Luqman The Wise's Ten Pieces of Advice for His Son | Sidi Masoud Qazen
Channel: Muslim Community Center - MCC East Bay
Date: 2018-03-31

Sidi Masoud Qazen delivers the youth Khutbah about the ten insightful pieces of advice that Luqman the Wise gave to his son.

Luqman's ten words of advice were:

1. … O my son! Join not in worship others with God.  Verily! Joining others in worship with God is a great wrong indeed. (Quran 31:13)
2.  And we have enjoined on man to be dutiful and good to his parents … (Quran 31:14)
3. O my son! If it be (anything) equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth … (Quran 31:16)
4. O my son! Offer prayer perfectly … (31:17)
5. … enjoin on people all that is good and forbid them from all that is evil … (31:17)
6. … and bear with patience whatever befalls you … (31:17)
7. And turn not your face away from men with pride … (31:18) 
8. … nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not any arrogant boaster. (31:18) 
9. And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking … (31:19)
10. … and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is the braying of the asses. (31:19)

Luqman (also known as Luqman the Wise, Luqmaan, Lukman, and Luqman al-Hakeem; Arabic: لقمان) was a wise man after whom Surah Luqman in (Arabic: سورة لقمان), the thirty-first sura (chapter) of the Qurʼan, was named. Luqman (c. 1100 BC) is believed to be from Ethiopia. There are many stories about Luqman in Persian, Arabic and Turkish literature and the primary historical sources are the Tafsir ibn Kathir and Stories of the Qurʼan by Ibn Kathir. The Qurʼan does not state whether Luqman was a prophet, but some people believe him to be a prophet and thus write Alayhis salaam (A.S.) with his name. The Baháʼí holy writings also make reference to Luqman.

This sermon was delivered at the Muslim Community Center - East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Friday, March 30, 2018.

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Masoud Qazen is a community member, a scientist by profession, and MCC Sunday School Quranic instructor. He spends his days coaching executives to become better at problem solving to bring new products to the market. He has studied Arabic and Quran with many teachers, including scholars from the Bay.  In his free time, he tackles the Bay Area mountains with his bike and fellow Muslim biking group.