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(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and is recited by the lovers of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) to this very day.
Such was the of acceptance of Hasan, Thabit son’s poetry by the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) that he requested Hasan’s seat to be raised in the Mosque so that
everyone in the congregation would be able to hear and enjoy his compositions. The
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) also informed Hasan that the Arch Angel Gabriel
would defend him continuously whilst he was defending Allah and His Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam).
Since that time and throughout the centuries, there have been many well-known Ihsan
(Sufi) poets who continued in the same excellence. One such poet being Bosairi whose
poetry touched the heart and soul of so many that it was printed in gold. Bosairi’s poem
was commissioned to adorn the Rawdah of the Prophet’s Mosque during the time of the
Turkish caliphate and remains there to this day on its walls extolling the virtues and
nobility of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) despite the objection of the followers
of Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Wahab and Ibn Taymia.
In more recent times, the late Yusuf Ishmael of Nabahan who was the Mufti of Beirut,
wa sallam) to this very day.
Such was the of acceptance of Hasan, Thabit son’s poetry by the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) that he requested Hasan’s seat to be raised in the Mosque so that
everyone in the congregation would be able to hear and enjoy his compositions. The
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) also informed Hasan that the Arch Angel Gabriel
would defend him continuously whilst he was defending Allah and His Prophet (salla
Allahu alihi wa sallam).
Since that time and throughout the centuries, there have been many well-known Ihsan
(Sufi) poets who continued in the same excellence. One such poet being Bosairi whose
poetry touched the heart and soul of so many that it was printed in gold. Bosairi’s poem
was commissioned to adorn the Rawdah of the Prophet’s Mosque during the time of the
Turkish caliphate and remains there to this day on its walls extolling the virtues and
nobility of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) despite the objection of the followers
of Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Wahab and Ibn Taymia.
In more recent times, the late Yusuf Ishmael of Nabahan who was the Mufti of Beirut,