Bismillah. Imam Ali Zaynul-‘Ābidīn al-Sajjād (a): So, we bid farewell to it (i.e., Ramadan) with the farewell of one whose parting pains us, whose leaving fills us with gloom and loneliness, and to whom we have come to owe a safeguarded claim, an observed inviolability, and a discharged right. We say: Peace be upon you, … Read more
Bismillah. إِنَّهُ مِن سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Elle vient de Sulayman (Salomon); et c’est: « Au nom d’Allah, le Tout Miséricordieux, le Très Miséricordieux. (Soūrate al-Naml no.27, Āyat 30) La reine de Saba est la seule femme mentionnée dans le Coran en tant que souveraine. Elle était considérée comme l’une des femmes les … Read more
Bismillah. سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ لِّلْكَافِرِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ Un demandeur a réclamé un châtiment inéluctable, pour les mécréants, que nul ne pourrait repousser. (Sūrat al-Ma‘ārij, No. 70, Āyat 1-2) Le Coran, dans sa majeure partie, rappelle la miséricorde infinie d’Allah, subhānahu wata‘ālā. Celle-ci est évoquée 113 fois en préambule des sourates et deux fois dans Sūrat … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s): And when it is night of Qadr, Allah, Most High and Mighty, commands Jibrā’īll to descend to earth, with a group of angels, carrying a green standard. He fixes it at the rear of al-Ka‘bah. And he has six hundred wings, two of which he never spreads except on the night of … Read more
Bismillah. فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ. وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ. إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ. فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ. لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ. تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Non !.. Je jure par les positions des étoiles (dans le firmament). Et c’est vraiment un serment solennel, si vous saviez. Et c’est certainement un Coran noble, dans un Livre bien … Read more
Bismillah. Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mujtabā (a) said: O people, he who advises for God’s sake and betakes His sayings as guidance will surely be led to the most upright way and God will grant him success to the right guidance and will direct him to the best. The disciple of God is certainly secured and preserved … Read more
Bismillah. Prophet Muhammad (s) said: By your thirst and hunger [when fasting in Ramadan], remember the hunger of the day of judgement and its thirst. Give charity to the poor and needy among you; lower your glances from what is not permissible for you to see, and refrain [from hearing] what is not permissible for … Read more
Bismillah. وَوَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ ثَلَـٰثِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ وَأَتْمَمْنَـٰهَا بِعَشْرٍۢ فَتَمَّ مِيقَـٰتُ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً Et Nous donnâmes à Moïse rendez-vous pendant trente nuits, et Nous les complétâmes par dix, (Sūrat Al-A‘rāf, no.7, Āyat 142) Le Prophète Moïse ‘alayhis-salam fut convoqué au mont Sinaï pour une retraite divine avec son Seigneur. Il informa son peuple, les Banū Israël, qu’il … Read more