The divine book of Allah Almighty, Quran, along with prohibitions, prayers and commands about the way we live our life, contains the stories of nations, Personalities and prophets sent to guide them. The purpose of these tales is that we learn from them and live our lives according to the teachings of Allah Almighty. Quran contains stories of different personalities; some of them are mentioned as prophets but reality about two of these personalities is not clear. The two are Zulqarnain and Luqman (or Hakim Luqman). It is not clearly mentioned that whether they were prophets or just righteous servants of Allah Almighty.
Surah Luqman, the thirty First Surah of Quran was named after Luqman. He was believed to be from Africa. Historians define him as short black man from either Ethiopia or Southern Egypt. Luqman is described as a perceptive man, always watching and analyzing the creations of Allah Almighty around him. One day an angel came to him during sleep and offered him to take kingship or wisdom. He chose wisdom. When he woke up, he could feel the sharpness of his senses. Unfortunately he was taken slave by slavers
He was sold to a good and intelligent man. He treated Luqman with kindness. One day he ordered Luqman to slaughter sheep and bring him its best parts. Luqman brought him tongue and heart of sheep. A few days later the man ordered Luqman to again slaughter a sheep but ordered to bring its worst parts. He was amazed to see that Luqman brought tongue and heart again. When asked, Luqman answered that if a person is pure than his heart and tongue are his best parts but if the person is evil than heart and tongue are evil as well. Luqman’s owner gave him great respect. Many people consulted Luqman for advice and he became famous for his wisdom all over his country. Despite wisdom and intelligence, he was always remained a true servant of Allah Almighty and advised his son and other people to obey the Creator of universe.
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