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The Qasidat al-Burda (The Ode of the Mantle), also known as The Burda, is a poem in praise of The Prophet ﷺ. It was composed by al-Busiri in the 7th century Hijri (13th century AD) and is one of the most widely recited and memorised poems in the world. The actual title of the poem is The Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of Creation (الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية).
Al-Busiri was affected by a debilitating sickness. He decided to write the Burda as a means of seeking Allah's forgiveness and The Prophet's ﷺ intercession. After composing Burda he saw a dream, where The Prophet ﷺ covered al-Busiri with his mantle (burda). He was cured as from his illness when he woke up.