Identification
Luqmān
لقمان
al-Ḥakīm
الحكيم
Dates
Biographic comments
He is a legendary hero and sage of pre-Islamic Arabia. In the Qurʼān he appears as a monotheist and a wise father giving pious admonitions to his son. In later Islamic traditions he became the creator of fables and was consacreted as the wise utterer of proverbs.
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References
Bibliographical references
- Heller, Bernard - Luḳmān: on page