وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ wa-an laysa lil-insāni illā mā sa‘ā And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for. (Sūratun Najm, No.53, Āyat 39) One of the Divine principles as taught by all the Prophets is that human beings would only get what they work for. The sum of what they … Read more
يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوا ۚ أَحْصَاهُ اللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ Yawma yab‘athuhumu-llāhu jamī‘an fayunabbi’uhum bimā ‘amilū. Ahsāhu-llāhu wanasūh On the day when Allah will raise them up all together, then inform them of what they did: Allah has kept account of it while they have forgotten it. (Sūratul Mujādilah, No.58, Āyat 6) This verse … Read more
أُولَٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ Ulā’ika yusāri‘ūna fil-khyrāti wahum lahā sābiqūn Ceux-là se précipitent vers les bonnes actions et sont les premiers à les accomplir (Sūratul Mu’minūn, No.23, Āyat 61) L’une des qualités des croyants est leur désir ardent d’accomplir de bonnes œuvres. Ce désir de plaire à Allah les pousse vers l’accomplissement … Read more
فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا fa-aqim wajhaka liddīni hanīfā Then be devoted to the upright religion. (Sūratur Rum, No. 30, Āyat 30) Two words must be understood well in this verse to get its message: Wajh – translated as face. Here it means the inner essence and soul of a person. To turn with the face … Read more
وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا Wa-qālal-rasūlu yā rabbi inna qawmīt-takhadhū hādhal-qur’āna mahjūrā And the Messenger will say: O my Lord! Surely my people have received this Quran with neglect! (Sūratul Furqan, No.25, Āyat 30) The Holy Prophet (s) complains to Allah of his people’s treatment of the Quran. There is … Read more
كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ kūnū rabbānīna bimā kuntum tu‘allimūnal-kitāba wabimā kuntum tadrusūn Devenez des serviteurs, obéissant au Seigneur, puisque vous enseignez le Livre et vous l’étudiez (Sūrat Āl-i Imran, No.3, Āyat 79) Ce verset commence en affirmant qu’il ne conviendrait pas qu’une personne à qui Allah a donné le Livre, … Read more
لَا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ نَجْوَاهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ lā khayra fī kathīrin min najwāhum illā man amara bi-sadaqatin aw ma‘rūfin aw islāhin baynan-nās. There is no good in most of their secret talks except in he who enjoins charity, or goodness, or reconciliation between people. (Sūratun Nisā, … Read more
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا mā lakum lā tarjūna lillāhi waqāra Qu’avez-vous à ne pas vénérer Allah comme il se doit (Sūrat Nūh No.71, Āyat 13) Nabi Nouh (a) attire l’attention de son peuple sur la raison de leur polythéisme en leur posant une question. Pourquoi ne vénèrent-ils pas Allah et ne gardent-ils pas … Read more