Surah Luqman 31:12

Saturday, 17 October 2026

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وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا لُقْمَـٰنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ

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"And We had certainly given Luqmān wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allāh." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy."

اور ہم نے یقیناً لقمان کو حکمت دی تھی کہ تو اللہ تعالیٰ کا شکر کر ہر شکر کرنے واﻻ اپنے ہی نفع کے لئے شکر کرتا ہے جو بھی ناشکری کرے وه جان لے کہ اللہ تعالیٰ بے نیاز اور تعریفوں واﻻ 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 (31:12)

Context

Little has been recorded in history about Luqman, except that he was a wise and God-fearing man.

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