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Prophet Luqman (AS)
English Translation by
Luqman was a great wise man of
Allah. He is famous for laying
down the principles of high
quality of human conduct and
wisdom.
His Great Personal Conduct
He believed in the Oneness of Allah
and obeyed His commandment with
honesty and commitment. He was a
great observer and thinker. He
avoided sleeping during the day,
and would not sit back in
comfortable posture when he had
company. He was so mannerly that
no one ever saw him
spitting. He avoided joking,
and laughing lest it would
displease Allah. He neither
rejoiced over achieving
something nor grieved over
losing it. He always helped to
settle differences between
parties. He preferred to sit
amongst gatherings of the wise
and remained silent unless
spoken to. He carefully watched
the conduct of the rulers.
Allah had bestowed upon him the gift
of wisdom and insight about the
affairs of people. Allah
ordained him to be always
thankful, for "Whosoever denies
His blessings does so only to
his own peril. "
He gave an eternal guidance to
humanity in the form of advice
to his son which is stated in
Qur'an. On The Great Sin of
Polytheism "O son, be
careful, never associate any one
with Allah because it is a grave
sin and there is no forgiveness
for it."
On Thankfulness to Allah for His
Benevolence, and On The Rights
of Parents, and Their Obedience
"O son, be humble
and charitable towards your
parents. Thank Allah first for
all that He has granted you
without your asking for it, and
then thank your parents for the
kindness they showed you, when
you were helpless.
"If the parent are polytheistic and
force you to follow them in
their faith, do not obey them in
this respect, but without
causing any harm to
them. Continue to serve them
with good conduct. Be kind to
them even if they are wrong.
Careful and Cautious Conduct
He continued his advice: "O son, Your
deeds , good or bad, and in any
amount, are accountable on the
Great Day of Reckoning. Your
reward or punishment will depend
on the quality of your conduct.
"Do not slumber when you should be
awake and stand in worship of
your Lord. Learn to bear in the
times of deprivation, for Allah
rewards those who show
contentment and forbearance.
"Do not exhibit arrogance as you walk
or talk, as Allah does not
consider arrogance to be an
appropriate behavior amongst
human beings. "Show moderation
in your attire and
adornments. "Talk in low tone,
because the loud and the crude
tone belongs to the ass."
References: al Qur'an: Sura
Luqman. |
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