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Talaʽ al-Badru ʽAlayna

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"Talaʽ al-Badru ʽAlayna"
Song
LanguageArabic
Written622
Songwriter(s)Ansars (the Helpers)

Tala al-Badr Alayna (Arabic: طلع البدر علينا, romanizedṬalaʿ al-Badr ʿAlaynā) is a traditional Islamic nashid that the Ansar Muslims of Medina supposedly sang for the Islamic prophet Muhammad upon his arrival at Medina.

Many sources claim it was first sung as he sought refuge there after being forced to leave his hometown of Mecca. Some others, disagree by saying the second line reads "From the valley of Wada" (ﻣﻦ ﺛﻨﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﺩﺍﻉ). The valley of Wada was the place where people would walk with their loved ones who were travelling and say goodbye. It is located north of Medina and Mecca is south and Muhammad arrived at Quba which is south, so it is geographically impossible that it was sung at the Hijrah, some say.

The alternative opinion mainly put forth by Ibn Hajar al-ʽAsqalani is that it was sung for Muhammad upon his arrival at Medina, to welcome him after completing the Battle of Tabuk.[1][2]

Lyrics

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Arabic[3] Pronunciation (Arabic) Translation (English)[3]
طلع البدر علينا ṭala‘a 'l-badru ‘alaynā The full moon rose over us
من ثنيات الوداع min thaniyyāti 'l-wadā‘ From the valley of Peace‘
وجب الشكر علينا wajaba 'l-shukru ‘alaynā And it is incumbent upon us to show gratitude
ما دعا للـه داع mā da‘ā li-l-lāhi dā‘a For as long as anyone in existence calls out to God
أيها المبعوث فينا ’ayyuha 'l-mab‘ūthu fīnā O our Messenger amongst us
جئت ﺑﺎلأمر المطاع ji’ta bi-l-’amri 'l-muṭā‘ Who comes with the exhortations to be heeded
جئت شرفت المدينة ji’ta sharrafta 'l-madīnah You have brought to this city nobility
مرحبا يا خير داع marḥaban yā khayra dā‘ Welcome you who call us to a good way

Performances

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Recorded versions

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There have been many renditions of the song most notably by Payam Azizi,[4] Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Oum Kalthoum, Sami Yusuf, Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, Mesut Kurtis, Native Deen, Raef, Maher Zain, Junaid Jamshed, Marufur Rahman and others.[citation needed]

Other Performances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Video goes viral: Ottawa student choir sings traditional Arabic song Tala' al-Badru 'Alayna". 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ The 1:06 point of the video Yasir Qadhi (26 October 2014), Seerah of Prophet Muhammad 92 - Battle of Tabuk 5 ~ Dr. Yasir Qadhi | 15th October 2014, retrieved 2 April 2018
  3. ^ a b "Osama Al-Safi Tala'a Al-Badru Alayna". 28 March 2009.
  4. ^ Talaʽ Al-Badru ʽAlayna (Radio Edit) - Single by Payam Azizi on Apple Music, 28 September 2024, retrieved 18 October 2024
  5. ^ The Independent
  6. ^ [1][dead link]