What is the ruling on imitating the verses of Allah in poetry, and what is the validity of what the member wrote: "By the morning when it breathed you, and my tears when they covered you, and my pulse when it sang you, my yearning was not in vain when it built you, a sky whose sun and moon are your letters, and because sleeplessness is unruly like me in some of my states, the heart sang that M, L, SH, A, AIN are your letters / my methodology / I loved them / and I cleansed myself / a kingdom from its maturity then I returned it to the highest vision, for nothing else is there stability, its impact has not vanished nor withered away [صلوني في النعيم]"?
Using some phrases from the Quran is called اقتباس (quotation), and it is permissible as long as it does not involve incorporating the Quran into a jocular meaning. The mentioned verses have literary and linguistic observations, including the use of "تنفس" (breathe) in a sense that does not align with its correct linguistic meaning, and the use of "اصلوني" (burn me) in a sense that can only refer to the Hellfire. Based on the use of words out of their proper meaning and the imitation of the opening phrases of surahs and the Quranic style in romantic poetry, the reciter of these verses should be advised to refrain from such practices and to use his poetic talent in support of the religion.
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