A012
Surah: 031 - Ayah: 012
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31:12
Hikmah (Special knowledge, wisdom)
God granted wisdom to Hazrat Luqman so that he may be grateful (31:12). O my dears! You should never think that God commands (His servants) to be grateful without granting (them) the inner treasures. It is never so, rather the fact is that there is (an allusion to) the abundant spiritual and intellectual bounties in the background of the mention of gratitude and wisdom.
Shakur (Very grateful)
Anyone can fulfil ordinary gratitude, but special gratitude is very difficult, because it is possible only in the light of wisdom, as God says in verse (31:12): "And We gave wisdom to LuqmÀn (and said): Be grateful to Allah!” Wisdom is a very great gift of God which He grants to very few of His servants, as mentioned in verse (34:13): "And very few of My servants are grateful." That is, the people of wisdom are very few indeed.
Q235 It is said in verse (31:12): “And We gave wisdom to Luqman; (and said): ‘Be grateful to Allah’. Whosoever is grateful, verily he is grateful for his soul; and whosoever is ungrateful then verily Allah is self-sufficient, owner of praise”. What does this verse mean? Was Hazrat Luqman(c) given Prophethood or Imamat? What is the inseparable link between wisdom and gratitude?
A235
- Hazrat Luqman(c) was a true lover of the light of Prophethood and the light of Imamat, due to which he attained that greatest treasure in which all treasures are contained.
- Teaching and giving wisdom are two different things. It would take a voluminous book to praise and explain wisdom, because all bounties are gathered in the real meanings of wisdom. The whole world says that Luqman(c) was a hakim (possessor of wisdom), but this is understood only in the sense of exoteric wisdom. However, only the carifs know about his esoteric and spiritual wisdom. Wisdom is abundant good, therefore when one attains its extremely great treasure, it becomes incumbent to show gratitude to God.
This verse has been referred 3 times.