Month: March 2015

Tafakuri ya 16, Āyat 90:1 – 4; Hatari za Raha na Starehe

لاَ أُقْسِمُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ* وَأَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهَذَا الْبَلَدِ* وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ* لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ Naapa kwa mji huu! Nawe unaukaa mji huu. Na kwa mzazi na alichokizaa! Hakika tumemuumba mtu kwa tabu (Suratul Balad, Na. 90, Ayat 1-4). Katika aya hizo hapo juu, Mwenyezi Mungu anatangaza ukweli muhimu; ukweli ambao unaweza ukawa usio … Read more

Reflection No. 206 on Q 3:92 – Giving from what you love

لَنْتَنَالُواالْبِرَّحَتَّىٰتُنْفِقُوامِمَّاتُحِبُّونَ Lan tanālu ‘l-birra Hattā tunfiqū mimmā tuHibbūn You shall not attain righteousness until you give out of what you love. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 92) Giving to others is a noble quality that many of practice in our daily lives. We give to the less fortunate and are willing to part with … Read more

Réflexion No. 04: Āyat 3:37 – Développement spirituel

فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ وَأَنْبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا  Son Seigneur l’agréa alors du bon agrément, la fit croître en belle croissance.  (Sourat Ali Imran, N° 3, Ayat 37)   Quand la mère de Maryam (a) donnait naissance, elle s’attendait à un enfant du sexe masculin qu’elle avait promis de vouer au Baytoul Mouqqaddas. Lorsqu’elle accoucha d’une fille, … Read more

Tafakuri ya 15, Āyat 41: 30 -32; Imani na Umadhubuti

﴾إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّـهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ ﴿٣١﴾ نُزُلًا مِّنْ غَفُورٍ رَّحِيمٍ ﴿٣٢﴾ Hakika wale ambao wanasema: Mola Wetu ni Mwenyezi Mungu! Kisha wakawa na msimamo, huwateremkia Malaika (kuwaambia): Msiwe na hofu, … Read more

Reflection No. 205 on Q 23: 1 – 2 – Humility in Salāt

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ* الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ Qad aflaHal-mu’minūnal-ladhīna hum fī salātihim khāshi‘ūn Successful indeed are the believers, who are humble in their prayers (Sūratul Mu’minūn, No. 23, Āyāt 1 &  2) Everyone wants to be successful. But the criteria for success may differ from person to person. Moreover, whatever brings success in this … Read more

Réflexion No. 03: Āyat 2:26 – Les Exemples dans le Coran

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلاً مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا Certes Allah n’éprouve aucune gêne à citer en exemple un moustique [ou un autre animal] plus petit [ou plus grand] que cela. (Sourate Baqarah, N° 2, verset 26)   Allah, le Tout-Puissant, donne un bon nombre d’exemples dans le Saint Coran. Ces exemples nous … Read more

Tafakuri ya 14, Āyat 64:14 Hatua za Msamaha (tawba)

وَإِنْ تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ Na mkisamehe, na mkapuuza, na mkaghufiria, basi Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwingi wa maghfira, Mwenye kurehemu. (Suratul Taghābun, Na. 64, Ayat 14) Aya hii inazungumzia kuhusu hatua tofauti za msamaha. Kwa mujibu wa Tafsiir, aya ya 14 ya Surat-Taghbuun ilishuka baada ya wake fulani kujaribu kuwazuia wale Waislamu … Read more

Reflection No. 204 on Q 53:32 – Self Praise

فَلَاتُزَكُّواأَنْفُسَكُمْۖهُوَأَعْلَمُبِمَنِاتَّقَىٰ Falā tuzakkū anfusakum, huwa a‘lamu bimanit-taqā So do not flaunt your piety, He knows best who it is that guards against evil. (Sūratun Najm, No. 53, Āyat 32) Self- praise and boasting is an ugly quality that is greatly disliked by Allah. Those who feel the need to disclose to others what they feel … Read more

Réflexion No. 02: Āyat 9:40 – La victoire vient d’Allah swt

إِلاَّ تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلَى وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ Si vous ne lui portez pas secours…. Allah l’a déjà secouru, lorsque … Read more