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  • Poetry Said With Some Heretic Background

    Posted by Abdullah AbdulRahman on October 15, 2022 at 10:24 am

    Assalamualaikum

    In e.g sufism, poetry is written with a conception of God as one’s love (that we have to reach God and may get annihilated), but if we ignore that background knowingly or unknowingly then it is a simple love poetry. So should we be reluctant in saying or listening that poetry written with such background which one may consider heretic?

    Dr. Irfan Shahzad replied 3 months ago 4 Members · 9 Replies
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  • Poetry Said With Some Heretic Background

    Dr. Irfan Shahzad updated 3 months ago 4 Members · 9 Replies
  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar October 18, 2022 at 3:35 am

    Reading and listening to a heretic expression is not forbidden, so no question to be reluctant with or without the background of the poetry.

  • Abdullah AbdulRahman

    Member October 20, 2022 at 12:07 pm

    But doesn’t it come under the Ayah 7:33

  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar October 21, 2022 at 1:18 am

    To know about vice and evil is not evil, to accept and act upon it is forbidden. To avoid a bad or to counter it, we need to know it, and study it. Even we appreciate the imagination and aesthetics of such poetry with the caution that it is not actually right.

    • Muhammad

      Member September 22, 2024 at 1:37 pm

      What about doing that type of poetry?

    • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

      Scholar September 23, 2024 at 4:51 am

      It would be committing the forbidden act, which is haram.

    • Muhammad

      Member September 23, 2024 at 7:51 am

      But sir in poetry things are used metaphorically ( even heretic themes ) they dont mean as they are written

    • Saad

      Contributor September 23, 2024 at 8:32 am

      I would also like to ask in addition, is there a difference in prohibition of this in terms of privacy vs public? i.e writing questionable themed poetry (or any fiction) for personal consumption/satisfaction rather than writing and sharing with others to consume and spread questionable ideas?

    • Muhammad

      Member September 23, 2024 at 9:03 am

      Not just in poetry but in all forms of art these kind of themes are used metaphorically

    • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

      Scholar September 26, 2024 at 2:30 am

      Metaphorical expressions are allowed if they do not mean the actual shirk or something forbidden.

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