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21:5 - "Nay" they say "(these are) medleys of dreams! nay he forged it!--nay he is (but) a poet! Let
him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (prophets) of old!" 2668
2668 The charges against Allah's inspired Messenger are heaped up, "Magic!" says one: that means, "We don't understand
it!" Says another, "Oh! but we know! he is a mere dreamer of confused dreams!" If the "dreams" fit in with real things
and vital experiences, another will suggest, "Oh yes! why drag in supernatural agencies? he is clever enough to forge
it himself!" Or another suggests, "He is a poet! Poets can invent things and say them in beautiful words!" Another
interposes, "What we should like to see is miracles, like those we read of in stories of the Prophets of old!" (21.5)
26:224 - And the Poets it is those straying in Evil who follow them: 3237
3237 The Poets: to be read along with the exceptions mentioned in verse 227 below. Poetry and other arts are not in
themselves evil, but may on the contrary be used in the service of religion and righteousness. But there is a danger
that they may be prostituted for base purposes. If they are insincere ("they say what they do not") or are divorced from
actual life or its goodness or its serious purpose, they may become instruments of evil or futility. They then wander
about without any set purpose, and seek the depths (valleys) of human folly rather than the heights of divine light.
(26.224)
36:69 - We have not instructed the (Prophet) in Poetry nor is it meet for Him: this is no less than a
Message and a Qur'an making things clear: 4015
4015 Cf. xxvi. 224 and n. 3237. Here "Poetry" is used as connoting fairy tales, imaginary
descriptions, things futile, false, or obscure, such as decadent Poetry is, whereas the Qur-an is
a practical guide, true and clear. (36.69)
52:30 - Or do they say "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!" 5064
5064 If a spiteful poet foretells evil calamities for men, men can afford to laugh at him, hoping that time will bring about its
revenge, and spite will come to an evil end. For the various meanings of Raib, see n. 1884 to xiv. 9. Some
Commentators suggest Death as the Calamity hatched by Time. (52.30)
69:41 - It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe! 5667
5667 A poet draws upon his imagination, and the subjective factor is so strong that though we may learn much from him,
we cannot believe as facts the wonderful tales he has to tell. And the poet who is not a Seer is merely a vulgar votary
of exaggerations and falsehoods. (69.41)
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4. Revelations of Allah as words of a poet and soothsayer, the
69.38, 69.39, 69.40, 69.41, 69.42, 69.43, 69.44, 69.45, 69.46, 69.47
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18:28 - And keep thy soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and evening seeking
his Face; and let not thine eyes pass beyond them seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life;
nor obey any whose heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us one who
follows his own desires whose case has gone beyond all bounds. 23692370
2369 Cf. vi. 52 and n. 870. The true servants of Allah are those whose hearts are turned to Him morning, noon, and night,
and who seek not worldly gain, but Allah's Grace, Allah's own Self, His Presence and nearness. Even if they are poor
in this world's goods, their society gives far more inward and spiritual satisfaction than worldly grandeur or worldly
attractions. (18.28)
2370 For those who stray from Allah's path, Allah's Grace is ever anxious: it seeks to reclaim them and bring them back to
the path. If such a one resists, and follows his own lusts, a point is reached when his case becomes hopeless. Allah's
Grace does not then reach him, and he is abandoned to his pride and insolence. Beware of following the example or
advice of such a one or seeking his society, or hankering after his wretched idols. (18.28)
57:20 Know ye (all) that the life of this world is but play and amusement pomp and mutual boasting
and multiplying (in rivalry) among yourselves riches and children:
5302 Cf. vi. 32, and n. 855. In the present passage the idea is further amplified. In this life people not only play and amuse
themselves and each other, but they show off, and boast, and pile up riches and man-power and influence, in rivalry
with each other. (57.20)
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