Bismillāh وَوَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ ثَلَـٰثِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ وَأَتْمَمْنَـٰهَا بِعَشْرٍۢ فَتَمَّ مِيقَـٰتُ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ ۚ We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and completed them with ten (more). (Sūrat Al-A‘rāf, no.7, Āyat 142) Prophet Mūsā ‘alayhis-salām was summoned to Mount Sinai for a divine seclusion with his Lord. He informed his people, the Banū Israel, that he was … Read more
Bismillāh اَلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ Al-akhillā’u yawmaidhin ba‘duhum liba‘din ‘aduwwun illal-muttaqīn Les amis, ce jour-là, seront ennemis les uns des autres ; excepté les pieux. (Sūrat Al-Zukhruf, No. 43, Āyat 67) L’un des besoins naturels de l’être humain est d’avoir un ami. Avoir des amis répond à un besoin émotionnel. En plus de cela, les amis ont un … Read more
Bismillāh, وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَأَنسَاهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ Et ne soyez pas comme ceux qui ont oublié Allah ; (Allah) leur a fait alors oublier leurs propres personnes : ceux-là sont les pervers. (Surat al-Hashr, No.59, Āyat 19) Lorsqu’une personne oublie Allah ‘azza wajall et s’éloigne de son Créateur, elle oublie toute sa raison d’être sur cette terre. Tous … Read more
Bismillāh إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوا وَّالَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ Indeed, Allah is with those who are God-conscious and those who are virtuous. (Sūrat al-Nahl, No.16, Āyat 128) In this last verse of al-Nahl, Allah, ‘subhānahu wata‘ālā, links taqwā and virtue together. Many verses also talk about this link between the two qualities. According to Islam piety and virtue go together. … Read more