Addendum to Drewes; The Burda of Al-Busiri and the miracles of Abdulqadir al-Jaelani in West Java

Abstract

[...]the introduction, with all its colourful content, indicates a preference for the mystical, but no awareness of or regard for the conventions generic to veneration literature. Benecial properties (hasiat/paedah) It was found that the signicance of the Burda for the people of Cicalengka is directly linked to the benets that may be obtained from it. Because the wider community is aware that the poem bears these special properties, the people of Cicalengka often hold readings of it in celebration of signicant events in a persons life, such as pregnancy, birth, marriage, and departure to undertake the pilgrimage. [...]With our equals, that is to say our peers in all matters, do not seek disputes, but the reverse, we must be humble side by side concerning performance of our religious and national duties. Because so many people wanted to eat, there wasnt enough grass to serve as medicine for 18 The contents of this section of the programme is as follows; Al-Ikhl x 3, Al-Falaq x 1, Al-Ns x 1, Al-Ftiah x 1, Al-Baqarah (1-5) x 1, Ayat al-Kurs x 1, Al-Qadr x 1, Al-Ar x 1, Al-Nar x 1, Shalawat Tafrijiyah/Munfarijah x 3, Al-Ftiah x l. The sequence of tawassul, ayat-ayat and doa is the pattern referred to in other contexts as tahlil.