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He that gives thanks to Him has much to gain, but if any one is
ungrateful,Allah is Self-Sufficient andGlorious.'
And (remember) when Luqman said to his son when admonishing
him; 'My son, associate none with Allah, for to associate others with
Him is a tremendous wrong.’
And We enjoined man (to show kindness) to his parents, for
weakness after weakness his mother bears him and he is not weaned
before he is two years of age. We said: 'Give thanks to Me and to your
parents. ToMe shall all things return. But if they press you to associate
withMe what you know nothing of, do not obey them. Be kind to them
in this world, and follow the path of those who turn to Me. To Me you
shall all return, and I will declare to you all that you have done.'
'My son, Allah will bring all things to light, be they as small as a
grain of mustard seed, be they hidden inside a rock or in heaven or
earth.Allah isWise andAll-Knowing.
'My son, be steadfast in prayer, enjoin justice, and forbid evil.
Endure with fortitude whatever befalls you. That is a duty incumbent
on all.
'Do not turn away from men with scorn, nor walk proudly on the
earth: Allah does not love the arrogant and the vain-glorious. Rather
let your gait be modest and your voice low: the harshest of voices is the
braying of the asses.'
Do you not see howAllah has subjected to you all that the heavens
and the earth contain and lavished on you both His visible and unseen
favours? Yet some would argue about Allah without knowledge or
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LUQMAN
THE QURAN