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Introduction
1. Al-Fatihah
2. Al-Baqarah
3. Al-Imran
4. Al-Nisa
5. Al-Maidah
6. Al-Anam
7. Al-Araf
8. Al-Anfal
9. Al-Taubah
10. Yunus
11. Hud
12. Yusuf
13. Al-Rad
14. Ibrahim
15. Al-Hijr
16. Al-Nahl
17. Bani Israil
18. Al-Kahf
19. Maryam
20. Ta-Ha
21. Al-Anbiya
22. Al-Hajj
23. Al-Muminun
24. An-Nur
25. Al-Furqan
26. Ash-Shuara
27. An-Naml
28. Al-Qasas
29. Al-Ankabut
30. Ar-Rum
31. Luqman
32. As-Sajdah
33. Al-Ahzab
34. Saba
35. Fatir
36. Yasin
37. As-Saffat
38. Saad
39. Az-Zumar
40. Al-Mumin
41. Ha-Meem-As-Sajdah
42. AShura
43. Az-Zukhruf
44. Ad-Dukhan
45. Al-Jathiyah
46. Al-Ahqaf
47. Muhammad
48. Al-Fath
49. Al-Hujurat
50. Al-Qaf
51. Adh-Dhariyat
52. At-Tur
53. An-Najm
54. Al-Qamar
55. Al-Rahman
56. Al-Waqiah
57. Al-Hadid
58. Al-Mujadalah
59. Al-Hashr
60. Al-Mumtahinah
61. As-Saff
62. Al-Jumuah
63. Al-Munafiqun
64. Al-Taghabun
65. At-Talaq
66. At-Tahrim
67. Al-Mulk
68. Al-Qalam
69. Al-Haqqah
70. Al-Maarij
71. Nuh
72. Al-Jinn
73. Al-Muzzammil
74. Al-Muddhththir
75. Al-Qiyamah
76. Ad-Dahr
77. Al-Mursalat
78. An-Naba
79. An-Naziat
80. Abas
81. At-Takwir
82. Al-Infitar
83. At-Tatfif
84. Al-Inshiqaq
85. Al-Buruj
86. At-Tariq
87. Al-Ala
88. Al-Ghashiyah
89. Al-Fajr
90. Al-Balad
91. Ash-Shams
92. Al-Lail
93. Ad-Duha
94. Al-Inshirah
95. At-Tin
96. Al-Alaq
97. Al-Qadr
98. Al-Bayyinah
99. Az-Zilzal
100. Al-Adiyat
101. Al-Qariah
102. At-Takathur
103. Al-Asr
104. Al-Humazah
105. Al-Fil
106. Al-Quraish
107. Al-Maun
108. Al-Kauthar
109. Al-Kafirun
110. An-Nasr
111. Al-Lahab
112. Al-Ikhlas
113. Al-Falaq
114. An-Nas
Surah 31. Luqman
Verses [Section]: 1-11[1], 12-19 [2], 20-30 [3], 31-34 [4]

Quran Text of Verse 12-19
31. Luqman Page 412وَ لَقَدْAnd verilyاٰتَیْنَاWe gaveلُقْمٰنَLuqmanالْحِكْمَةَthe wisdomاَنِthatاشْكُرْBe gratefulلِلّٰهِ ؕto Allahوَ مَنْAnd whoeverیَّشْكُرْ(is) gratefulفَاِنَّمَاthen onlyیَشْكُرُhe is gratefulلِنَفْسِهٖ ۚfor himselfوَ مَنْAnd whoeverكَفَرَ(is) ungratefulفَاِنَّthen indeedاللّٰهَAllahغَنِیٌّ(is) Free of needحَمِیْدٌ Praiseworthy وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالَsaidلُقْمٰنُLuqmanلِابْنِهٖto his sonوَ هُوَwhile heیَعِظُهٗ(was) instructing himیٰبُنَیَّO my son!لَا(Do) notتُشْرِكْassociate partnersبِاللّٰهِ ؔؕwith AllahاِنَّIndeedالشِّرْكَassociating partnersلَظُلْمٌ(is) surely an injusticeعَظِیْمٌ great وَ وَصَّیْنَاAnd We have enjoinedالْاِنْسَانَ(upon) manبِوَالِدَیْهِ ۚfor his parentsحَمَلَتْهُcarried himاُمُّهٗhis motherوَهْنًا(in) weaknessعَلٰیuponوَهْنٍweaknessوَّ فِصٰلُهٗand his weaningفِیْ(is) inعَامَیْنِtwo yearsاَنِthatاشْكُرْBe gratefulلِیْto Meوَ لِوَالِدَیْكَ ؕand to your parentsاِلَیَّtowards Meالْمَصِیْرُ (is) the destination وَ اِنْBut ifجَاهَدٰكَthey strive against youعَلٰۤیonاَنْthatتُشْرِكَyou associate partnersبِیْwith Meمَاwhatلَیْسَnotلَكَyou haveبِهٖof itعِلْمٌ ۙany knowledgeفَلَاthen (do) notتُطِعْهُمَاobey both of themوَ صَاحِبْهُمَاBut accompany themفِیinالدُّنْیَاthe worldمَعْرُوْفًا ؗ(with) kindnessوَّ اتَّبِعْand followسَبِیْلَ(the) pathمَنْ(of him) whoاَنَابَturnsاِلَیَّ ۚto MeثُمَّThenاِلَیَّtowards Meمَرْجِعُكُمْ(is) your returnفَاُنَبِّئُكُمْthen I will inform youبِمَاof whatكُنْتُمْyou used (to)تَعْمَلُوْنَ do یٰبُنَیَّO my sonاِنَّهَاۤIndeed itاِنْifتَكُit beمِثْقَالَ(the) weightحَبَّةٍ(of) a grainمِّنْofخَرْدَلٍa mustard seedفَتَكُنْand it beفِیْinصَخْرَةٍa rockاَوْorفِیinالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensاَوْorفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthیَاْتِAllah will bring it forthبِهَاAllah will bring it forthاللّٰهُ ؕAllah will bring it forthاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَطِیْفٌ(is) All-Subtleخَبِیْرٌ All-Aware یٰبُنَیَّO my sonاَقِمِEstablishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اْمُرْand enjoinبِالْمَعْرُوْفِ[with] the rightوَ انْهَand forbidعَنِfromالْمُنْكَرِthe wrongوَ اصْبِرْand be patientعَلٰیoverمَاۤwhatاَصَابَكَ ؕbefalls youاِنَّIndeedذٰلِكَthatمِنْ(is) ofعَزْمِthe matters requiring determinationالْاُمُوْرِۚthe matters requiring determination وَ لَاAnd (do) notتُصَعِّرْturnخَدَّكَyour cheekلِلنَّاسِfrom menوَ لَاand (do) notتَمْشِwalkفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthمَرَحًا ؕexultantlyاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَا(does) notیُحِبُّlikeكُلَّeveryمُخْتَالٍself-conceitedفَخُوْرٍۚboaster وَ اقْصِدْAnd be moderateفِیْinمَشْیِكَyour paceوَ اغْضُضْand lowerمِنْ[of]صَوْتِكَ ؕyour voiceاِنَّIndeedاَنْكَرَ(the) harshestالْاَصْوَاتِ(of all) soundsلَصَوْتُ(is) surely (the) voiceالْحَمِیْرِ۠(of) the donkeys
Translation of Verse 12-19

12. Indeed, We blessed Luqmân with wisdom, ˹saying˺, "Be grateful to Allah, for whoever is grateful, it is only for their own good. And whoever is ungrateful, then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy." 833

13. And ˹remember˺ when Luqmân said to his son, while advising him, "O my dear son! Never associate ˹anything˺ with Allah ˹in worship˺, for associating ˹others with Him˺ is truly the worst of all wrongs." 2) Honour Your Parents 834

14. And We have commanded people to ˹honour˺ their parents. Their mothers bore them through hardship upon hardship, and their weaning takes two years. So be grateful to Me and your parents. To Me is the final return.

15. But if they pressure you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, 835 do not obey them. Still keep their company in this world courteously, and follow the way of those who turn to Me ˹in devotion˺. Then to Me you will ˹all˺ return, and then I will inform you of what you used to do. 3) Know That Allah Will Judge All Deeds

16. ˹Luqmân added,˺ "O my dear son! ˹Even˺ if a deed were the weight of a mustard seed-be it ˹hidden˺ in a rock or in the heavens or the earth-Allah will bring it forth. Surely Allah is Most Subtle, All- Aware. 4) Fulfil Your Duty to Allah

17. "O my dear son! Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is evil, and endure patiently whatever befalls you. Surely this is a resolve to aspire to. 5) Be Humble

18. "And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pridefully upon the earth. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful.

19. Be moderate in your pace. And lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is certainly the braying of donkeys."


Commentary

833. Luqmân is believed to have been a righteous, wise man who lived around the time of Prophet David ( ﷺ ) .

834. The Quran usually combines the command to worship Allah with the order to honour one's parents ( see 6:151 and 17:23). This is why this passage interjects Luqmân's advice to his son. In some instances, the Quran follows the order to be kind to parents with emphasizing the role of the mother. This is because some of the mother's sacrifices take place before the child is born and when they are too young. So the Quran brings these sacrifices to the children's attention.

835. Other gods.