nurture them before it's too late...
Saturday, May 30, 2009
12:13 PM
it is easy to say then done when raising or nurturing a child. As a Muslim we all know Luqman Hakim. He has been mentioned in the Qur'an as an intelligent and wise man who lived in Israel who give nice advice to his son which is famous in Muslim society. Luqman (Arabic: لقمان) is the name of a holy man mentioned in Luqman (sura) in the Qur'an. Luqman was believed to be from Nubia, present-day Ethiopia. He was a perceptive man, always watching the animals and plants of his surroundings, and he tried to understand the world based on what he saw. One day, whilst sleeping under a tree, an angel came to him and said God wanted to bestow a gift upon Luqman: either to be a prophet or a wise man. Luqman chose to be a wise man, and when he woke up from his slumber, he was aware that his senses and understanding had sharpened. He felt in complete harmony with nature and could understand the inner meaning of things, beyond their physical reality. Immediately he bowed down, thanked and praised God for this wonderful gift (Wikipedia).
these were his words to his son;
- O my son, associate not any one with Allah. Undoubtedly, the association with Allah is a tremendous wrong.
- O my son! The evil if it be even to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, then it be in a rock or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Undoubtedly Allah is Knower of every subtlety, beware.
- O my son! Establish prayer and bid doing good and forbid evil and be patient with whatever befalls you. Undoubtedly, these are affairs of determination.
- And make not your cheek crooked while talking to anyone and walk not in the earth struttingly. Without doubt Allah loves not any arrogant boaster.
- And walk moderately and lower your voice to some extent. Without doubt of all voices, the most hideous voice is of a donkey.