Details of Luqman.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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As
Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
Brother,
In
Qur'an there is some Verses related to Luqman, a piece of advice he given to
his Children.
Who
was he, whether he was a Prophet? which place he belong? during which era etc.?
If you
have any detail about his life history please send.
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Answer:
Details of Luqman
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Although there are several opinions regarding the origin
of Hadrat Luqman, the scholars in Islam are almost unanimous in their opinion
that Hadrat Luqman was a wise and learned man and a pious slave of Allah
Subhanah, but not a Prophet.
The sayings and wise counsel of Hadrat Luqman were well
known to the learned people of
Because the pagan Arabs who were the first addressees of
the Glorious Quran had immense respect for the sayings and the wise counsel of
Hadrat Luqman, the guidance of the Quran itself is uninterested in the origin
or the personality of Hadrat Luqman……but rather the emphasis of the Quran is on
the wise counsels and the staunch belief of monotheism which was held and
preached by the revered Sage Luqman.
Because of the lack of evidence in the Glorious Quran or
the authentic and established Sunnah regarding the subject, one cannot say with
absolute conviction regarding the exact origin of Hadrat Luqman, the place or
tribe or race which he belonged to, or during which era did he live his life…..but
the overwhelming majority of the scholars and the commentators of the Quran
hold the view that Hadrat Luqman belongs to the region of Yemen. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister