Exoneration from Poetry in the Holy Quran

Quranic verses about Exoneration from Poetry in the Holy Quran

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﴿وَمَا عَلَّمۡنَٰهُ ٱلشِّعۡرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِي لَهُۥٓۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرٞ وَقُرۡءَانٞ مُّبِينٞ ﴾ [Yā-Sīn: 69]

(69) And We did not give Prophet Muhammad, knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur'an

Surah: Yā-Sīn - Verse: 69 - Juz: 23 - Page: 444

﴿ وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ * بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ﴾ [Aṣ-Ṣāffāt: 36-37]

(36) And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"

(37) Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

Surah: Aṣ-Ṣāffāt - Verse: 36-37 - Juz: 23 - Page: 447

﴿ إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ * وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴾ [Al-Ḥāqqah: 40-41]

(40) [That] indeed, the Qur'an is the word of a noble Messenger.

(41) And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.

Surah: Al-Ḥāqqah - Verse: 40-41 - Juz: 29 - Page: 568

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