A069
Surah: 036 - Ayah: 069
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36:69
Important question: In verses (36:69) God says about His Prophet: “And We have not taught him poetry, nor is it worthy of him.” Here the question is: In what way the poetry helped by the Holy Spirit lacking, due to which it was not worthy of the Holy Prophet? Answer: There are different stages of the ta’yld (help) of the Holy Spirit. Some Prophets are given precedence over others (2:253), and the same is true of the Awliya’ and mu’mins (3:163) and each one of them is able to receive ta’yid according to his rank (58:22). This means that the sacred Psalms of Hazrat Da’ud and Hazrat Sulayman were not without Divine teachings. However, the personality which comprised all virtues and to whom the Great Qur’an was revealed was free from the need for poetry because of its blessing. Thus this verse implies that to whoever God wills, He teaches Divine poetry through the Holy Spirit, and that the exalted rank of the Holy Prophet is far higher than this.
This verse has been referred 1 times.