Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 7 - Intro And Page

"My dear son, in fact, if there be anything to themeasure of a grain of rye, and it be (hidden) in a rock orin the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth.Surely, Allah is All-Fine, All Aware. [16] My dear son,establish Saliih, and bid the Fair and forbid the Unfair,and observe patience on what befalls you. Surely, thisis among the matters of determination. [17] And do notturn your cheek away from people, and do not walk onthe earth haughtily. Surely, Allah does not like anyonearrogant, proud. [la] And be moderate in your walk, andlower your voice. Surely, the ugliest of voices is thevoice of the donkeys." [19]Commentary.I . rWho was LuqmZn a\ mentioned in verse 12: WI GY aj (AndWe gave wisdom to LuqmZn)? According to a report of Wahb IbnMunnabih, LuqmZn, %$81 was a nephew of Sayyidna Ayytib (Job)wkile MuqZtil identifies him as his brother from his maternal aunt. Itappears in Tafsb ul-BaidZwi and elsewhere that he lived long, as long asthe time of SayyidnZ DZwiid '=I. It is proved by other reports too thatLuqmZn, appeared during the time of SayyidnZ DZwGd ,%I.And the report of SayyidnZ Ibn 'AbbZs & appearing in ad-Durral-Manthur says that he was an Ethiopian slave who worked as acarpenter (narrated by Ibn Abi Shaibah and &mad in az-Zuhd, and Ibn Jarir andIbn al-Mundhir and others). When the SahZbi, SayyidnZ JZbir Ibn 'AbdullZh& was asked about his background, he said that he was an Ethiopian oflow height and flat nose. And MujZhid said that he was a thick-lipped,cracked-footed Ethiopian slave (al-ZajjZj). (Ibn Kathir)An Ethiopian came to Sa'id Ibn al-Musayyab looking for an answer tosome religious problem. The famous TZbi'l consoled him by telling himthat he should not worry about the dark color of his skin, because therewere three highly revered persons from among the black people who wereregarded as the best of any people anywhere. Then he cited the names ofSayyidnZ BilZl al-Habash;, Sayyidn5 Mahja', the freed slave of SayyidnZ'Umar Ibn ul-KhattZb -1 /r65 hi dJ, and LuqmZn -1.The Identity of LuqmZnAccording to Ibn Kath:, the majority of the elders concur that he wasnot a prophet. That he was a prophet has been reported only from