[31] Surah Luqman mind map

Luqman is remembered for eight verses in the middle of it: a father's advice to his son, given without any authority except wisdom. It is the shortest complete curriculum for raising a child in the Qur'an.

  • 34 Ayahs
  • 3 Blocks
  • Meccan Revealed

Your memorisation plan

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At this pace the whole surah takes 12 study days.

Study days are days you actually sit down to memorise — miss one and the plan simply moves with you.

The map

  1. 1

    Guidance, and idle talk

    Ayahs 1-11

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦ ۚ بَلِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

    A mercy for those who do good; the one who buys diverting speech to mislead; and the heavens raised without pillars you can see.

    Study days 1-4

  2. 2

    Luqman's advice

    Ayahs 12-19

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا لُقْمَٰنَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ ۚ وَمَنوَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ

    Do not associate anything with Allah; thank your parents; a mustard seed will be brought forth; establish prayer, be patient, do not turn your cheek in scorn, and lower your voice.

    Study days 4-7

  3. 3

    Five that none knows but Him

    Ayahs 20-34

    أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِىنَفْسٌۢ بِأَىِّ أَرْضٍۢ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۢ

    If every tree were pens and the sea ink, His words would not run out — and the knowledge of the Hour, the rain, the womb, tomorrow, and where a person dies.

    Study days 7-12

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The lesson

The advice moves from belief, to parents, to the certainty of accounting, to prayer, to enjoining good, to patience, to how you walk and how loudly you speak — in that order.

The sections of this surah, explained

A short walk through all 3 sections of this surah, in the order you will memorise them.

Common questions

How long does it take to memorise Surah Luqman mind map?
At 3 ayahs a day, its 34 ayahs take 12 study days. Change the pace above and every date on this page updates.
Do I have to memorise it in order?
Most teachers keep the surah's own order, because the 3 blocks below follow one another for a reason. The map matters more than the sequence: knowing which block you are inside is what stops the similar passages blurring together.
Do I need a teacher for this?
You can memorise from a map alone, but almost nobody corrects their own recitation. A teacher hears the mistakes you cannot, and holds you to the schedule you just set.

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