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sūrah (Luqman) verses was revealed makkah
7. When our Revelations are recited to such one, he
turns
away in arrogance as if he had not heard them, as
if there
were heaviness in his ears. So, give him the glad tidi
ngs of a
painful punishment.
17. “My dear son! Establish the Prayer in confor
mity with
its conditions, enjoin and promote what is right a
nd good
and forbid and try to prevent the evil, and bear p
atiently
whatever may befall you. Surely (all of) that is
among
greatly meritorious things requiring great resol
ution to
fulfill.
18. “Do not turn your face from people in scornf
ul pride,
nor move on earth haughtily. Surely God does
not love
anyone proud and boastful.
19. “Be modest in your bearing, and subdue your vo
ice. For
certain the most repugnantof voicesis braying of
donkeys.”
20. Do you not see that God has made all that i
s in the
heavens and all that is on the earth of service to y
ou,…..
31. Do you not consider that the ships run on the
sea by
God’s favor, that He may show you some of His
signs……………...
33. O humankind! Keep from disobedience to your
Lord in
reverence for Him to deserve His protection, and fe
ar a Day
when no parent will be able to avail his child, nor
a child
avail his parent, in anything. God’s promise (of t
he Last
Judgment) is certainly true. So do not let the pres
ent,
worldly life delude you, nor let any deluder (inclu
ding
especially Satan) delude you (in your conception
s) about
God.
34. With God alone rests the knowledge of the La
st Hour
(when it will come). He sends down rain (just at t
he time
and place He alone knows), and He alone knows w
hat is in
the wombs. No soul knows what it will reap tomorr
ow, and
no soul knows in what place it will die. Surely Go
d is All-
Knowing, All-Aware.