Category: Luqman

Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.]

These are verses of the Book (the Quran). of wisdom,

a guide and a blessing for the righteous:

who establish Salah (Islamic Prayers), give Zakah (obligatory Charity) and firmly believe in the hereafter.

Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.

But there are, among men, those who purchase idle tales, only to lead others away from Allah’s Way—without any knowledge—and to make a mockery of it. They will suffer a humiliating punishment.
Meaning:-
Mockery: making fun of, insulting or contemptuous action or speech.

When Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to such a person, he turns his face away in arrogance as if he did not hear them, as if there is deafness in their ears. So give them good news ˹O Prophet˺ of a painful punishment.

As for those who believe and do good deeds, there will be gardens of delight,

wherein they shall live forever. The promise of Allah is true: He is the Almighty, the Wise.

He created the heavens without pillars—as you can see—and placed firm mountains upon the earth so it does not shake with you, and scattered throughout it all types of creatures. And We send down rain from the sky, causing every type of fine plant to grow on earth.

This is Allah’s creation; now, show Me what is there that others (gods) besides Him have created? – In fact the wrongdoers are in manifest error.
Meaning:-
Wrongdoer: a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender.
Manifest: clear or obvious to the eye or mind

We gave wisdom to Luqman so that he may be grateful to Allah. The one who pay thanks, does so for his own good; and the one who denies His favors, should know that Allah is certainly free of all wants, worthy of all praise.

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, “O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah . Indeed, association [with him] is great injustice.”

We have enjoined man concerning his parents – his mother carries him in her womb while suffering weakness upon weakness and then weans him for two years – That’s why We commanded him: “Give thanks to Me and to your parents, and keep in mind that, to Me is your final goal.
Meaning:-
Womb: the uterus, a place of origination and development.
Weans:to accustom (a child ) to food other than its mother’smilk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.

If they argue with you to commit shirk (associate partner), of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them; however you should still treat them kindly in this world, but follow the way of that individual who has turned to Me. After all, to Me is your return; then I will inform you about the reality of all that you have done.”

Luqman further said: “O my son! Allah will bring all things to light, be they as small as a grain of a mustard seed, be they hidden inside a rock or high above in the heavens or deep down in the earth. Allah is well aware of all things to their finest details.

O my son! keep up prayer and enjoin the good and forbid the evil, and bear patiently that which befalls you; surely these acts require courage;
Meaning:-
Enjoin: instruct or urge (someone) to do something.
Befalls: urge strongly; command, (of something bad) happen to someone.

Do not speak to the people with your face turned away, nor walk proudly on earth; for Allah does not love any self-conceited boaster.
Meaning:-
Conceited: excessively proud of oneself; vain.
Boast: talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities, brag.

“And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice. Indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys.”
Meaning:-
Moderate: average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.
Insolence: rude and disrespectful behavior.

Do you not see that Allah has subjected to your benefit all that is in the heavens and in the earth, and has lavished on you His evident and hidden favors? Yet there are some people who still argue about Allah without knowledge, without guidance or an enlightening Book.

When it is said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they reply, “No! We ˹only˺ follow what we found our forefathers practicing.” ˹Would they still do so˺ even if Satan is inviting them to the punishment of the blazing fire?
Meaning:-
Blaze: burn fiercely or burning very brightly.

Whoever fully submits themselves to Allah and is a good-doer, they have certainly grasped the firmest hand-hold. And with Allah rests the outcome of ˹all˺ affairs.
Meaning:-
Doer: a person who acts rather than merely talking or thinking.

But whoever disbelieves, do not let their disbelief grieve you ˹O Prophet˺. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of all they did. Surely Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.
Meaning:-
Grieve: to cause to suffer, mental or emotional suffering.

We let them enjoy for a while this life, then in the hereafter We shall drive them to an unrelenting punishment.
Meaning:-
Unrelenting: implacable, inflexible, uncompromising, continual.

If you ask them: “Who has created the heavens and the earth?” They will certainly say: “Allah”. Say: “Praise be to Allah!” But the fact is that most of them do not use their common sense to understand.

To Allah belong all that is in the heavens and earth; surely Allah is the One Who is free of all wants, worthy of all praise.

If all the trees on earth were pens, and the ocean were ink, replenished by seven more oceans, the writing of Allah’s Words (His wonderful signs and creations) would not be exhausted; surely Allah is Mighty Wise.

Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.

Do you not see that Allah causes the night to pass into the day and the day into the night, that He has subjected the sun and the moon to follow His law, each pursuing its course for an appointed term, and that Allah is well aware of all your actions?

That is because Allah is the (only) Reality, and because whatever else they invoke besides Him is Falsehood; and because Allah,- He is the Most High, Most Great.

Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allah that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

When any giant wave covers them like a canopy, they pray to Allah with all devotion making their faith pure for Him. But when He delivers them safely to land, some of them falter between belief and unbelief. None reject Our revelations except the treacherous and the ungrateful.
Meaning:-
Falter: speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice.