Sura Luqman (audio - translation)

Sūra Luqmān (Arabic: سورة لقمان) is the thirty first sura of the Qur'an. It is a Makki sura located in juz' twenty one. This sura is called "Luqman" because it mentions the name of Luqman and his pieces of advice to his son. This sura mentions the life of Luqman and his moral and wise words and also discusses issues such as the Unity of God, attributes of good-doers, attributes of rejecters and despots, inviting to God-wariness and description of the Day of Judgement.

Verse nineteen gives one of the consults of Luqman to his son and verse twenty two called "Urwat al-Wuthqa" is one of the famous verses of this sura. In the interpretation of verse six of this sura, jurists have mentioned discussions about lahw al-hadith (entertaining talks) and ghina (forbidden enrapturing music).

About the merits of recitation of this sura, it is mentioned that whoever recites Sura Luqman, will be friend with Luqman on the Day of Judgement and will be rewarded ten times of a person who observes doing good and avoids bad deeds.