قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِ Qul kullun ya‘malu ‘alā shākilatih Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his character…’ (Sūrat al-Isrā, No. 17, Āyat 84) Human beings possess an external and internal dimension to their being. These dimensions are deeply intertwined and connected with one another. The external influences the internal, and as the above verse indicates, … Read more
فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ Faman yuridillāhu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lil-islām Et puis, quiconque Allah veut guider, Il lui ouvre la poitrine à l’Islam (Sūrat al-An’ām, No 6, Āyat 125) La capacité humaine pour la compréhension profonde des choses est extensible. Un esprit étroit possède des horizons de pensée limités et … Read more
وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ ۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ Wallāhu akhrajakum min butūni ummahātikum lā ta‘lamūna shay’an waja‘ala lakumus-sam‘a wal-abasāra wal-af’idah, la‘allakum tashkurūn. And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect … Read more
وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًا وَعَدْلًا لَّا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Watammat kalimatu rabbika sidqan wa-‘adlan, lā mubaddila likalimātihi, wahuwas-samī‘ul-‘alīmEt la parole de ton Seigneur s’est accomplie en toute vérité et équité. Nul ne peut modifier Ses paroles. Il est l’Audient, l’Omniscient.(Sūrat al-An’ām, No 6, Āyat 115) Ce verset parle de l’accomplissement de la parole … Read more
(رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ) Rabbi hab lī hukman wa alhiqnī bissālihīn My Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous [Surat Al-Shu‘arā, Āyat 83] One of the beautiful supplications taught to us in the Holy Quran is the Du‘ā of Prophet Ibrāhīm ‘alayhis-salām when he asks Allah ‘azza wajall for wisdom … Read more
وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَائِفَ الْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِي مَا آتَاكُمْ ۗ wahuwalladhī ja‘alakum khalā’ifal-ardhi warafa‘a ba‘dukum fawqa ba‘din darajātin liyabluwakum fī mā atākumC’est Lui qui a fait de vous les successeurs sur terre et qui vous a élevés, en rangs, les uns au-dessus des autres, afin de vous éprouver en ce … Read more
فَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْصَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ كَذَلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ Faman yuridillāhu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lilislāmi wa man yurid an yudhillahuyaj‘al sadrahu dhayyiqan harajan ka annamā yassa‘‘adu físsamāi kadhālika yaj‘alullāhur- rijsa ‘alaladhīna lā yuminūn Whoever Allah … Read more
فَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ كَذَلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ Faman yuridillāhu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lilislāmi wa man yurid an yudhillahu yaj‘al sadrahu dhayyiqan harajan ka annamā yassa‘‘adu físsamāi kadhālika yaj‘alullāhur-rijsa ‘alaladhīna lā yuminūn Whoever Allah wills to guide, He … Read more
يُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ Yu’til-hikmata man yashā’u, waman yu’tal-hikmata faqad ūtiya khayran kathīrā. Wamā yadh-dhakkaru illā ulul-albāb Il donne la sagesse à qui Il veut. Et celui à qui la sagesse est donnée, vraiment, c’est un bienimmense qui lui est donné. … Read more
وَإنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإنِّي أعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ Wainnī sammaytuhā maryama wainnī u‘īdhuhā bika wadhurriyatahā minash-shaytānir-rajīm. I have named her Maryam and I seek Your protection for her and her progeny from Shaytān, the outcast. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 36). When Hannah the mother of Lady Maryam ‘alayhas-salām gave birth, she … Read more