Tala' al Badru 'Alayna
Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā (Arabic: طلع البدر علينا) is a traditional Islamic song known as nasheed that the Ansar sung to the Prophet Muhammad upon his arrival at Yathrib after completing the Hijra[1][2] in 622 CE.[3] The song is currently over 1400 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islamic culture.
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[edit] Lyrics
طلع البدر علينا
ṭala‘a 'l-badru ‘alaynā
Oh the white moon rose over us
من ثنيات الوداع
min thaniyyāti 'l-wadā‘
From the valley of al-Wadā‘
وجب الشكر علينا
wajaba 'l-shukru ‘alaynā
And we owe it to show gratefulness
ما دعى لله داع
mā da‘ā li-l-lāhi dā‘
Where the call is to Allah.
أيها المبعوث فينا
’ayyuha 'l-mab‘ūthu fīnā
Oh you who were raised among us
جئت بالأمر المطاع
ji’ta bi-l-’amri 'l-muṭā‘
Coming with a word to be obeyed
جئت شرفت المدينة
ji’ta sharrafta 'l-madīnah
You have brought to this city nobleness
مرحبا يا خير داع
marḥaban yā khayra dā‘
Welcome best caller to God's way
[edit] Performances
[edit] Artists and Groups
- Oum Kalthoum
- Sami Yusuf
- Yusuf Islam - recorded two versions of the song, one in 1995 for the album The Life of the Last Prophet, and one in 2008.[5]
- Labayk
- Mesut Kurtis
- Qari Waheed Zafar
- Owais Raza Qadri[6][7]
- Faeeza Malinga
- Junaid Jamshed - recorded a version which included several added verses in Urdu for his 2007 album Badr-ud-Duja.[8]
- Native Deen
- Sheikh Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
- Olivia Newton-John - used the song as a musical interlude for her 2006 album Grace and Gratitude,[9][10] performing only the first verse. The interlude also appears in Grace and Gratitude Renewed (a US special release)
[edit] Other Performances
- Little Mosque on the Prairie - Canadian sitcom - The song plays during the closing credits.
- Mohammad, Messenger of God (The Message) - Film - The performance of the song in the film re-enacts the actual event at which it was originally sung.
- Muhammad: The Last Prophet - Animated Film - The performance of the song in the film re-enacts the actual event at which it was originally sung.
[edit] See also
- Hijra
- Yathrib (Medina)
- List of films about Muhammad
[edit] References
- ^ http://mysticsaint.info/2008/03/blessed-month-of-prophets-birthday-rabi.html
- ^ http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Flifeandtimesblog.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F30%2Ftalaal-badru-alayna%2F&date=2009-08-20
- ^ http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/ihame/Sec2.htm
- ^ http://arabicnasheedlyrics.blogspot.com/2009/03/osama-al-safi-talaa-al-badru-alayna.html
- ^ http://www.yusufislam.com/songs-a-z/44f50b079d9a128118f4d446b6f19bb1/
- ^ "Owais Reciting". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCTth1Il2w. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Owais Reciting". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noqbV1H3aN8&feature=related. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ http://junaid-jamshed-naats.blogspot.com/2009/07/badru-ud-duja-by-junaid-jamshed.html
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John's official website/Discography". http://www.olivianewton-john.com/discography.html.
- ^ http://www.olivia-newtonjohn.com/music/lyrics/grace-and-gratitude/
