A‘zamallāhu ujūranā bimusābinā bil-husayni ‘alayhis-salām. May Allah magnify our reward for our grieving at the tragedy of al-Husayn, peace be on him. يَا أيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواكُونُوا أنْصَارَ اللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّينَ مَنْ أنْصَارِي إلَى اللَّهِۖ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أنْصَارُ اللَّهِ O you who believe! be helpers in the cause of Allah, as ‘Isā … Read more
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ Qāla rabbi bimā agwaytanī la-uzayyinanna lahum filardi walaugwiyannahum ajma‘īn. Il dit : « Ô mon Seigneur, parce que Tu m’as induit en erreur, eh bien je leur enjoliverai la vie sur terre et les égarerai tous. » (Sūrat al-Hijr, No. 15, Āyat39) Le sens lexical du mot … Read more
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ Did you suppose that We created you aimlessly, and that you will not be brought back to Us?’ (Sūrat al-Mu’minūn, No. 23, Āyat 115) The above noble verse is an indication of the intellectual proof put forward in Islamic theology for the necessity of the hereafter, known … Read more
وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ Wattabaʿū mā tatlū ash-shayātīnu ʿalā mulki sulaymān, wa mā kafara sulaymānu wa lākinna ash- shayātīna kafarū, yuʿallimūna an-nās as-sihr Et ils suivirent ce que les diables racontent contre le règne de Solayman. Alors que Solayman n’a jamais été … Read more
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلْجَنَّةَ Indeed, Allah has bought from the faithful their souls and their possessions for paradise to be theirs. [Surah al-Tawbah 9: 111] In this beautiful verse of Surah al-Tawbah, Allah (swt) partakes in an astonishing transaction: He purchases the souls and belongings of the believers … Read more
وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَاهَا مِنْهُ إِنَّهُ لَيَئُوسٌ كَفُورٌ Wala-in adhaqnal-insāna minnā rahmatan thumma naza‘nāhā minhu innahu laya’ūsun kafūr. Et si Nous faisons goûter à l’homme une grâce de Notre part, et qu’ensuite Nous la lui arrachons, le voilà désespéré et ingrat. (Soūrat Hoūd, No 11, Āyat 9) Lorsque le Tout-Puissant accorde à … Read more
قَالُوا يَا نُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ They said, ‘O Nuh, you have disputed with us already, and you have disputed with us a lot. Now bring us what you threaten us with if you are truthful. (Sūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 32) When people do not want to accept the truth, they … Read more
يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى Yumatti‘kum hasanan ilā ajalin musammā Il vous accordera une belle jouissance jusqu’à un terme fixé. (Sūrat Hud, N° 11, Āyat 3) Les versets 2 et 3 de la Sūrat Hud traitent de l’adoration d’ Allah ‘azza wajall et de la recherche de Son pardon. Le résultat de ces deux actions est … Read more