The Children of Israel
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[17:23]
for thy Sustainer has ordained that you shall worship none but Him.
And do good unto [thy] parents. Should one of them, or both, attain to old age in thy care, never say "Ugh" to them or scold them, but [always] speak unto them with reverent speech,

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* v.23 : Whereas God is the real, ultimate cause of man’s coming to life, his parents are its outward immediate cause: and so the preceding call to God is followed by the injunction to honour and cherish one’s parents. Beyond this, the whole of the present passage – up to and including verse 39 – is meant to show that kindness and just dealings between man and man are an integral part of the concept of “striving for the good of the life to come.”
* In Arabic, uff – a word or sound indicative of contempt, dislike, or disgust.