Draft:Bi-Lawn al-Ghār bi-Lawn al-Ghadīr
 | |
| Author | Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Publisher | Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center |
| Pages | 183 |
| ISBN | 964-319-192-3 |
Bi-Lawn al-Ghār bi-Lawn al-Ghadīr (the Color of the Cave, the Color of Ghadir) is a collection of poems in Arabic, in praise of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) composed by Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid (born 1952), an Egyptian convert poet. The first qasida (ode) of this collection is dedicated to expressing the virtues of the Prophet (s) and the second qasida to expressing the virtues of Imam 'Ali (a). Other qasidas in this book are dedicated to expressing the virtues of Lady Fatima (s), Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Rida (a), and the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a).
By mentioning the words Cave and Ghadir together in the title of the book, Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid emphasizes the close relationship between Imamate and Prophethood. This book has been published by Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center within a collection called Silsilat al-Riḥla ilā l-Thaqalayn.
Description and Status
The book Bi-Lawn al-Ghar bi-Lawn al-Ghadir (The Color of the Cave, The Color of Ghadir) is a collection of poems by Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid, an Egyptian convert poet.[1] This book contains 21 qasidas in Arabic, in which the virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) have been expressed.[2] Some of the qasidas in this book are composed in the form of classical poetry and others in the form of modern poetry.[3] It has been said that the poet has been inspired by the Qur'an in composing his praise poems in this book.[4] The poems of this book have been described as fluent, explicit, and far from ambiguity and complexity, and possessing eloquence and firmness of style.[5]
The name of this book places the word Ghadir alongside the Cave (the place where Prophet Muhammad (s) was appointed to prophethood). It is said that this naming is rooted in the poet's belief in the close relationship between Prophethood and Imamate.[6]
Author
Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid, the author of the book Bi-Lawn al-Ghar bi-Lawn al-Ghadir, was born in 1952 in a Shafi'i family in Egypt.[7] He received a degree in Semitic language and literature from Al-Azhar University, a degree in Semitic inscriptions from the University of Rome, and a degree in Roman and Greek antiquities from the University of Göttingen, Germany.[8] Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid converted to Shi'ism in 1984 after years of research.[9] According to him, he lived in exile for 28 years during the time of Hosni Mubarak, the President of Egypt (presidency of Egypt: 1981–2011).[10]
Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid has published several poetry books, among which Yakādu zaytuhā yuḍīʾ in praise of the Ahl al-Bayt and the book Aḥjārun li-man tahfū lahā nafsī on the subject of Palestine have been mentioned.[11] Among his other works, the book Ana l-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī has been pointed out, which has been written in the form of a novel about the Uprising of Imam al-Husayn (a). He has also translated the books Amrīkā fī fikr al-Imām al-Khumaynī, Amrīkā fī fikr al-Imām al-Khāminaʾī, and Ḥadīth al-wilāya wa l-ḥawza min minẓār al-Imām al-Khāminaʾī from Persian into Arabic.[12]
Content
In the book Bi-Lawn al-Ghar bi-Lawn al-Ghadir, while emphasizing his becoming a Shi'a, Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid has versified some of the virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).[13] In the introduction of this book, he points to the eloquence of the Qur'an and the position of poetry in the early Islamic period, and in his first qasida titled "Dhikrā l-Khulūd", he praises the Prophet (s).[14]
Some of the qasidas in this book are dedicated to expressing the Virtues of Imam 'Ali (a), including his birth in the Ka'ba, his marriage to Lady Fatima (s), his sleeping in the Prophet's (s) bed on Laylat al-Mabit, his combativeness and bravery in battles, and his appointment as the Prophet's (s) successor on the Day of Ghadir. The second qasida of this collection named "Shāyaʿtu ʿAliyyan" is one of them.[15]
In the qasida "Bardiyyāt Fāṭima", Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid praises Lady Fatima (s), and in the qasida "Fājiʿat ʿĀshūrāʾ", he addresses the afflictions of Imam al-Husayn (a).[16] The opening verses of Ma'ruf 'Abd al-Majid's poem about Imam al-Husayn (a) are: [17]
In the qasida "Gharīb al-Ghurabāʾ", he praises Imam al-Rida (a), and in the qasida "Mawʿid maʿa l-Shirāʿ", he speaks of the birth of Imam al-Hasan (a) as the first infallible born to infallible parents.[18]
Publication
The book Bi-Lawn al-Ghar bi-Lawn al-Ghadir has been published by Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center and within a collection of books titled Silsilat al-Rihla ila l-Thaqalayn.[19] This book was published as the fourth work of this collection in 1420 AH in Qom.[20]
Notes
- ↑ "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website.
- ↑ "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website.
- ↑ ʿAmmūrī & Bāwānpūrī, "Taʾthīr-pazhīrī-yi Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd az kalām-i ilāhī", p. 6.
- ↑ ʿAmmūrī & Bāwānpūrī, "Taʾthīr-pazhīrī-yi Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd az kalām-i ilāhī", p. 11.
- ↑ Ḥājīzāda & Bāwānpūrī, "Barrasī-yi madḥ-i ʿAlawī dar Dīwān-i Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", p. 157.
- ↑ Kūkaz Khalīl, "Ḥadāthat al-lugha al-shiʿriyya fī qaṣīdat al-Ghadīr al-shāʿir Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd unmūdhajan", p. 133.
- ↑ Ḥājīzāda & Bāwānpūrī, "Barrasī-yi madḥ-i ʿAlawī dar Dīwān-i Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", p. 143.
- ↑ Ḥājīzāda & Bāwānpūrī, "Barrasī-yi madḥ-i ʿAlawī dar Dīwān-i Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", p. 143.
- ↑ Ḥājīzāda & Bāwānpūrī, "Barrasī-yi madḥ-i ʿAlawī dar Dīwān-i Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", p. 143.
- ↑ Muqaddam Muttaqī, "Manāqib wa marāthī Ahl al-Bayt fī shiʿr al-shuʿarāʾ al-mutashayyiʿīn dirāsa mawridiyya: Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", p. 145.
- ↑ "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website.
- ↑ "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website.
- ↑ Ḥājīzāda & Bāwānpūrī, "Barrasī-yi madḥ-i ʿAlawī dar Dīwān-i Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", p. 143.
- ↑ "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website.
- ↑ Ḥājīzāda & Bāwānpūrī, "Barrasī-yi madḥ-i ʿAlawī dar Dīwān-i Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", pp. 144-151.
- ↑ "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website.
- ↑ Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd, Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr, 1420 AH, p. 30.
- ↑ "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website.
- ↑ Al-Ḥassūn, "Muqaddima", in Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr, pp. 5-6.
- ↑ "Bi-lawn al-ghār... bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", Hawza Online website.
References
- "Bi-lawn al-ghār... bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", Hawza Online website, accessed: Mordad 4, 1402 Sh.
- Ḥājīzāda, Mīhan, and Masʿūd Bāwānpūrī, "Barrasī-yi madḥ-i ʿAlawī dar Dīwān-i Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr", Pazhūhishnāma-yi Nahj al-Balāgha quarterly, no. 8, Winter 1393 Sh.
- Al-Ḥassūn, Fāris, "Muqaddima", in Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr, authored by Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd, Qom, Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center, 1378 Sh.
- ʿAmmūrī, Naʿīm, and Masʿūd Bāwānpūrī, "Taʾthīr-pazhīrī-yi Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd az kalām-i ilāhī", Pazhūhish-hā-yi Qurʾān dar adabiyyāt bi-quarterly, no. 1, 1401 Sh.
- Kūkaz Khalīl, Raḥīm, "Ḥadāthat al-lugha al-shiʿriyya fī qaṣīdat al-Ghadīr al-shāʿir Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd unmūdhajan", Dawāt magazine, no. 5, August 2015.
- "Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center website, accessed: Mordad 2, 1402 Sh.
- Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd, Bi-lawn al-ghār bi-lawn al-Ghadīr, Qom, Al-Abhath al-Aqa'idiyya Center, first edition, 1420 AH.
- Muqaddam Muttaqī, Amīr, et al., "Manāqib wa marāthī Ahl al-Bayt fī shiʿr al-shuʿarāʾ al-mutashayyiʿīn dirāsa mawridiyya: Maʿrūf ʿAbd al-Majīd", Journal of the College of Basic Education for Educational and Human Sciences, University of Babylon, no. 34, August 2017.