Month: December 2015

Reflection No. 243 on Q 74: 1 – 6. Five Rules for Prophet’s Mission

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ  وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ  وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ  وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ Yā ayyuhal-muddaththiru qum fa-’andhir warabbaka fa-kabbir wa-thiyābaka fa-tahhir war-rujza fa-hjur wa-lā tamnun tastakthiru wa-li-rabbika fa-sbir O you wrapped up in your mantle! Arise and warn, and magnify your Lord, and purify your cloak, and keep away from all impurity, … Read more

Reflection No. 242 on Q 73: 1 – 5: The weighty mission of the Prophet

يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ  قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا   نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا   أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا   إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا Yā ayyuhal-muzzammilu qumil-layla illā qalīlā. Nisfahu awi-nqus mihu qalīlā. Aw zid ‘alayhi wa-rattilil-qur’āna tartīlā. Innā sanulqi ‘alayka qawlan thaqīlā. O you wrapped up in your mantle! Rise to pray in the night … Read more

Réflexion No. 39: Āyat 2:186 – Prier Allah

وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ Et quand Mes serviteurs t’interrogent sur Moi…alors je suis tout proche. Je réponds à l’appel de celui qui me prie quand il me prie. (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 186) L’être humain n’est jamais seul. Allah est toujours là avec lui, le guidant, … Read more

Reflection No. 241 on Q 65:11 – The Prophet (s) transforms Society

رَسُولًا يَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ مُبَيِّنَاتٍ لِيُخْرِجَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ Rasūlan yatlū ‘alaykum āyātil-lāhi mubayyinātin li-yukhrjal-ladhīna āmanū wa-‘amilus-swālihāti minaz-zulumāti ilan-nūr A Messenger who recites to you the clear communications of Allah so that he may bring forth those who believe and do good deeds from darkness into light. (Sūrat Talāq, … Read more

Réflexion No. 38: Āyat 17:82 – Le pouvoir de guérison du Coran

وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Nous faisons descendre du Coran, ce qui est une guérison et une miséricorde pour les croyants. (Sūratul Isrā, No. 17, Āyat 82) Le Saint Coran a été décrit de plusieurs façons par Allah (swt). Il est un rappel (dhikr), une guidance (hudā), un livre de discernement (furqān), … Read more

Reflection No. 239 on Q 43:67 – Friendship for the sake of Allah (swt)

الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ On that day, friends will be one another’s enemies, except for the God conscious ones. (Sūratul Zukhruf, no. 43, Āyat 67) This verse describes how some friendships of this world will be turned into enmity on the Day of Judgment. Friendship that is not based on God consciousness … Read more

Réflexion No. 37: Āyat 5:83 – Le pouvoir des larmes

تَرَىٰ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّ Tu vois leurs yeux déborder de larmes, parce qu’ils ont reconnu la vérité. (Sūratul Mā’idah, No. 5, Āyat 83)   Les larmes sont un authentique signe de turbulence émotionnelle. Quand le cœur est accablé, il libère l’accumulation émotive par des larmes. Pleurer peut donc être utile … Read more