Quranic Reflection No 693. Āyat 68:48 – Levels Within the Chosen ones

Bismillāh. فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ ‎ So, submit patiently to the judgement of your Lord, and do not be like the Man of the Fish who called out as he choked with grief. (Sūrat al-Qalam No. 68, Āyat 48) One of the Prophets of Allah whose story is briefly referred to … Read more

Réflexion coranique n°450. Āyat 18 : 66 – L’étiquette en présence d’un savant

Bismillāh, قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا Moïse lui dit : “Puis-je suivre, à la condition que tu m’apprennes de ce qu’on t’a appris concernant une bonne direction ? » (Sūrat al-Kahf, No. 18, Āyat 66) Un des rôles prépondérants au sein de la communauté Musulmane est celui du savant religieux. L’intellect … Read more

ALI 690: Quranic Arabic Level 3 (Online)

In this ONLINE course via Zoom, we will cover Lessons 15 to 26 on Noun(اسم)  in Unit 1 of the text Quranic Language Made Easy Hafiza Iffath Hasan. Students are encouraged to keep an English translation of the Holy Quran with parallel Arabic text during the class. The instructor will use The Qur’an, With a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation by Ali Quli … Read more

ALI 689: Quranic Arabic Level 4 (Online)

In this ONLINE course via Zoom, we will inshaAllah cover the first 10 lessons on verb (فعل) in Unit 2 of the text Quranic Language Made Easy Hafiza Iffath Hasan. Students are encouraged to keep an English translation of the Holy Quran with parallel Arabic text during the class. The instructor will use The Qur’an, With a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation by Ali … Read more

Réflexion coranique n°449. Āyat 26 :224 to 227 – Poésie et Résistance

Bismillāh, وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ … إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانتَصَرُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا Et quant aux poètes, ce sont les égarés qui les suivent… à part ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres, qui invoquent souvent le nom d’Allah et se défendent contre les torts qu’on leur fait. (Sūrat al-Shu‘arā, Āyat 224-227) L’une … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 692. Āyat 92: 4 – 7, Diverse efforts

Bismillāh. إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ , فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ , وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ Your endeavours are indeed diverse. As for him who gives and is God-conscience, and confirms the best promise, We will surely ease him toward facility. (Sūrat al-Layl, No. 92, Āyat 4-7) The first three verses of Sūrat al-Layl begin with contrasting … Read more