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217 - الشِّعر

217. POETRY

1031 - تَفسيرُ ما وَرَدَ في ذَمِّ الشُّعَراءِ

1031. EXPLANATION OF THE VERSE OF THE QUR'AN CONDEMNING POETS

(وَالشُّعَراءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الغاوُونَ * ألَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي كُلِّ وادٍ يَهِيمُونَ * وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ ما لا يَفْعَلُونَ * إِلّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثيراً وَانْتَصَرُوا مِنْ بَعدِ ما ظُلِمُوا).1

"As for the poets, [only] the perverse follow them. Have you not regarded that they rove in every valley, and that they say what they do not do? Barring those who have faith and do righteous deeds and remember Allah greatly, and aid each other after they have been wronged. And the wrongdoers will soon know at what goal they will end up." 2

3266.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام - في قولِهِ تعالى‏ : (والشُّعَراءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الغاوُونَ) - : هل رَأيتَ شاعراً يَتَّبِعُهُ أحَدٌ ؟! إنّما هُم قَومٌ تَفَقَّهُوا لِغَيرِ الدِّينِ فَضَلُّوا وأضَلُّوا .3

3266. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said with regards to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "As for the poets...", 'Have you ever seen a poet being followed by anyone?! They are only people who have devoted themselves to works aside from religion, and hence have strayed and led others astray.' 4

1.الشعراء : ۲۲۴ - ۲۲۷ .

2.Qur'an ۲۶:۲۲۴ -۲۲۷

3.معاني‏الأخبار : ۳۸۵ / ۱۹ .

4.Maani al-Akhbar, p. ۳۸۵, no. ۱۹

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