مَتَى نَصْرُ اللَّهِ أَلَا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ Matā nasrullāhi alā inna nasrallāhi qarīb ‘When will Allah’s help come?’ Look! Allah’s help is indeed near! (Surat al-Baqarah 2, Āyat 214) For believers, the ultimate benchmark of success is the success in the Hereafter; through entry into the Paradise and closeness to Allah ‘azza wajall. However, Allah … Read more
إِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ غَرَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ دِينُهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّـهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ Idh yaqūlul-munāfiqūna walladhīna fī qulūbihim mardun gharra hā’ulāhi dīnuhum. Waman yatawakkal ‘alallāhi fa-innallāha ‘azīzun hakīm Quand les hypocrites et ceux qui ont une maladie au cœur [dont la foi est douteuse] disaient : « Ces … Read more
يَا قَوْمِ لَكُمُ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ظَاهِرِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِن بَأْسِ اللَّهِ إِن جَاءَنَا O my people! Today sovereignty belongs to you, and you are dominant in the land. But who will save us from Allah’s punishment should it overtake us? (Sūrat Ghāfir, No 40, Āyat 29) When people are in power and have … Read more
Brief Info Sūrat al-Quraysh No. 106. Revealed in Makkah, 4 verses. This sūra is considered to be a completion of the sūra before it, Sūrat al-Fil. Merits of reciting the Sūra The Prophet sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam has said: Whoever recites it will receive the reward of good deeds ten times the number of those who do tawaf … Read more
Brief Info Sūrat al-Fīl No. 105. Revealed in Makkah, 5 verses. The sūra refers to the incident of the army of elephants that tried to attack the Ka‘bah in the year the Prophet sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam was born. It is a reminder of Allah ‘azza wajall’s power for tyrants of all times. Merits of reciting the Sūra … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَسْبُكَ اللَّـهُ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ Yā ayyuhan-nabiyyu hasbukallāhu wa manit-taba‘aka minal-mu‘minīn O Prophète, Allah et ceux des croyants qui te suivent te suffisent (Sūrat al-Anfāl, No 8, Āyat 64) Ce verset a été révélé pour réconforter le Prophète sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam et lui rappeler qu’il n’était pas seul. Même face à aux ennemis, … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَسْبُكَ اللَّـهُ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ Yā ayyuhan-nabiyyu hasbukallāhu wa manit-taba‘aka minal-mu‘minīn O Prophète, Allah et ceux des croyants qui te suivent te suffisent (Sūrat al-Anfāl, No 8, Āyat 64) Ce verset a été révélé pour réconforter le Prophète sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam et lui rappeler qu’il n’était pas seul. Même face à aux ennemis, … Read more
وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنُرِيَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَحْذَرُونَ Wanumakkina lahum filardi wanuriya fir‘awna wahāmāna wajunūdahumā minhum mā kānū yahdharūn And to establish them in the land, and to show Fir‘awn and Haman and their hosts from them that of which they were apprehensive. (Sūrat al-Qasas, No 28, Āyat 6) This verse … Read more
Brief Info Sūrat al-Humazah No. 104. Revealed in Makkah, 9 verses. This sūra is about those whose sole perspective of life is gaining wealth and hoarding it. Merits of reciting the Sūra Imam al-Sādiq ‘alayhims-salām has said: Whoever recites al-Humaza in the obligatory prayers, poverty will be far from him, sustenance will be close to him and evil … Read more
Brief Info Sūrat al-Takāthur No. 102. Revealed in Makkah, 8 verses. Merits of reciting the Sūra The Prophet sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam has said: Whoever recites it, Allah will not take him to account for the blessings granted to him in the world and he will receive the reward of one who recites a thousand verses. Note: This … Read more