The Good Life
Words of Wisdom
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WORDS OF WISDOM
Luqman admonished his son: “My son,” he said, “do
not associate others with God; to associate other with
God is a mighty wrong.” We have enjoined man to
show kindness to his parents, for with much pain his
mother bears him, and he is not weaned before he is
two years of age. Give thanks to Me and to your
parents. To Me all things shall return. But if they press
you to associate others with Me, of whom you know
nothing, then then do not obey them. Be kind to them
in this world, but follow the way of him who turns to
me. To me you shall return and I shall tell you what
you have done. “My dear son, God will bring all
things to light, be they as small as a grain of mustard
seed, be they hidden inside a rock or in heaven or on
earth. God is Wise and All-Knowing. My dear son, be
steadfast in prayer, enjoin good and forbid evil.
Endure with fortitude whatever befalls you. That is
true constancy. Do not treat people with scorn, nor
walk haughtily on the earth; God does not love the
arrogant and the vainglorious. Rather let your gait be
modest and your voice be low; the ugliest of all voices
is the braying of the ass” (31:13-19).
