Surah Luqman 31:13

Thursday, 26 March 2026

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وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ

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"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.""

اور جب لقمان نے اپنے بیٹے کو نصیحت کرتے ہوئے کہا: اے میرے بیٹے! اللہ کے ساتھ شریک نہ ٹھہرا۔ بے شک شرک بہت بڑا ظلم ہے۔

Explanation

Little has been recorded in history about Luqman, except that he was a wise and God-fearing man. The Quran says that Luqman was a grateful subject of God and who, as a father, advised his son to save himself from polytheism. Polytheism holds that beings other than God are man’s benefactors and that, man should direct his feelings of gratitude towards them. The belief in the oneness of God stems from the intense realisation that God is the sole benefactor of man and as such all his gratitude should be shown only to that One.

— Source: Tazkirul Quran (Maulana Wahiduddin Khan) via Quran.com (31:13)

Context

The wise father's first teaching establishes the foundation for all other wisdom.

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