Exploring Poetry, Protest, & Karbala: The Message in Surah Ash-Shu'ara - Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9IBXKr0djs

- Sharing the preamble from Sūrah no. 26 of the Qur’ān, named الشعراء, which talks about the role of poets in society.
- Discussing how some poets may go astray and say things in poems they don't do themselves.
- Positive comment on poets who believe, do good deeds, remember Allāh, and defend themselves and their faith.
- Allāh's warning for oppressors, indicating their eventual accountability.
- Drawing parallels between the qualities of poets and speakers/orators.
- One purpose of poetry is to support the oppressed against oppressors.
- Qur'anic reference (Sūratu ’n-Nisā’) emphasizing not defaming anyone except the wrongdoer.
- Asserting the right of the oppressed to protest against the oppressor as a God-given right.
- Linking the commemoration of Karbala's tragedy to expressing protest against oppressors.
- Mentioning how some Sufi scholars discouraged the commemoration of Karbala, citing Imam Ghazali's example.
- Imam Ghazali's motive in discouraging the mention of Karbala to prevent pondering on its roots, particularly Saqifa.
- Referencing the "tawhin ṣaḥābah" bill in Pakistan in relation to this discussion.
- Ibn al-‘Arabi's perspective on the circumstances of Imam Ḥusayn's martyrdom and its connection to his grandfather's actions.
- A famous Sunni theologian, Sa‘du ’d-Dīn At-Taftāzāni's verdict on the matter.

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