Brief Info Sūra Naba’, No. 78. Revealed in Makkah, 40 verses. Makkan Sūras are shorter, very poetic, and focus on the principles of Oneness of Allah and the Day of Resurrection. The language is strong and potent. Sūra Naba’ begins with a question and ends with a powerful verse portraying intense regret on the Day of Judgment. Merits of … Read more
Brief Info Sūrat al-Nāzi‘āt, No. 79. Revealed in Makkah, 46 verses. Like many of the Makkan sūras, this sūra focuses on the theme of resurrection. The name is derived from the first verse of the sūra. Merits of reciting the sūra. The Prophet (s) said: Whoever recites Sūra al-Nāzi‘āt, his wait and accounting on the Day of Judgement will be the time … Read more
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا Illā man tāba wa-āmana wa-‘amila swālihan faulaā’ika yubaddilul-lāhu sayyi’ātihim hasanāt; wakānal-lāhu ghafūran rahīmā Except for those who repent, believe, and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving … Read more
وَلْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَافًا خَافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ Walyakhshal-ladhīna law tarakū min khalfihim dhurriyatan dhi‘āfan khāfū ‘alayhim Que la crainte saisisse ceux qui laisseraient après eux une descendance faible, et qui seraient inquiets à leur sujet. (Soūrat al-Nisā, No 4, Āyat 9) Quand Allah ‘azza wajall parle de l’importance de traiter les orphelins avec justice … Read more
لِكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَی مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلاَ تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ Likaylā ta’saw alā mā fātakum wa lā tafrahū bimā ātākum Afin que vous ne vous tourmentiez pas au sujet de ce qui vous a échappé, ni n’exultiez pour ce qu’Il vous a donné (Sūrat al-Hadīd, No. 57, Āyat 23) Nous vivons une époque intéressante, dans laquelle … Read more
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ Innallāha yuhibbul-ladhīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihi saffan ka-annahum bunyānun marsūs Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly. (Sūrat al-Saff, No 61, Āyat 4) This verse talks about those who fight in … Read more