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The function and influence of the Glorious Qur‘an on the poetry of the
“Umawi and Abbasi” periods is both conceptual and indirect.
The apparent adaptations in the poetry of the Umawi period, being a symbol of Arab prejudice, have been rarely used for political policies and thought. The prose of this period, however, is quite opposite to its poetry, for in these writings one is able to notice the direct impact of religious thought.
In the poetical works of the major poets of the Abbasi period, such as Sharif Radi or Mutinabbi, no Qur‘anic adaptations may be seen. And yet in the poetry of the “Period of Decline11, Qur‘anic verses along with their influences are seen frequently.
Ibn Matuq is one of the Shiite poets of the eleventh cent. (A.H.) He has used various Qur‘anic verses directly and indirectly so as to greatly praise the Holy Imams of the Shiism quite a lot.