Réflexion Coranique n°461. Āyat 25:44 – Pire que les animaux

Bismillah. أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَالْأَنْعَامِ ۖ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا Ou bien penses-tu que la plupart d’entre eux entendent ou comprennent? Ils ne sont en vérité comparables qu’à des bestiaux. Ou plutôt, ils sont plus égarés encore du sentier. (Sūrat al-Furqān, No.25, Āyat 44) Les êtres humains … Read more

Réflexion Coranique n°460. Āyat 24:35 – La Parabole de la Lumière

Bismillah. اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُّورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 704. Āyat 27:19 – Giving Thanks for Believing Parents

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ ‎ Whereat he smiled, amused at its words, and he said, ‘My Lord! Inspire me to … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 703. Āyat 27:16 – The Heirs of the Prophets

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ Sulaymān inherited from Dāwūd. (Sūrat al-Naml No. 27, Āyat 16) Prophet Sulaymān the son of Prophet Dāwūd ‘alayhimas-salām was one of the important prophets and the third monarch of the Banū Isrā’īl. To provide a bit of … Read more

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