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Challenge of the Quran
Yuyuhunter wrote: "The academic source does not "hate" Al-Ma'arri. As I am unable to judge the Arabic source that supposedly contradicts the academic source, I suggest that we sort things out on the talk page if someone disagrees. (The user who reverted the edit has made one edit only so far, so I don't know if it will be necessary"

I know that "the academic source does not "hate" Al-Ma'arri", but the source took the words of Al-Ma'arri haters as if it's a fact but it's not and also the quote that attributed to Al-Ma'arri is unreliable. The Arabic source is the original Arabic version of (Al-Fuṣūl wa al-ghāyāt) Al-Ma'arri book and the other link contains the words of the student of Al-Ma'arri, which conflict with that "academic source"

Also the reference to that words in that "academic source" as in page 37 I'm quoting here: "21 There are several versions of this anecdote, see, e.g., Ibn al-Adlm, Bughyat al-talab, pp. 879-80."

Bughyat al-talab book consists of forty parts and ten volumes, but it is not clear to which volume of this book this "academic source" refers to, there mentioned just the page number 879-80 without volume number, so this "academic source" is inaccurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AWriter2020 (talk • contribs) 09:23, 4 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Thank you AWriter2020 for your message.


 * I would first like to note that on Wikipedia we assume good faith (WP:AFG), meaning that in discussions we understand that everyone here wants to improve Wikipedia. This means that most disagreements can be solved by friendly discussion. In our case, perhaps we don't even disagree.


 * What statements in the paragraph that I wrote are according to you incorrect? Just to have it before our eyes, the paragraph was:

"The classical Arab poet Al-Ma'arri wrote Al-Fuṣūl wa al-ghāyāt ("Paragraphs and Periods") which was criticized by some as an attempt to surpass the Quran. Rhyme on two levels was employed, a short and a long range, in alphabetic series. The idiom has a Quranic flavor while also being exceptionally difficult, with rare and obscure words that required the author to regularly interrupt the text with his explanations. The text praises God and calls for piety. When confronted with the similarity between this work and the Quran, Al-Ma'arri replied "Wait until it has been polished by tongues for four hundred years; then see how it is.""


 * If I understand you correctly:

←: 1) You doubt the validity of the quote attributed to Al-Ma'arri that starts with "Wait until ..."
 * 2) You agree that some people, "haters", have accused Al-Ma'arri of parodizing the Quran.


 * Is that a correct summary? In that case, you would argue that the last sentence should be removed based on point 1. Or do you also have problems with the part "The idiom has a Quranic flavor while also being exceptionally difficult ... The text praises God and calls for piety." ?


 * Moreover, I think we could add a sentence that clearly states that Al-Ma'arri never suggested that he wanted to imitate the Quran and that this is an accusation of his opponents.


 * The reason I used an academic source is that these are generally most valued on Wikipedia. That you use Arabic sources is welcome, altough it makes it difficult to convince other users that your information is substantiated.


 * Yuyuhunter (talk) 16:28, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

First we have to know from where the author took the words and the quote, I want to check first, because according to the "academic source" page 37 here is what written about the reference of the words : "There are several versions of this anecdote, see, e.g., Ibn al-Adlm, Bughyat al-talab, pp. 879-80."

So the reference is Bughyat al-talab book pages 879 and 80, the problem is Bughyat al-talab is a book consists of forty parts and ten volumes, those pages 879 and 80 in which volume, this what is not clear. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AWriter2020 (talk • contribs) 18:12, 4 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Could you answer the questions which I asked you? Then we can look at the sources to see what claims actually need sources. I asked whether or not I was correct to summarize your views as follows:


 * 1) You doubt the validity of the quote attributed to Al-Ma'arri that starts with "Wait until ..."
 * 2) You agree that some people, "haters", have accused Al-Ma'arri of parodizing the Quran.


 * I hope to hear this from you.


 * Yuyuhunter (talk) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

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The Answer is Yes.

When someone says that Al-Ma'arri intended with that book to imitate the Quran, this like saying that Al-Ma'arri did not understand the Arabic literature and he did not know what the challenge of the Quran exactly is,

because the challenge of the Quran is not about just Words, phrases, rhythm, and meanings but also mainly about the patterns,

E.g. In Arabic poetry there are approximately 17 pattern, poets compose their poems according to these patterns, The Quran brought new pattern into the Arabic language and challenged the Arabs to bring such as new patterns with compose appropriate words

Al-Ma'arri in his book (Al-Fuṣūl wa al-ghāyāt ) he was not trying to compose new patterns, the book in general is close to a type of prose and even some paragraphs of the book without rhythm, also Al-Ma'arri himself did not claim in his book that he is imitating the Quran or parodying the Quran.

On the contrary, Al-Ma'arri wrote in his other book (Resalat Al-Ghufran) on page 472, he wrote prose words praising the Quran,

Here is the reference of Al-Ma'arri words that praising the Quran - "Resalat Al-Ghufran" page 472: https://archive.org/details/3665pdf_202001/page/n481/mode/2up

As for the reason of what made some people said that the book of Al-Ma'arri (Al-Fuṣūl wa al-ghāyāt) is a poor attempt to imitate the Quran or a parody of the Quran, the reason because the book is a text praises God, and some people considered al-Ma'arri as an atheist, then an atheist writing a text praises God, this is what some people saw it as kind of parodying and they though al-Ma'arri meant by the work to be as a type of parody, but that is wrong,

Al-Ma'arri had some ideas against religions in some time of his life, but this does not mean that he did not believe in God, so he was not parodying, but he was really writing a real praise to God

Also, there are some people who lied against Al-Maarri and attributed to him false quotes that Al-Maarri did not write them in any of his books, and there is no reliable source proves that Al-Maarri said them.

This book below published at the first time in 1986, it's about Al-Ma'arri:

https://books.google.com/books/about/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7.html?id=Me9DxQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

The author concluded his book by describing the doctrinal aspect of Al-Ma'arri, stressing that his poetry compositions are the clearest proof of his innocence of the characteristic of infidelity with which he was stigmatized. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AWriter2020 (talk • contribs) 16:56, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

Conclusion: The text that Al-Maarri wrote praising God, he was never intended by this to be parodying but he wrote a true praise to God, he really meant that.

in below link you find the original Arabic version of Al-Maarri book (Al-Fuṣūl wa al-ghāyāt ), in this page of the introduction they wrote that Al-Maari was not parodying:

https://archive.org/details/1744pdf_201912/page/n7/mode/2up

here you find what Ibn Sinan al-Khafaji the student of Al-Maarri and he said that Al-Maarri was not parodying:

https://al-maktaba.org/book/11544/284 — Preceding unsigned comment added by AWriter2020 (talk • contribs) 08:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC)


 * My proposal would be to add these two sentences: "Others have strongly dismissed such claims. Al-Ma'arri never indicated that he meant to imitate the Quran."


 * As for the quote of which you doubt the validity, it looks like the academicians Schoeler and van Gelder are partially correct. Other sources report the same quote, for example Ameen Fares Rihani reports it as "the polishing of four centuries of reading in the pulpit" instead of "wait until it has been polished by tongues for four hundred years". This affirms the Schoeler and van Gelder are right to say that "there are several versions of this anecdote". They are incorrect however to maintain it as they did on page xix.


 * The current text on Wikipedia says "When confronted with the similarity between this work and the Quran, Al-Ma'arri replied "Wait until it has been polished by tongues for four hundred years; then see how it is."" but this is incorrect. We don't know what exactly Al-Ma'arri said. Because there are several versions of the quote, as you noted in your first edit on this talk page. So we need to edit that.


 * I suggest we change that to "Some sources maintain that Al-Ma'arri supposedly replied, when contronted with the similarity between this work and the Quran, something along the lines of: "Wait until it has been polished by tongues for four hundred years; then see how it is.", although there are several contradicting versions of this anecdote."


 * Do you have other suggestions? If not, we could finish the disucssion. If you have other suggestions, I would be pleased to hear about them. Otherwise, the paragraph becomes:

"The classical Arab poet Al-Ma'arri wrote Al-Fuṣūl wa al-ghāyāt ("Paragraphs and Periods") which was criticized by some as an attempt to surpass the Quran. Others have strongly dismissed such claims. Al-Ma'arri never indicated that he meant to imitate the Quran. Rhyme on two levels was employed, a short and a long range, in alphabetic series. The idiom has a Quranic flavor while also being exceptionally difficult, with rare and obscure words that required the author to regularly interrupt the text with his explanations. The text praises God and calls for piety. Some sources maintain that Al-Ma'arri supposedly replied, when contronted with the similarity between this work and the Quran, something along the lines of: "Wait until it has been polished by tongues for four hundred years; then see how it is.", although there are several contradicting versions of this anecdote."


 * You can sign your edits on talk pages by typing four times ~


 * Yuyuhunter (talk) 16:57, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

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Now let us return to the important issue, we have to know from where the author took the words and the quote, I want to check first,

because according to the "academic source" page 37 here is what written about the reference of the words :

"There are several versions of this anecdote, see, e.g., Ibn al-Adlm, Bughyat al-talab, pp. 879-80."

The reference is Bughyat al-talab book pages 879 and 80, but Bughyat al-talab is a book consists of forty parts and ten volumes, these pages 879-80 in which volume this what is not clear, so your "academic source" is completely inaccurate

If the "academic source" mentioned a clear reference able to be verified, then your paragraph above can be accepted, but the "academic source" mentioned reference has an ambiguous page that cannot be verified, so the whole quote must be deleted completely.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by AWriter2020 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 6 December 2020 (UTC)


 * An academic source alone suffices. Most users on Wikipedia will agree with me on that. It's unfortunate that Schoeler and van Gelder aren't more specific, but it's not essential. It's not difficult to find other sources for this statement by Al-Ma'arri, for example: https://archive.org/details/luzumiyatabulal00rihagoog/page/n22/mode/2up


 * I recommend you to sign your comments on talk pages. I personally don't mind, but sometimes people who don't sign their comments are taken less seriously as it suggests that they don't know how Wikipedia works. You can sign comments with four ~ signs.


 * In conclusion, there's enough sources the back up the quote.


 * Yuyuhunter (talk) 19:05, 6 December 2020 (UTC)

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Your source above does not support that "academic source" and does not prove those words and that quote that we are talking about. I have read page 14 and 15 but nothing is there, it's known that he wrote texts glorification of God, this is not the point of contention here,

Conclusion: The arguments that are against those words and that quote:

1. Al-Maari did not claim that his book is a parody of the Quran. Also that quote is not found in any book of al-Ma'arri books.

2. I gave you the original Arabic version of the book and the introduction of the book refused such as claims and such as words, as well as Ibn Sinan al-Khafaji the student of Al-Maarri.

3. Al-Ma'ari’s book does not actually resemble the Quran. The Quran contains history ,stories, commandments, prohibitions, and talks about unseen matters, while al-Ma’ari’s book contains a text praises God.

The People who said that words about the book, they had a problem with al-Ma'ari, not the book, if someone else not al-Ma’ari wrote that book then they might said nothing and no one of them would say the book is a parody.

4. important point is the auther of that "acadimc source" did not provide a clear reference to those words.

So, there are serious arguments and sources against those words and that quote. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AWriter2020 (talk • contribs) 09:52, 7 December 2020 (UTC)


 * It seems that my suggestions for a compromise have not been succesful. It seems improbable to me that there will be many user that will agree with your position, but we will see. By the way, I think that you might find that the Wikipedia page of Al-Ma'arri himself presents him as a disbeliever and therefore more worthy of attention than the relatively minor discussion that we were having.


 * Yuyuhunter (talk) 10:57, 12 December 2020 (UTC)

On Philoſophé
Hello, do you happen to be active? Hælþ (talk) 10:49, 12 September 2021 (UTC)Hælþ


 * I'm not very active on Wikipedia. Yuyuhunter (talk) 10:43, 17 September 2021 (UTC)