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وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا
“And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.”
Why these verses?
Parents second only to Allah.
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الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا
Wealth and children are the adornment of the worldly life.
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وَآتُوا الْيَتَامَىٰ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا الْخَبِيثَ بِالطَّيِّبِ
And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective for the good.
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وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.
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إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ
“Whether one or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them so much as 'uff.'”
Why these verses?
Never show disrespect.
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وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
“And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, 'My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.'”
Why these verses?
Humility and prayer for parents.
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وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ
“And We have enjoined upon man regarding his parents—his mother carried him in weakness upon weakness.”
Why these verses?
Mother's sacrifice.
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وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ
“And his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the destination.”
Why these verses?
Gratitude to parents.
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وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا
“But accompany them in this world with appropriate kindness.”
Why these verses?
Kind treatment even if non-Muslim.