Ka'b ibn Zuhayr

Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr ( ) was a pagan in the time of Muḥammad , the eldest son of Zuhayr ibn Abî Sûlmâ , and one of six men who refused the prophet's attempts to convert them. Presenting a poem entitled the Bdnat Sudd to the Prophet, he was rewarded with the mantle that Muhammad was wearing (the burda ), and converted to Islam.

Ka‘b ibn Zuhayr ( ) was an Arabian poet of the 7th century, and a contemporary of Muḥammad .

Ka‘b ibn Zuhayr ( ) was an Arabian poet of the 7th century, and a contemporary of the Islamic Prophet Muḥammad . He was the writer of Bānat Suʿād (Su'ād Has Departed) , a qasida in praise of Muhammad. This was the first na'at in Arabic. This is the original Al-Burda . He recited this poem in front of Muhammad after embracing Islam. Muhammad was so moved that he removed his mantle and wrapped it over him. This original Burdah is not as famous as the one composed by Imam al-Busiri even though Muhammad had physically wrapped his mantle over Ka'b, not in a dream like in the case of Imam al-Busiri .

Arab Muslim poet and contemporary of Muhammad Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr ( ) was an Arabian poet of the 7th century, and a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Ka'b ibn Zuhayr was the writer of Bānat Suʿād (Su'ād Has Departed) , a qasida in praise of Muhammad. This was the first na'at in Arabic. This is the original Al-Burda . He recited this poem in front of Muhammad after embracing Islam. Muhammad was so moved that he removed his mantle and wrapped it over him. This original Burdah is not as famous as the one composed by Imam al-Busiri even though Muhammad had physically wrapped his mantle over Ka'b, not in a dream like in the case of Imam al-Busiri.