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The Importance of Poetry for the Earliest Generations of Muslims. Within the lifetime of the Prophet eThe Qur'an on poets (26:224-227) © Ahadith » Narrated Ubai bin Kaab: Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said, “Some poetry contains wisdom.” [Hadith No. 6145, Book of Al ‘Adab, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8) » Narrated Al-Bara” (RA): The Prophet (PBUH) said to Hassan bin, Thabit (RA), "Lampoon them (the pagans etc.) in your poetry, ‘and Jibril (AS) is with you." [Hadith No. 6153, Book of Al-Adab, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8) The Importance of Poetry for the Earliest Generations of Muslims «Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): The Prophet (PBUH) said, “The truest words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He said ‘Verily, except Allah everything is Batilu (perishable) and Umaiyya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam." (Hadith No. 6147, Book of ALAdab, Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 8) 2Mu'allagat: “the hung ones” © Seven jahili qasidahs (odes) hung on the Ka‘aba eWhy was poetry so important for the earliest Muslims? Defending the faith/polemicizing + Expressing and developing love for the Prophet Leaming wisdom The Importance of Poetry for the Earliest Generations of Muslims 2(continued)

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