ALI 695: Quranic Arabic Level 4 (Online)

In this ONLINE course via Zoom, we will cover a few Lessons on nouns (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 … Read more

ALI 694: Quranic Arabic Level 5 (Online)

In this ONLINE course via Zoom, we will inshaAllah cover a few lessons on verbs (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 … Read more

Réflexion Coranique n°459. Āyat 16:29 – La demeure des orgueilleux

Bismillah. فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ Combien est mauvaise la demeure des orgueilleux ! (Sūrat al-Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 9) L’un des vices abordés dans les livres d’éthique et de noblesse de caractère (akhlāq) est celui de l’orgueil (takabbur). L’orgueil est comme la suffisance (‘ujb), mais ils diffèrent en ce sens que l’orgueil est le fait qu’une personne … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 702. Āyat 27:24 – The wisdom of the hoopoe

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds seem decorous to them. … Read more

Réflexion Coranique n°458. Āyat 2 : 179 – La vie est préservée par le talion

Bismillah. وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ C’est dans le talion que vous aurez la protection de la vie, ô vous doués d’intelligence, peut-être vous préserverez-vous. (Sūrat al-Baqarah No. 2, Āyat 179) La loi pénale selon la tradition islamique diffère considérablement de ce que l’on peut retrouver dans le Droit Commun ou … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 701. Āyat 93:6 – 93:8 – Allah’s support for the Prophet(s)

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. أَلَم يَجِدكَ يَتيمًا فَـٔاوىٰ*‏ وَوَجَدَكَ ضالًّا فَهَدىٰ‏ * وَوَجَدَكَ عائِلًا فَأَغنىٰ Did He not find you an orphan, and shelter you, Did He not find you astray, and guide you? Did He not find you needy, and enrich you? (Surat … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 700. Āyat 6:162 & 163 – Submitting to the Purpose of creation

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ   Say, indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. I … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 699. Āyat 5:25 – Establishing Justice in Society

Bismillah. لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ  Certainly, We sent Our apostles with manifest proofs, and We sent down with them the Book and the Balance, so that mankind may maintain justice. (Sūrat al-Hadid, No. 57, Āyat 25) Human societies have always wanted peace. They need peace to progress both individually and … Read more

Réflexion Coranique n°457 Āyat 29 :2 – La chaleur des épreuves

Bismillāh, أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ Les gens pensent-ils qu’ils seront laissés tranquilles en disant : “Nous croyons”, et qu’ils ne seront pas mis à l’épreuve ?  (Sūrat Al-‘Ankabūt, No. 29, Āyat 2) Dans le Saint Coran, Allah ‘azza wajall nous pose parfois certaines questions qui nous guident. Ces questions … Read more

Réflexion Coranique n°456. Āyat 24 :35 – Allah, La Lumière des Cieux et de la Terre

Bismillāh, اَللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالاَرْضِ Allah est la Lumière des cieux et de la terre.  (Surat al-Nur, No.24, Āyat 35) C’est l’un des versets les plus descriptifs du Saint Coran. Dans cette réflexion, nous nous concentrons sur sa phrase d’ouverture : Allah est La Lumière des cieux et de la terre, et inshāAllah dans une future réflexion, … Read more