“We have enjoined upon the human being kindness to parents” (al-Aḥqāf 46:15).
The passage presents a portrait of dutifulness, gratitude and sound response to parental care. Its surrounding verses also portray the opposite attitude of a person rejecting parental religious counsel. These are contrasting human patterns.
A transmitted identification of a person does not necessarily confine every element of the passage to that individual. Its instructive purpose includes evaluating the contrasting attitudes and their consequences.