University of Tehran Press Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies 3060-7337 2 2 2020 07 01 The Concept Analysis of the Terms Shi‘r and Shā‘ir in the Noble Qur’ān مفهوم‌شناسی واژۀ «شعر» و «شاعر» در قرآن کریم 211 230 76644 EN Sayyid Maḥmūd Ṭayyib Ḥusaynī Associate Professor, Department of Qur’ānic Studies, Research Institute of Hawzeh and University, Qom, Iran Ḥāmid Sharīfīnasab PhD Student of the Qur’ān and Ḥadīth Sciences, Faculty of Islamic Theology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2019 12 06 Attributing the accusation of being “shi‘r” (poetry) to the noble Qur’ān and the accusation of being a “shā‘ir” to the noble Prophet (s) were among the accusations made by the polytheists in order to reject the divinity of the Qur’ān and consequently to deny the prophetic mission of the Prophet (s). Although there have been suggested different viewpoints with regard to the intention of the polytheists with the words “shi‘r” and “shā‘ir” and the two viewpoints that favor analyzing “shi‘r” from the “structural” and “imaginative content” dimensions have more adherents among the exegetes, the examination of the culture and beliefs of the people of the revelation era and the analysis of the term “shi‘r” reveals that this accusation was issued by the polytheists due to their belief in “the inspiration of the poet by the jinni world” so as to introduce the Qur’ān as an inspiration of the jinni and to deny the prophetic mission of the noble Prophet (s). In addition to clarifying the origin and purpose of the polytheists’ attribution of this accusation, this study will make clearer the response given by the noble Qur’ān to this accusation. https://jcis.ut.ac.ir/article_76644_29ec7ab847a75659134668f6de07d61c.pdf