Ash-Shuʿarāʾ
الشعراء"The Poets"
- Number
- 26 of 114
- Verses
- 227
- Revealed
- Makkah
Seven prophets, seven stories, one lesson.
24 passages reference this surah
From 13 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"this also specifically relates to their mocking poetry and songs concerning Muslims, as Allah says, "And the poets, the deviators follow them," referring to the poets of the disbelievers."
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"Poets, through their verses, express the states of the heart, making it easier to comprehend those states. Someone deeply affected by a dominant emotional state, with keen awareness and intelligence, might find their feelings expressed by any text they hear."
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"When a pilgrim first sees the Kaaba, it can be an overwhelming experience, but residing in Mecca for a while might diminish that initial awe. Poets can create new verses to stir emotions, but the Qur'an, being complete, cannot introduce new passages."
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"Every hearing in the القُرْآن that اللّٰه praises and commands His allies to engage in is this hearing. It is the hearing of the verses, not the hearing of poetry; the hearing of the القُرْآن, not the hearing of the devil's melodies; the hearing of the words of the Lord of the earth and the heavens, not the hearing of poets' odes; the hearing of guidance, not the hearing of songs; the hearing of the prophets and messengers, not the hearing of singers and entertainers."
Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"Allah has mentioned his story and his people's response, as well as the punishment inflicted upon the disbelievers with the flood, and how he saved him and the companions of the ark in various parts of his noble book, including al-Araf, Yunus, al-Anbiya, al-Muminun, al-Shu'ara,"
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"the poets, and the spider has been previously mentioned. In Surah Al-Ahzab it is said, And mention, O Muhammad, when we took from the prophets their covenant, and from you and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, the son of Mary, we took from them a solemn covenant."
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"Indeed in that are signs, and indeed we are ever testing our servants. In Surah Ash-Shuara, he the exalted said, The people of Noah denied the messengers when their brother Noah said to them, Will you not fear Allah? Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger,"
The Story of Isa
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"should have come from both parents was given to him by her, since he had no father. She did not leave him, whether traveling or staying. As some poets said, I saw parting as death in just an hour, so how will it be with a separation whose promise is the day of gathering?"
Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"Poets praised him, and he presented me with clothes and a fine horse. We continued on the route known as Sabaya through the desert, a six-day stretch without water. Afterwards, we reached the town of Wabkhna, spelled with an initial W, then a still B, a K, and an N."
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"making it a city suitable for a caliphate. Ibn Juzy said that poets have long praised the beauty of Aleppo and described its interior and exterior. Abu Bayd al-Buturi wrote, O lightning, appear over Koweik and soar to Aleppo, above the palace of Badias, to the"
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"poets are attributed. Ibn Juzi said, It was named after Ma'arat al-Nu'man because al-Nu'man ibn Bashir al-Ansari, a companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had a son who died during his governorship in Homs, so he buried him in Ma'ara,"
Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"him to Delhi, entered the palace, seated his father on the royal throne, and stood before him. This meeting on the river was named, The Meeting of the Two Fortunes, due to its prevention of bloodshed, the exchanging of kingdoms, and avoiding disputes, which poets"
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"matched by the great eloquent poets, such as his verse, O you who chose my heart as a dwelling, its door is the eye that watches you. The door was opened by my wakefulness after you. So send your image to close it. In Granada, I met the scholars and mystics,"
Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Allah the Exalted instructed His Prophet regarding his kin, saying, "But if they disobey you, say, ‘Indeed, I am disassociated from what you do,’" from Surah Ash-Shu'ara. Notice, He did not say, "I am disassociated from you," respecting the ties of kinship."
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"As one sage noted, “Every person is inclined towards their likeness, just as every bird flies with its own kind. If two do not match in disposition over time, they must separate. This subtle notion is captured by poets, leading one to say:"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"al-Ashari in his book Al-Maqalat, where he recounts the teachings of the Mutazila. He was a poet of great skill, challenging other poets in meanings, composing verses in opposition to them, and creating what they could not achieve in innovative meanings"
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"pilgrimage to the ancient house. A hadith states, Whoever is able to perform the pilgrimage and does not, let him die if he wishes as a Jew or a Christian. One of their poets praised Qusayy and his nobility, saying, By my life Qusayy was called"
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"The second opinion is that they are from Qahtan, supported by Ibn Ishaq, al-Kalbi, and other genealogists. Ibn Ishaq stated, Some poets like Amr ibn Murrah expressed, O caller, call us and give glad tidings, and be Qudai and do not hesitate."
Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"What a beautiful expression was made by Abu Qais Surma ibn Abi Anas, one of the poets of the Ansar, regarding the arrival of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, among them, their support for him, and their solidarity with him and his companions."
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"day of resurrection. Some poets have captured this beautifully. Your mother gave birth to you crying and screaming, while the people around you laughed in joy. So strive for yourself to be when they weep on the day of your death, laughing and joyful."
al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"of people before Him in the chapter of the Throngs, and He has told of the disputing of the people of the Fire within it in the chapter of the Poets and the chapter of Sad. Then He informed us, glory be to Him, that the word is not changed with Him."
The Disease and The Cure
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"From it is derived the term creditor for his persistence with the debtor. As Allah Almighty says in Surah Al-Furqan, Indeed its punishment is ever-adhering. Contemporary poets have taken to using this term for love, though it is rarely found in"
Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"He would give her something al-asmai mentioned that Hassan Ibn Ali wrote to his brother Hussain Ibn Ali May Allah be pleased with them admonishing him for giving to poets Hussain wrote back. The best wealth is that which protects one's honor"
Book 1: The Book of Knowledge
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"you are like someone seeking honor in wisdom by following those merely named wise. The term "wise" has come to be applied to doctors, poets, and astrologers today, due to ignorance about the alteration of terms, like the term "wisdom."
Books referenced
The Book of Listening and Ecstasy
Imam al-Ghazali · 2h 41m
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · 18h 43m
From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · 18h 8m
The Story of Isa
Ibn Kathir · 2h 24m
Volume One
Ibn Battuta · 13h 3m
Volume Two
Ibn Battuta · 10h 27m
Friendship and Brotherhood
Imam al-Ghazali · 5h 8m
Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · 18h 22m