The Qur’an and Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt
The Quran and Umayyah ibn Abi Al-Salt: Which one took from whom? Umayyah ibn Abi Al-Salt was a veteran poet from the Thaqeef tribe, which inhabited Taif. His father was also a poet, and he had a sister named "Al-Fari'ah", two daughters, and several sons, some of whom were poets, and a brother named "Hudhayl" who was captured and killed as a polytheist during the siege of Taif. He was one of the Hanafi school of thought who rebelled against idol worship and believed in the One God and the Last Day. They were disturbed by the moral decline that was prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula, and they looked forward to a prophet to be sent from among the Arabs. In fact, he himself hoped to be that prophet. Umayyah mingled with religious men, read their books, and quoted from them in his poetry. He was a man of travel and trade. He used to praise some of the notables of the people, such as Abdullah ibn Jud'an, and would receive their gifts and drink wine with them. ...
