The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 472
CH. 26 ASH-SHU'ARĀ' 223. They descend on every great liar and sinner, 224. Repeating what they hear, and most of them are liars. 2811 225. And as for the poets—it is the erring ones who follow them. 2812 against the Holy Prophet; viz. (a) that satans descended upon him and (b) that he was a poet. The first charge has been effectively rebutted in vv. 211-213 above. The present verse, however, deals with another aspect of the same charge. It purports to say that satans cannot descend upon the Holy Prophet because he is a paragon of piety and righteousness. They only descend upon their own prototypes and counterparts confirmed liars and habitual sinners. See next verse. 2811. Important Words: (they repeat what they hear). is derived from and means, he met or found him or it. he cast or let fall the PT. 19 تَنَزَّلُ عَلَى كُلِّ أَفَّادٍ أَثِيْهِ تُلْقُونَ السَّمْعَ وَاَكْثَرُهُمْ كُذِبُونَ وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوَنَ ) is rebutted. Four reasons which have been spread over the present and the next three verses constitute this rebuttal. They are: (1) Those who follow and associate with the poets are men of no high moral character. They are prone to err and stray away from the path of rectitude. But the Holy Prophet brought about a wonderful moral transformation among his followers who became possessed of very noble ideals and very high moral character. (2) The poets have no fixed ideal or programme in life. They, as it were, wander about distractedly in every valley. But the Holy Prophet had a great and sublime mission in life. It was the moral and spiritual regeneration of the depraved Arab ,means الشيء means, I told or | society ألقيت اليه القول. thing means, I offered to him اليه المودة او بالمودة communicated to him the saying. love or affection. means, he listened to him or gave ear to him for listening. means, they give ear or they communicate to others, tell others or repeat to others what they hear (Lane & Qadir). 2812. Commentary: In this verse the second imputation that the Holy Prophet is a poet (21:6) 2386 and through them the reformation and resuscitation of the whole degenerate and corrupt humanity. It was given to no woman- born to pursue and achieve a higher and nobler ideal. (3) The poets do not practise what they preach but the Holy Prophet was not only the noblest preceptor but the greatest man of action and a model exemplar also. (4) The poets praise and abuse other people as it suits them and sometimes