In the Name of Allah—the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
PIECES OF ADVICE FROM A MUSLIM FATHER
It is a Qur’anic
narrative from Chapter No.31, Ayaat 13-19:
And
˹remember˺ when Luqmân said to his son, while advising him, “O my dear son!
Never associate ˹anything˺ with Allah ˹in worship˺, for associating ˹others
with Him˺ is truly the worst of all wrongs.” And We have commanded
people to ˹honour˺ their parents. Their mothers bore them through hardship upon
hardship, and their weaning takes two years. So be grateful to Me and your
parents. To Me is the final return. But if they pressure you to
associate with Me what you have no knowledge of,1 do not obey them. Still keep their company
in this world courteously, and follow the way of those who turn to Me ˹in
devotion˺. Then to Me you will ˹all˺ return, and then I will inform you of what
you used to do. ˹Luqmân added,˺ “O my dear son! ˹Even˺ if a deed
were the weight of a mustard seed—be it ˹hidden˺ in a rock or in the heavens or
the earth—Allah will bring it forth. Surely Allah is Most Subtle, All-Aware.
“O my dear son! Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is
evil, and endure patiently whatever befalls you. Surely this is a resolve to
aspire to. “And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pridefully
upon the earth. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful.
Be moderate in your pace. And lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices
is certainly the braying of donkeys.”
