother Bujayr advised him to seek pardon of Muhammad. At first, he did not listen to his brother and started seeking help of others in the matter. But later he reached Muhammad through Abu Bakr and accepted Islam. It was then that he recited the first na'atBānat Suʿād.[2] In his book, Muhammad, Prophet of God, Peterson reveals a very touching portrait of the conversion of this initially rather sceptic man.
Poetry
Ka'b found environment of poetry at his home. Because of this he started composing poetry at a young age and become a famous poet. Critic Khalful Ahmar says that if Zuhayr had not done the long poetry through which he became famous, he wouldn't have considered him a greater poet than his son. Another critic says that if he had not composed his poetry using hard language then he could be a great poet as his father before him.[2]
References
Citations
^Michael A. Sells and M. J. Sells, Bānat Suʿād: translation and introduction, Journal of Arabic Literature Vol. 21, No. 2 (Sep., 1990), pp. 140-154
zuhayr, kaʿb, zuhayr, arabic, كعب, بن, زهير, arabian, poet, century, contemporary, islamic, prophet, muhammad, كعب, بن, زهيرbornarabiadiedarabiaresting, placemedinapen, nameka, boccupationarabic, poetlanguagearabicperiodearly, islamicnotable, workswriter, bana. Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr Arabic كعب بن زهير was an Arabian poet of the 7th century and a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Ka b ibn Zuhayr كعب بن زهيرBornArabiaDiedArabiaResting placeMedinaPen nameKa bOccupationArabic PoetLanguageArabicPeriodEarly IslamicNotable worksWriter of Banat Su ad Qasida in praise of Rasul AllahKa b ibn Zuhayr was the writer of Banat Suʿad Su ad Has Departed a qasida in praise of Muhammad 1 This was the first na at in Arabic 2 This is the original Al Burda He recited this poem in front of Prophet Muhammad after embracing Islam The Prophet was so moved that he removed his mantle and wrapped it over him This original Burdah is not as famous as the one composed by Imam al Busiri even though Prophet Muhammad had physically wrapped his mantle over Ka b not in a dream like in the case of Imam al Busiri Contents 1 Life 2 Poetry 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyLife EditIbn Zuhayr started composing poetry as a child his father a renowned poet himself prohibited him and suggested not to compose poetry till the strengthening of his ideas and speech Nevertheless he continued to compose poetry At last one day his father Zuhayr took a hard test of him when he succeeded in that hard test his father allowed him to compose poetry and Ka b become a famous poet of that time 3 When Islam came Ka b and his brother Bujayr went out to Muhammad but in the way Ka b s intention changed and he turned back Bujayr went to Muhammad and accepted Islam When Ka b found out about his brother accepting Islam he composed a satire of his brother and Muhammad After that Muhammad declared punishment for Ka b Then his brother Bujayr advised him to seek pardon of Muhammad At first he did not listen to his brother and started seeking help of others in the matter But later he reached Muhammad through Abu Bakr and accepted Islam It was then that he recited the first na at Banat Suʿad 2 In his book Muhammad Prophet of God Peterson reveals a very touching portrait of the conversion of this initially rather sceptic man Poetry EditKa b found environment of poetry at his home Because of this he started composing poetry at a young age and become a famous poet Critic Khalful Ahmar says that if Zuhayr had not done the long poetry through which he became famous he wouldn t have considered him a greater poet than his son Another critic says that if he had not composed his poetry using hard language then he could be a great poet as his father before him 2 References EditCitations Edit Michael A Sells and M J Sells Banat Suʿad translation and introduction Journal of Arabic Literature Vol 21 No 2 Sep 1990 pp 140 154 a b c Tarikhul adab AL arabi by Ahmad Hasan zaiyaat ISBN 9953850097 Arbi adab ki tarikh by Muhammad Kazem Bibliography Edit Penzer Norman Mosley The Harem Chapter XI The Burda of Hadrat Ka b bin Zuhair Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Kaab ibn Zuhayr New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ka 27b ibn Zuhayr amp oldid 1119221801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
