Mawlid al-Daybai
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About The Book
Mawlid al-Daybai is among the most-recited prose Mawlids in the Sunni world, second in circulation only to the Mawlid al-Barzanji. Composed by the Yemeni Shafii hadith scholar Wajih al-Din Ibn al-Daybai al-Shaybani in the late ninth century AH, the work narrates the Prophetic biography in rhythmic prose, integrating Quranic citations, hadith narratives, and traditional sira accounts into a continuous narrative for collective recitation in Mawlid gatherings.
Particularly beloved in Yemen, the Hijaz, the Hadrami diaspora, and the Indian Ocean rim — including East Africa, the Comoros, and parts of Southeast Asia — the Daybai Mawlid has been a staple of Sunni devotional life for more than five centuries.
About The Author
Imam Wajih al-Din Abd al-Rahman b. Ali Ibn al-Daybai al-Shaybani (866-944 AH / 1461-1537 CE) was a Yemeni Shafii master of hadith and history. Born in Zabid, he became the leading hadith authority of his city and composed major works in hadith and Yemeni history.
عن الكتاب
"مولد الديبعي" من أوسع المواليد النثرية انتشاراً في العالم السنّي، يتلو "مولد البرزنجي" في كثرة القراءة. صنَّفه المحدِّث الشافعي اليمني وجيه الدين ابن الديبع الشيباني في أواخر القرن التاسع الهجري. يَنْسُج الكتابُ السيرةَ النبوية في نَثْرٍ إيقاعي مَزْجاً بين الآيات والأحاديث وقصص السيرة في سَرْدٍ متّصلٍ يَسْتَوي تَلاوةً في مجالس المولد. يَحْظى بِخُصُوصِية في اليمن والحجاز والجاليات الحضرمية ومحيط المحيط الهندي.
عن المؤلف
الإمام وجيه الدين عبد الرحمن بن علي ابن الديبع الشيباني (٨٦٦-٩٤٤ هـ) محدِّثٌ شافعيٌّ يمني من زبيد، صار المحدِّثَ الأكبر في بلده. له مؤلَّفاتٌ في الحديث وتاريخ اليمن.
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About the author
Ibn al-Daybai al-Shaybani: Imam Wajih al-Din Abd al-Rahman ibn Ali Ibn al-Daybai al-Shaybani al-Zubaydi rahimahullah (866-944 AH / 1462-1537 CE) was a Yemeni Shafii scholar of hadith and history, born and trained in the scholarly city of Zabid in the Tihama region of Yemen. He rose to become the leading hadith authority of Zabid in his era and produced substantial works in both hadith criticism and Yemeni history. His Mawlid al-Daybai, composed in the late ninth century AH, ranks among the most widely recited prose mawlid texts in the Sunni world, second only to the Mawlid of al-Barzanji in breadth of circulation. The text weaves Quranic verses, authenticated hadiths, and episodes of the prophetic biography into a flowing rhythmic prose intended for communal recitation in mawlid gatherings. It has enjoyed particular prominence in Yemen and the Hijaz as well as among Hadrami diaspora communities and across the Indian Ocean region.
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