Hakeem luqman biography

Ancient wise man in Islamic tradition

This article is about the man after whom a Surah of the Quran was named. For the Surah, see Luqman (sura). For the Malaysian footballer, see Luqman Hakim Shamsudin.

Luqman or Lokman , Lukman (Arabic: لقمان, romanized: Luqmān; also known as Luqman the Wise or Luqman al-Hakim) was a man after whom Luqman, the 31st surah (chapter) of the Qur'an, was named.

There are many stories about Luqman in Persian, Arabic and Turkish literature.^{[citation needed]}

Source of Luqman's wisdom

According to the 12th ayah (verse) of surah Luqman in the Qur'an, Luqman was bestowed with hikmah by God, al-Hakim.

"We gave wisdom to Luqmān, and said, “Be grateful to God”, and whoever is grateful is, in fact, grateful for his own benefit, and whoever is ungrateful, then God is free of all needs, worthy of all praise." (Surah LuqmanQuran31:12)

According to a hadith in the Muwatta of Imam Malik, Luqman was asked, "Wha