Al Aaraaf

"Al Aaraaf" is a poem by American poet Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1829. The poem was one of Poe's first renowned works, and is famous for its historical references. It is based on stories from the Qur'an, and tells of the afterlife in a place called Al Aaraaf.

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"Al Aaraaf" is the major poem of the book "Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems", and was inspired by Tycho Brahe's discovery of a supernova back in 1572 which was visible for about seventeen months. This nova was merged with Al Aaraaf, a star that was the between paradise and hell. Al Aaraaf was a place where people who have not been either markedly good nor markedly bad had to stay until forgiven by God and let in to Paradise, as depicted in the Qur'an.

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Edgar Allan Poe: Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor and critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantics. He is best known for his tales of the macabre and his poems, as well as being one of the early practitioners of the short story and...

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