لقمان

Core meaning

Proper name: Luqman, to whom God gave wisdom and who exhorts his son.

Uses

1. لُقْمَٰنَ, لُقْمَٰنُ → "Luqman" : the sage who receives wisdom and passes it on to his son.

   • «وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا لُقْمَٰنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ» — "And We certainly gave Luqman wisdom" (31:12)
   • «وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ» — "And when Luqman said to his son, while exhorting him" (31:13)

Evidence from the text

The text says of Luqman only what he received and what he passes on: wisdom, which begins with "Be grateful to God" (31:12), then the exhortation to his son, which begins with "do not associate with God" (31:13). The translation keeps the name as it is.

See also

حكم (the wisdom given to Luqman (31:12)) · لقم (the verb "to swallow", unrelated to the name)