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Luqman (Luqman)

Verse 12of 34

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا لُقْمَٰنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌۭ﴿١٢

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
لُقْمَـٰنَluq'mānaLuqman
ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'matathe wisdom
أَنِanithat
ٱشْكُرْush'kurBe grateful
لِلَّهِ ۚlillahito Allah
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَشْكُرْyashkur(is) grateful
فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
يَشْكُرُyashkuruhe is grateful
لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖlinafsihifor himself
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
كَفَرَkafara(is) ungrateful
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
غَنِىٌّghaniyyun(is) Free of need
حَمِيدٌۭḥamīdunPraiseworthy

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

LuqmanThe Salaf differed over the identity of Luqman; there are two opinions: was he a Prophet or just a righteous servant of Allah without the prophethood The majority favored the latter view, that he was a righteous servant of Allah without being a Prophet. Sufyan Ath-Thawri said, narrating from Al-Ash`ath, from `Ikrimah, from Ibn `Abbas, "Luqman was an Ethiopian slave who was a carpenter.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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