Month: August 2018

Quranic Reflection No. 381 Āyat 83:46 – Exclusive remembrance of the Hereafter

إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُمْ بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ Innā akhlasnāhum bi-khālisatin dhikrad-dār Indeed We purified them with exclusive remembrance of the abode [of the Hereafter] (Sūrat Sad, No.38, Āyat 46) This verse is part of a passage describing outstanding qualities of some of the Prophets (Ibrahim, Ishāk and Ya‘qūb ‘alayhimus salām) as examples for others. Almighty Allah says they … Read more

Réflexion 150 : La récompense de l’exécution de bonnes actions

لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ Lil-ladhīna ahsanūl-husnā wa-ziyādah A ceux qui agissent en bien est réservée la meilleure (récompense) et même davantage Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 26 C’est la grâce du Tout-Puissant de promettre à celui qui accomplit de bonnes actions une récompense supérieure à ce qu’il mérite.  Dans ce verset, Allah promet deux types de … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 380 Āyat 37:56 – A Close Call

قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كِدْتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ Qāla tāllāhi in kidta laturdīn He shall say: By Allah! You had almost caused me to perish! (Sūrat al-Saffāt, No.37, Āyat 56) On the Day of Judgment the people in Heaven will ask about the people who were with them in the world. They had rejected the belief in the … Read more

Réflexion Coranique 149: Āyat 7:26 – La fonction du vêtement

يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ۚ Yā banī Ādama qad anzalnā ‘alaykum libāsan yuwāri saw’ātikum warīshā wa-libāsut-taqwā dhālika khayr Ô enfants d’Adam ! Nous avons fait descendre sur vous un vêtement pour cacher vos nudités, ainsi que des parures. -Mais le vêtement de la piété … Read more

ALI-275: The Stimulus of Hope (for ladies only)

Hope in Allah is a powerful force in driving the believer towards Him. This course will explore two of the whispered prayers from the Sahīfa Sajjādiyya that discuss the hope and confidence of a believer in Allah. The Du‘ās The whispered prayer of the Hopeful (al-Rajīn) and of the Beseechers (al-Rāghibīn) will be discussed. Schedule: … Read more

Réflexion coranique 147 No. 8:02 Āyat 20:132 – Enjoindre la salāt à sa famille

وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا wa’mur ahlaka bis-salāti was-tabir ‘alayhā Et commande à ta famille la Ṣalāt, et fais-la avec persévérance. (Sūrat Taha, No. 20, Āyat 132) Dans ce verset, Allah demande au Saint Prophète d’enjoindre la salāt à sa famille ou selon certains savants, à son peuple. Le verset fût révélé à Makkah et … Read more

Réflexion Coranique 148: Les différends internes

وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ Et ne vous disputez pas sinon vous fléchirez et perdrez votre force. (Sūratul Anfāl, No.8, Āyat 46) Un hadith de l’Imam Al-Baqir (a) cité dans Al-Tibyan déclare que ce verset a été révélé quand Khabbab bin Manzar a suggéré au Saint Prophète (s) [durant Badr], de se déplacer de l’endroit … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 378 Āyat 37:24 – Answering about Wilāyah

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ Waqifūhum innahum mas’ūlūn [But first] stop them! For they must be questioned. (Sūrat al-Saffāt, No.37, Āyat 24) Accountability is an important part of the life of a believer. All of us are responsible to Allah ‘azza wa-jall and will be questioned on the Day of Judgement. To remember that fact alone … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 379 Āyat 33:43 – Blessings from Allah ‘azza wa-jall

هُوَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَلَائِكَتُهُ لِيُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ ۚ وَكَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًا Huwalladhī yusallī ‘alaykum wamalā’ikatuhu liyukhrijakum minazzulumāti ilannūr, wakāna bilmu’minīna rahīmā It is He who blesses you, and so do His angels, that He may bring you out from darkness into light, and He is most merciful to the faithful. (Sūrat al-Ahzāb, … Read more