Jurists and leaders of faith have followed the style of the Holy Imams (a.s.)
and in order to protect this aspect of poetry for the service of religion and
defending values of religion and survival of the heritage of the progeny of Allah
and their memory remaining alive among the people, staged an uprising with this
issue.
In expressing pleasure, respect and thankfulness for the poets of Ahle Bayt
(a.s.) and bestowing rewards and thanks to them through speech and character,
Kulaini has adopted the same style of Imams, and followed the decorum for
guarding the captioned meaning and aims when writing about verses and art of
poetry, just as he left behind his writings for guarding jurisprudence and other
religious sciences related to the aimed objective.
This great scholar, Kulaini, spent twenty years of his life only for writing the
book of Al-Kafi, which is one of the four canonical books of Shia.
He also wrote a book entitled: What is mentioned about Ahle Bayt (a.s.) in
poetry.
Ayyashi, who is also the author of numerous books on Imamiyah
jurisprudence, and who is much worthy of attention, has written a book entitled,
Maarizush Sher.
Our great teacher, Saduq, also was such that he dedicated his whole life
writing and popularizing jurisprudence and traditions. He is also author of a book
of poetry.
The teacher of Ummah, Shaykh Mufeed, who has incomparable services for
revival of religion and reform of corruption as is not hidden from anyone. He has
authored a book entitled, Masailun Nazm.
The chief of Shia, Sayyid Murtada Alamul Huda has a collection of his
poems and writings on the art of poetry.
During religious festivals, birth and death anniversaries of the Holy Imams
(a.s.), and the day of Eid Ghadeer, they held gatherings and feasts, and poets used
to flock there from all corners, and present the fruits of their imagination from
praise and extolling, as well as poems of lamentation, which led to the revival of
the issue of Mastership (Wilayat), made people firm on it and increased affection
and love in the society and among followers of Ahle Bayt (a.s.).
Reciters of these panegyrics and those who gathered around them were
rewarded with kindness, honor, gifts and praise; this is itself a great honor, but
what is with Allah is better more lasting.
وَمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى
“And whatever is with Allah is better and more lasting.”1
Our introduction from the poetry of the first century would be introduction
to tradition and Sunnah. Under the couplets regarding the Progeny of Allah, some
traditions are narrated through the Ahle Sunnat channels regarding this, which we
shall mention. Perhaps through this researchers would be able to discover the
command of poets over Quran and Sunnah.