Lessons on Nahjul Balagha (CAD 12.00)

This book contains eight lessons on Nahjul Balagha for children ages 8-12 years. The contemporary style lessons include content from Nahjul Balagha along with reflective exercises to help children appreciate and learn from this great resource.

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Quranic Reflection No. 517. Ayat 17:33 – Justice of Imam al-Mahdī (af)

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ  وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطَانًا Lā taqtulūn- nafsal-latī harramallāhu illā bilhaqqi wa man qutila mazlūman faqad ja‘alná liwaliyyihi sultānā And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except with due cause. And whoever is killed unjustly – We have given his heir authority! … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°274. Āyat 16 :26 – L’effondrement de tout édifice injuste

قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى اللَّـهُ بُنْيَانَهُم مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَأَتَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُون Qad makaralladhīna min qablihim fa-atallāhu bunyānahum minal-qwā’idi fakharra ‘alayhimus-saqfu min fawqihim wa-atāhumul-‘adhābu min haythu lā yash‘urūn Ceux qui ont vécu avant eux, certes, ont comploté, mais Allah attaqua les bases mêmes de leur bâtisse. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 516. Ayat 57:22 Pre-determined Afflictions

مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا Mā asāba min musībatin fil-ardhi walā fī anfusikum illā fī kitābin min qabli an-nabra’ahā No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a book before We bring it into being. (Sūrat al-Hadīd, No … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°273. Āyat 2 :189 – Adopter une bonne ligne de conduite

وَلَيْسَ الْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَـٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقَىٰ ۗ  وَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ Wa laysal-birru bi-an ta’tūl-buyūta min zuhūrihā wallakinnal-birra manittaqā, wa’tul-buyūta min abwābiha. wattaqullāha la‘allakum tuflihūn Et ce n’est pas un acte de bienfaisance que de rentrer chez vous par l’arrière des maisons. Mais la bonté … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 514. Ayat 57:13 – The Divide between believers and hypocrites

ضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُم بِسُورٍ لَّهُ بَابٌ بَاطِنُهُ فِيهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَاهِرُهُ مِن قِبَلِهِ الْعَذَابُ Dhuriba baynahum bisūrin lahu bābun bātinuhu fīhir-rahmatu wazāhiruhu min qibalihil-‘adhāb Then there will be set up between them a wall with a gate, with mercy within and punishment without. (Sūrat al-Hadid, No 57, Āyat 13) When the Quran talks about the believers and … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 515. Ayat 4:125 – The Best in Religion

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّـهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّـهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا Waman ahsana dīnan mimman aslama wajhahu lillāhi wahuwa muhsinun wattaba‘a millata ibrāhīma hanīfan wattakhdhallāhu ibrāhīmā khalīlā And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer of good and follows … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°271. Āyat 2 :250 – Prier pour obtenir la force

  رَبَّنا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنا صَبْراً وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدامَنا وَانْصُرْنا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكافِرِينَ  Rabbanā afrigh ‘alaynā sabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wansurnā ‘alalqawmil-kāfirīn Seigneur ! Déverse sur nous l’endurance, affermis nos pas et donne-nous la victoire sur ce peuple infidèle. (Sūrat Baqarah, N° 2, Āyat 250) Ce verset fait partie d’un groupe de versets décrivant l’histoire du Prophète … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°272. Āyat 58 :11 – Prendre du temps pour acquérir des connaissances

يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَات Yarfa‘i-llāhul-ladhīna āmanū minkum walladhīna ūtul-‘ila darajāt Allah élèvera en degrés ceux d’entre vous qui auront cru et ceux qui auront reçu le savoir. (Sūrat al-Mujādilah, No 58, Āyat 11) Dans les versets 9 à 11 de cette sourate, Allah, Le Tout-Puissant ‘azza wajall, parle de certaines règles … Read more