Transliteration:( Wa maa 'allamnaahush shi'ra wa maa yambaghee lah; in huwa illaa zikrunw-wa Qur-aanum mubeen )
101. Reason for its Revelation
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The infidels of Makkah were saying that the Holy QUR AAN is the work of poets They were calling the Holy Prophet ? a poet. Says Allah Almighty "Rather it is his own fabrications that he is a poet" (521 V5). In this verse, their claim has been refuted in Arabic idiomatic expression, a false but pleasant expression and thoughts are termed poetry.
Novels and novelists are called poets, although they do not have much truth, but their passages have to be pleasant Here. 'knowledge' signifies skill and habbit.
The Holy QUR AAN is not a novel and the Holy Prophet is not a novelist. This does not mean that We have kept the beloved unaware of the truth Prophet about novels This is like a father says. "I have not taught my children to swear, e I have not got them in the habit of uttering abusive language But, this does not mean that he is unable to identify abusive language Thus, this verse in no way proves any decrease in the knowledge of the Holy Prophet — In fact, it proves about his purity (Tabeer Khazain Rahul Mu'ani Mudarik Jumal etc)
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102. This means that reading novels is beyond the status of the Holy Prophet, but not the understanding of poetry, because knowledge of poetry is neither against the status of the Holy Prophet ? not beyond the. status of Allah Almighty. If this was evil, then neither would the Holy Prophet have known it, nor would Allah Almighty.
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103. That which the infidels of Makkah regard as poetry, is the Holy QUR'AAN and admonition. This tells us that by poetry the infidels did not mean poems, because there can be no poem found in the Holy Qur'an. So how could they have called it poetry? What they meant were false and pleasant stories. It should be remembered that although some verses of the Holy QUR'AAN do reflect poetic metre, is incidental, not intentional, eg S3 V92; S61 V13, S109 VI In a like manner, the Holy expression, to Prophet's reflects metre and rhyme, but it is coincidental CR "ANA NABIYU LA KAZIB. ANABN ABDIL MUTTALIB, etc. Thus, this is not poetic verse, because in a poetic verse there is restriction of rhyme scheme.
 You shou further remember that the Holy Prophet did not have any.
. Inclinataton of to reciting poetry with tune yet, he had knowledge differentiating between intelligent and worthless poetic verses. Then here it is not the negation of knowledge, but negation of ability.
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The tafsir of Surah Yaseen verse 69 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yaseen ayat 68 which provides the complete commentary from verse 68 through 70.
(36:69) We did not teach him (to wit, the Messenger) poetry and it does not behove him.[58] This is none but an Admonition, and a Clear Book
58. This is a rejoinder to the disbelievers, who slighted the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his message by branding him a poet when he preached Tauhid and talked of the Hereafter, life-after-death, and Hell and Heaven. For further explanation, see (Surah Ash-Shuara, Ayat 224-227) and the E.Ns thereof.
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