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Man in general, and throughout his history, old and new, has always needed to believe in religious, mental, and cultural beliefs and convictions, and at the same time he does not imagine himself outside of these beliefs and convictions or detached from them, as they provide him with psychological and emotional reassurance, and also provide him with protection from himself, which may behave in... Sometimes there are bumpy paths, sharp switchbacks, potential uncertainties, or unknown areas.
Therefore, we cannot strip others of their religious beliefs, whether divine or man-made, because interests have converged between states and peoples in many aspects of life and because freedom of religious belief must remain a private matter for the individual alone, and one of his most sacred human, civil and religious rights in general. Therefore, in my research, I tried to list or present the religious beliefs of the peoples of the world and their laws as they are in their concepts, without fanaticism or bias.
Was it still possible to add anything about Al-Mutanabbi, who filled the world and preoccupied the people, throughout these centuries that extended from his birth until now?!.. And did there remain a side of him that had not been studied, examined, and examined in more than one way, nor was it subject to discussion and debate among the fans of this great poet? And between his critics and haters?!.. Al-Mutanabbi is a unique figure in our literary heritage. His lovers, readers, and memorizers of his poetry are more numerous than those who can be counted, and it is too dangerous to clash with them without prior preparation and readiness. They have extensive knowledge of his poetry and many of the stages and details of his life. Their zeal in defending or attacking it is immeasurable. Therefore, the prior image is more binding. The imagined picture of him that they drew for him is too attached to the imagination to be discussed. Its relationship with national identity is more rooted and dangerous. This is what makes attacking him, for many, an attack on one of the nation’s “values and symbols.” But I am writing about Al-Mutanabbi after I spent two full years reading him, analyzing his poetry, and studying the details of his life in order to write a television series about him. Dramatic writing requires its author to penetrate as much as he can into the souls of his heroes in order to understand them, to imagine them in the situations in which humans might be, and to draw their reactions, with dramatic logic, as human reactions might be. All of this is within the framework of documented historical information.
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