Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā طلع البدر علينا
Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā (Arabic: طلع البدر علينا )is a traditional Islamic song known as nasheed that the Ansar sung to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)upon his arrival at Yathrib after completing the Hijra in 622 CE. The song is currently over 1400 years old, and one of the oldest in the Islamic culture.
Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) Arrival in Madina (Excerpt from Ar Raheeq Al Makhtum)
On Friday morning, the Prophet (Peace be upon him), sent for Bani An-Najjar, his maternal uncles, to come and escort him and Abu Bakr to Madinah . He rode towards the new headquarters amidst the cordial greetings of his Madinese followers who had lined his path. He halted at a place in the valley of Banu Salim and there he performed his Friday prayer with a hundred others. Meanwhile the tribes and families of Madinah , the new name for Yathrib and a short form of ‘The Messenger’s Madinah (City)’, came streaming forth, and vied with one another in inviting the noble visitor to their homes. The girls of the Madinese used to chant beautiful verses of welcome rich in all meanings of obedience and dutifulness to the new Messenger......
An artist's impression of Madina Munawwara at the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Mount Uhad can be see in the background.