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Are Ahmed Shawqi's romantic verses in the the play "Majnun Layla" permissible or not?

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The flirtatious poetry mentioned therein calls for immorality, and Majnun Layla was not her husband, so it was not permissible for him to ask for what was mentioned. These matters must be condemned, not affirmed. It is not permissible to disseminate them due to their incitement of lusts and trivialization of immoral acts. This flirtatious poetry is neither chaste nor permissible, and there is no legitimate religious or linguistic benefit in mentioning it. Most flirtatious poetry and amatory verses are in forbidden forms, as Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned.

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