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Luqman ( ) is the 31st chapter ( sūrah ) of the Islamic holy book, the Qur'an .1 It is composed of 34 verses ( āyāt ) and takes its title from the mention of the sage Luqman and his advice to his son in verses 12–19. According to Islamic traditional chronology ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), it was revealed in the middle of Muhammad 's Meccan period , and is thus usually classified as a Meccan sura .2George Sale translation : Lokmân Asad, Muhammad (2008).3 The Message of the Qur'an (2nd ed.).
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Surat Luqman (Luqman) is the 31st sura of the Qur'an with 34 ayat. v t e
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Surat Luqman ( , sūrat luqmān , " Luqman ") is the 31st chapter ( sura ) of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an .It is composed of 34 verses ( ayat ) and takes its title from the mention of the sage Luqman in verses 12–19.It was revealed in the middle of Muhammad 's Meccan period , and is thus usually classified as a Meccan sura .
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31st chapter of the Qur'an Luqmān ( Arabic : لُقْمَان ) is the 31st chapter ( sūrah ) of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an .It is composed of 34 verses ( āyāt ) and takes its title from the mention of the sage Luqman in verses 12–19 which includes advices to his son.It was, according to Islamic traditional chronology ( asbāb al-nuzūl ), revealed in the middle of Muhammad 's Meccan period , and is thus usually classified as a Meccan sura .
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31st chapter of the Qur'an Luqman ( Arabic : لقمان , romanized : Luqmān ) is the 31st sūrah of the Qur'an . It is composed of 34 verses ( āyāt ) and takes its title from the mention of the sage Luqman and his advice to his son in verses 12–19. According to asbāb al-nuzūl or Islamic traditional chronology, it was revealed in the middle of the Meccan period and is thus usually classified as a Meccan sura . The Message of the Qur'an (2nd ed.).
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the 31st sura of the qur'an with 34 ayat
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the 31st sūrah of the qur'an
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Ayat (verses)
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