Basic Madani Events Surah: Luqman (13)

Luqman the Wise — Divine Wisdom from Father to Son

يَٰبُنَيَّ لَا تُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرۡكَ لَظُلۡمٌ عَظِيمٌ
— لقمان الآية 13
Verse: "When Luqman said to his son while advising him: 'O my son, do not associate anything with Allah — indeed, shirk is a great wrong.'" (31:13)

A complete educational curriculum in six commandments:
  1. "Do not associate" — monotheism is the foundation of everything
  2. "We have enjoined on man [care for] his parents" — obligatory parental devotion
  3. "If it is the weight of a mustard seed" — precise divine oversight
  4. "Establish prayer" — pillar of worship
  5. "Enjoin good and forbid evil" — social reform
  6. "Do not walk proudly on earth" — humility
Lesson: Luqman's curriculum begins with monotheism and ends with ethics — because sound monotheism must yield sound ethics.
Source: Ibn Kathir (6/331); Al-Sadi; Al-Qurtubi (14/58)
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