Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 225
225 Mahdi Hasan: We will ask no more. His Holiness as : In either case, I do not tire. You are welcome to ask as many questions as you desire. I am prepared to answer you. I have elaborated clear- ly my claims in light of the Holy Quran and the Hadith, and I believe that now nothing remains except for this couplet of Sa’di: �ی� ر زو رنیہ ن ٓاسکن ہک رقبٓان و � یں اتس وجاشب ہک وجاشب دنیہ � ا He whom you find no deliverance from on presenting the Quran and Hadith, Is one for whom the best response is no response at all. Mahdi Hasan: I consider poetry to be an evil. His Holiness as : You are wrong in this view. Not all poetic verses are such as should be considered evil. The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would recite poetry as well, and even the companions would do so. Mahdi Hasan: The Holy Quran condemns poets by saying: 1 َ َـتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوٗن ی ُ ء ٓ اَلشُّعَرَا As for the poets—it is the erring ones who follow them. His Holiness as : I should like to reiterate that in this verse not all poets have been condemned. The definite article is used with the word shu’ara (poets). Reflect on this. This refers specifically to evil poets. Note: The discussion then turned to the death of Jesus as , so the Promised Messiah as addressed his visitors and expounded this issue further. His Holiness as : The issue relating to the death of Jesus as is so obvious that only such a person would argue and deny who has no fear of God, or who unfor- tunately has not been given the ability to ponder and reflect. I put every- thing to one side and present the consensus of the companions, which took of thought had made for themselves their own areas at the Ka’bah where they would offer the formal Prayer, separate from one another. [Publisher] 1 Al-Shu’ara , 26:225