Surah Luqman (Luqman ) 31 : 22
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(31:22:1) |
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(31:22:2) yus'lim submits |
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(31:22:3) wajhahu his face |
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(31:22:4) ilā to |
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(31:22:5) l-lahi Allah |
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(31:22:7) muḥ'sinun (is) a good-doer |
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(31:22:8) |
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(31:22:9) is'tamsaka he has grasped |
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(31:22:10) bil-ʿur'wati the handhold |
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(31:22:11) l-wuth'qā the most trustworthy |
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(31:22:12) wa-ilā And to |
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(31:22:13) l-lahi Allah |
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(31:22:14) ʿāqibatu (is the) end |
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(31:22:15) l-umūri (of) the matters |
Explanatory Note
The sūrah then refers to the proper attitude that should result from reflecting on the universal evidence and God’s countless blessings: “Whoever submits himself to God and excels in good deeds has indeed taken hold of a most firm support. With God rests the final outcome of all events.” Together with good deeds, what is required is total submission to God. One should feel reassured of God’s will, obey His commands, fulfil the duties He requires, have confidence in His mercy, trust His care, and so enjoy total contentment. All this is grouped under the heading of submission to God.
“Whoever submits himself to God and excels in good deeds has indeed taken hold of a most firm support.” This support is a bond that is never severed or weakened. It never lets down anyone who holds to it, whether in situations of ease or difficulty. No one who holds to it will ever be lost, even though his road is rough, dark and beset by hardships. This firm support is the close, confident link between the submitting believer and his Lord. Thus, whatever comes through God’s will is accepted without qualm. It gives the believer the sort of reassurance that keeps him calm and confident as he faces all events. Furthermore, in this way, he is able to rise above comforts, luxuries, difficulties, surprises and all other impediments.
Man’s journey is long, hard and full of danger. The danger posed by luxury and affluence is no less than that arising from misery and deprivation. Hence the need for firm and ever-present support. The firmest support is that which comes about from submitting oneself to God and doing good deeds. “With God rests the final outcome of all events.” With Him all journeys end, and to Him we all return. Hence, it is better for man to submit to Him from the start, so that he moves along his journey with confidence, reassurance and guidance.
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An examination of the subject matter shows that it was sent down in the period when persecution to suppress and thwart the invitation to Islam had begun. Every sort of plotting had started being employed for this purpose. This is borne out by v.14 in which the young reverts to Islam have been told that although the rights of the parents are the uppermost after God they should not listen to them if they prevented them from accepting Islam or compelled them to revert to the creed of polytheism (Shirk). The same thing has been said in Surah 29: al-‘Ankabut (The Spider) which indicates that both these Surahs were sent down in the same period. A study of the style and subject matter of the two Surahs on the whole however shows that Surah Luqman was sent down earlier for one does not see any sign of the antagonism in its background, though contrary to this while studying Surah 29: al-‘Ankabut (The Spider) one can clearly feel that the Muslims were being severely persecuted during the period of its revelation.
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