The Quran does not state whether or not Luqman was a prophet, and Islamic scholars have differing views of the matter.įor More Islamic Stories from Authentic Books There are many stories about Luqman in Persian, Arabic and Turkish literature, and various tafsir collections comment upon these stories. Some tales portray him as a man of Nubian descent, while others state that he was of South Arabian origin. While the Quran does not state many personal details about Luqman's life, including when or where Luqman lived, later Islamic traditions have elaborated upon his story. Hazrat Luqman A.S (also known as Luqman the Wise, Luqmaan, Lukman, and Luqman al-Hakeem Arabic: لقمان‎) was a wise man for whom Surah Luqman (Arabic: سورة لقمان‎), the thirty-first surah (chapter) of the Quran, was named.