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Verse 13of 34

وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌۭ﴿١٣

Translation (Sahih International)

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."

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
قَالَqālasaid
لُقْمَـٰنُluq'mānuLuqman
لِٱبْنِهِۦli-ib'nihito his son
وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
يَعِظُهُۥyaʿiẓuhu(was) instructing him
يَـٰبُنَىَّyābunayyaO my son
لَا(Do) not
تُشْرِكْtush'rikassociate partners
بِٱللَّهِ ۖbil-lahiwith Allah
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلشِّرْكَl-shir'kaassociating partners
لَظُلْمٌlaẓul'mun(is) surely an injustice
عَظِيمٌۭʿaẓīmungreat

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Luqman's Advice to His SonAllah tells us how Luqman advised his son. His full name was Luqman bin `Anqa' bin Sadun, and his son's name was Tharan, according to a saying quoted by As-Suhayli. Allah describes him in the best terms, and states that he granted him wisdom. Luqman advised his son, the closest and most beloved of all people to him, who deserved to be given the best of his knowledge. So, Luqman started by advising him to worship Allah Alone, and not to associate anything with Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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