Luqman 31:14
Luqman · Meccan · Juz 21 · Page 412
Weakness upon Weakness
وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهۡنًا عَلَىٰ وَهۡنࣲ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ فِي عَامَيۡنِ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَ إِلَيَّ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ١٤
And We have enjoined upon man concerning his partners - His mother beareth him in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years - Give thanks unto Me and unto thy parents. Unto Me is the journeying.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We enjoined man concerning his parents. His mother carried him in weakness upon weakness.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, these two verses are a divine word of their own set within Luqman’s advice; according to reports they were revealed about Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas, who was obedient to his mother.
Reflect
Thank your mother or father today, or pray for them.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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