31. LUQMAN
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
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Alif Laam Miim.
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Those are the signs of the book of wisdom,
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a guidance and a mercy for the doers of good,
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those who establish worship (salat) and give charity (zakat) and are
certain of the hereafter.
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Those are on guidance from their Fosterer and those are the persons
who are successful.
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And among mankind is he who purchases (as his) pastime issue, misleading
of (people) from the way of Allah, without having (any) knowledge, and
takes it as a mockery. Those are the persons for whom there is a disgraceful
punishment.
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And when Our signs are read to him he turns back proudly as if he did
not hear them, as if there is heaviness in his ears, so convey to him
the news of a painful punishment.
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Those who believe and do righteous works, for them are gardens of bliss,
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they will certainly stay in them, Allah’s promise is true and He is
the Mighty, the Wise.
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He has created the skies (heavenly bodies) without any support that
you see, and He has put mountains in the earth lest it should shake
with you, and He has spread in it all (kinds) of moving creatures, and
We sent down water from the sky, then We caused every kind of beneficial
(thing) to grow therein.
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This is the creation of Allah, so show me that which those besides Him
have created, no, the unjust are in clear error. (R 1)
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And indeed We gave wisdom to Luqman, that: be grateful to Allah, and
one who is grateful then he is grateful only for (the benefit of) his
own soul, and one who is ungrateful then Allah is certainly Independent,
Praised,
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and when Luqman said to son while admonishing him, “O my son! do not
associate (any partner) with Allah. Polytheism is certainly a great
injustice.”
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And We have enjoined on man regarding his parents, his mother carried
him (in states of) weakness upon weakness, and his weaning (was completed)
in two years, (so these obligations demand) that (you) be grateful to
Me and to your parents, towards Me is the destination.
( P 20 ½ )
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And if they strive with you that you should associate with Me (something)
about which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them, but keep company
with them in this world (in a manner that is) recognized (as good),
and follow the way of him who turns to Me, then to Me is your return,
then I will inform you about that which you used to do.
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(Luqman further said), “O my son! even if it is the weight of the grain
of a mustard seed and it is in a rock or in the skies or in the earth,
Allah will bring it, (because) Allah is certainly Subtilety Informed.
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O my son! establish worship (salat) and enjoin that which is recognized
(as good) and stop (people) from that which is not recognized (as good)
and be patient on whatever befalls on you, that certainly is among the
deciding factors of affairs.
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And do not turn away your cheek boastfully from people nor walk proudly
in the earth, Allah certainly does not like anyone who considers himself
great, boastful.
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And be moderate in your walk and lower your voice, the harshest of voices
is certainly the voice of the ass.” (
R 2 )
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Did you not consider that Allah has subjected to your service that which
is in the skies and that which is in the earth and has (showered) His
favors on you excessively (both) externally and internally? And among
mankind is he who disputes regarding Allah without knowledge and without
guidance and without a book giving light.
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And when it is said to them, “Follow that which Allah has sent down,”
they say, “No, we will follow that on which we found our fathers.” What!
even if the devil used to invite them to the punishment of blazing fire?
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And one who submits himself to Allah and he is the doer of good, then
he has indeed caught hold of a strong handle for which there is no breaking
off, and the (decision of) the consequences of affairs
is Allah’s.
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And one who does not believe, do not let his infidelity grieve you,
to Us is their return, so We will inform them of that which they did.
Allah is certainly the Knower of that which is in the bosoms.
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We will make them enjoy a little then We will drive them towards a harsh
punishment.
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And if you ask them, “Who created the skies and the earth?” They will
definitely say, “Allah.” Say, “Praise is due only for Allah, but the
majority of them does not know.”
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Allah’s is whatever is in the skies and the earth. Allah is certainly
the Independent, the Praised.
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And had all the trees that are in the earth been pens and the sea (were
ink) with seven more seas added to it, (even then) the words of Allah
would not be exhausted, Allah is certainly Mighty, Wise.
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Your creation and your raising is nothing but like (the creation and
raising of) a single soul. Allah is certainly Hearing, Seeing.
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Did you not consider that Allah makes the night to enter into the day
and makes the day to enter into the night and He has compelled the sun
and the moon (to follow His laws), each one moves till an appointed
term, and that Allah is informed of what you do?
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That is because Allah is the Reality and that which they pray to besides
Him, is falsehood; and that Allah is the High, the Great. (R 3)
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Did you not consider that the ships sail in the sea due to Allah’s favor,
that He may show you (some) of His signs? Certainly there are signs
in that for every patient, grateful one.
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And when a wave covers them like overshadowing clouds, they pray to
Allah, making religion exclusively for Him, but when He brings them
safe to the land, then among them there are those who compromise (by
not continuing to keep religion purely for Allah); and no one knowingly
denies Our signs except every traitor, ungrateful one.
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O mankind! be careful of your Fosterer and fear the day when a father
will not be able to pay for the penalty on behalf of his son, and the
son will not be able to pay for anything by way of penalty on behalf
of his father. Allah’s promise is certainly true, so do not let the
life of this world deceive you nor let the deceiver deceive you about
Allah.
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The knowledge of the hour of doom is certainly with Allah. And He sends
down the rain. And He knows that which is in the wombs. And no person
knows what he will earn tomorrow (in future). And no person knows in
what (part of) the earth he will die. Allah is certainly Knowing, Informed.
(R 4)
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