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Abu Jahl, the foremost enemy of the Prophet also heard the recitation and went to Waleed then proceeded to belie the Prophet whereupon Waleed said, "By Allah! None of you have a greater knowledgeable of poetry than I, his (usual) speech cannot be compared to that of the Koran!"
As previously mentioned fairs were very well attended occasions and we relate the story of how when the time approached for the annual Koraysh fair many unbelievers became concerned about the effect the recitation of the Koran would have on its attendees. With this in mind the unbelievers met together to agree upon a statement they would all use against the Prophet and thereby be of the same voice. Waleed was among those present at the gathering and when it was suggested they say "He is a soothsayer," Waleed said, "By Allah, he is not a soothsayer! He neither mutters nor speaks in rhymed prose. Another suggested that they say, "He is mad, and possessed by jinn." Waleed retorted saying, "He is neither mad nor is he possessed by jinn, there is neither choking nor yet whispering in his voice." Then they suggested, "He is a poet" to which Waleed replied, "This is not so, we know poetry in all its forms and fineries, he is not a poet." Then they proposed saying, "He is a sorcerer" once again Waleed retorted, "He is not a sorcerer, there is neither blowing nor knots." Frustrated they exclaimed, "What then shall we say!" Waleed told them, "All what you have put forward is false. The closest statement you made is that he is a sorcerer, because magic is something that can come between a man and his son, between brothers, between a man and his wife and a man and his tribe." Undecided on what to say the unbelievers parted company and sat by the roadside to warn people. Thereafter Allah revealed about Waleed, "Leave Me alone with he whom I created" (74:11).
On another occasion Utba, Rabi'a's son, who was well educated in the art of language, happened to hear the recitation of the Koran and declared, "People, you are aware that there is nothing I have not learned through its reading and saying. By Allah, I have now heard a form of speech, the like of which I have never heard before. It is neither poetry nor a spell, nor yet is it soothsaying."
Abu Dharr, described his brother Anies' expertise as a poet saying, "By Allah, I have never heard of anyone more conversant with poetry than my brother Anies. He competed with twelve other poets during the "Time of Ignorance" of which I was one." Prior to the conversion of Abu Dharr, Anies traveled to Mecca and heard news of the Prophet and his teachings. Upon his return Abu Dharr asked what people said about the Prophet . Anies replied, "They say he is a poet, a soothsayer and a sorcerer, but I have heard soothsayers
As previously mentioned fairs were very well attended occasions and we relate the story of how when the time approached for the annual Koraysh fair many unbelievers became concerned about the effect the recitation of the Koran would have on its attendees. With this in mind the unbelievers met together to agree upon a statement they would all use against the Prophet and thereby be of the same voice. Waleed was among those present at the gathering and when it was suggested they say "He is a soothsayer," Waleed said, "By Allah, he is not a soothsayer! He neither mutters nor speaks in rhymed prose. Another suggested that they say, "He is mad, and possessed by jinn." Waleed retorted saying, "He is neither mad nor is he possessed by jinn, there is neither choking nor yet whispering in his voice." Then they suggested, "He is a poet" to which Waleed replied, "This is not so, we know poetry in all its forms and fineries, he is not a poet." Then they proposed saying, "He is a sorcerer" once again Waleed retorted, "He is not a sorcerer, there is neither blowing nor knots." Frustrated they exclaimed, "What then shall we say!" Waleed told them, "All what you have put forward is false. The closest statement you made is that he is a sorcerer, because magic is something that can come between a man and his son, between brothers, between a man and his wife and a man and his tribe." Undecided on what to say the unbelievers parted company and sat by the roadside to warn people. Thereafter Allah revealed about Waleed, "Leave Me alone with he whom I created" (74:11).
On another occasion Utba, Rabi'a's son, who was well educated in the art of language, happened to hear the recitation of the Koran and declared, "People, you are aware that there is nothing I have not learned through its reading and saying. By Allah, I have now heard a form of speech, the like of which I have never heard before. It is neither poetry nor a spell, nor yet is it soothsaying."
Abu Dharr, described his brother Anies' expertise as a poet saying, "By Allah, I have never heard of anyone more conversant with poetry than my brother Anies. He competed with twelve other poets during the "Time of Ignorance" of which I was one." Prior to the conversion of Abu Dharr, Anies traveled to Mecca and heard news of the Prophet and his teachings. Upon his return Abu Dharr asked what people said about the Prophet . Anies replied, "They say he is a poet, a soothsayer and a sorcerer, but I have heard soothsayers