Luqman

These are the verses of the wise Book, guidance and mercy for those who do good. Some people buy idle talk to lead others away from Allah’s path, and turn from His verses as if deaf. Allah raised the sky without pillars you can see, set mountains on the earth, spread creatures across it and sent rain that grows plants in pairs. Show me what anything else has created. Allah gave Luqman wisdom, and he tells his son: do not associate anything with Allah. Allah commands kindness to parents: a mother carries her child in weakness upon weakness, and if parents press you to associate others with Him, do not obey, yet keep kind company with them in this world. O my son, even the weight of a mustard seed, in a rock, in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring out. Pray, enjoin good, forbid wrong and be patient with what befalls you. Do not turn your cheek from people or walk proudly. Be moderate in your walk and lower your voice, for the harshest of voices is the voice of donkeys. Allah has put everything in the heavens and the earth at your service. Whoever submits to Him and does good has taken hold of the firmest handhold. If every tree were a pen and the sea were ink, with seven more seas added, the words of Allah would not run out. Creating and raising all of you is like creating one soul. Ships sail by His favour, and when waves cover them like canopies, people call on Allah alone. Fear a Day when no parent can help a child. Allah alone knows the Hour, and He sends the rain, knows what is in the wombs, and no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow or in what land it will die.