He once contrasted himself to the Ishmaelite Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, that he chose to be a poet instead of being a Prophet. The difference is obvious. Those guided by revelation provide a praxis to the common civilization, while poetic tendencies called by Quran 26:225 as valleys of confusions cannot serve as role models for progress of civilization at large.
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A spiritual Ishmaelite 