Ash-Shuʿarāʾ

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "says, and the poets, the deviators follow them, referring to the poets of the disbelievers. This does not indicate a prohibition on composing poetry in itself. They also argued with the narration Jarabir reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings"

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2. "Poets can create new verses to stir emotions, but the Quran, being complete, cannot introduce new passages. The rhythm of poetic language also affects the soul. A melodious voice has a different impact than an unmeasured one."

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3. "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,"

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The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "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?"

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Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "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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2. "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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3. "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,"

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Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "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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2. "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,"

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3. "I appointed a teacher, 80 Sufis, an imam, and muezzins with beautiful voices, poets, and letter writers, known to them as masters. I also arranged another group known as the retinue, including attendants, cooks, water"

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Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "This concept has confused some, though even poets have understood it, as one poet said, Indeed, speech is in the heart, rather the tongue was made a guide for the heart. If someone does not use reason and claims, My utterance is new, but what comes from my"

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Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "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"

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Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "As for poetry, its excessive use in sermons is condemned. Allah the Exalted said, and the poets, only the misguided follow them. Do you not see that they wander in every valley? Most poems recited by preachers describe love and beauty,"

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2. "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."

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The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "mercy his brother Aaron as a prophet. In Surah Al Shuara God said and when your Lord called Moses saying go to the wrongdoing people the people of Pharaoh will they not fear? He said my Lord I fear they will deny me and my chest will"

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2. "dignity, and how what they had was passed on to the children of Israel. As he said in Surah Ash-Shu'ara, thus we made it an inheritance for the children of Israel. And he said in Surah Al-Qasas,"

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3. "by his words, even if the criminals dislike it. And he the exalted said in Surah Ash-Shuara, He said, If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among the imprisoned."

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The Story of Nuh

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "many generations we destroyed after Noah! Insufficient is your Lord as the Knower and Beholder of the sins of His servants. The story is also mentioned in the chapters of the Prophets, the Believers, the Poets, and the Spider."

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2. "the ark, in several places within his noble book. These include Al-A'raf, Yunus, Hud, Al-Anbiya, Al-Mu'minoon, Ash-Shu'ara, Allah, An-Kabut, As-Saffat, and Surat Al-Qamar, and he revealed a complete surah about him."

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3. "landing place, and You are the best to accommodate, indeed in that are signs, and indeed we are ever testing our servants. In Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Allah says, The people of Noah denied the messengers, when their"

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Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "people. Now, in Surat al-Shu'ara, after the story of the people of Noah, he, the exalted, said, The tribe of Heblad rejected the messengers, when their brother Hud said to them, Will you not fear Allah?"

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Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "If two do not match in disposition over time, they must separate. This subtle notion is captured by poets, leading one to say, And to one who asked how we parted, I answered with fairness."

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2. "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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The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "enter but was not granted it due to his questioning of predestination. He left saying, a hundred deaths are easier than the humiliation of an hour. Regarding Uzair's statement, some poets"

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