Faith (Imaan) and Wisdom

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate

In Surah Luqman, Allah has preserved the wisdom of Luqman for us. There is a beautiful advice that Luqman gave to his son. It shows us as well that of the sign of wisdom is to prioritize one’s family and to preach them in a manner that is beneficial, which is to truly preserve the legacy of one’s faith. One cannot be wise if one doesn’t care about protecting one's own child. Luqman begins the entire preaching by reminding his son to have faith (Imaan) in Allah.

وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَـٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَـٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿١٣

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah. Indeed, association [with him] is great injustice." (13) [Quran, Luqman 31:12]

Imaan is the building block. It is everything else that is built upon. If your Imaan is strong, your morality, your manners, your rituals, all of it will flourish. If your Imaan in Allah is not strong, the rest of that building is not going to flourish.

There is a sweetness in Imaan. If you want to taste the sweetness, you have to be people of love. Loving what Allah loves and hating what Allah hates is the true mark of the highest Imaan and sweetness. The greatest kufr (disbelief) is the opposite of this.

May Allah grant us wisdom and increase us in Imaan and knowledge. Aameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.

Wassalaam