Bismillah. وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ But evil plots encompass only the people themselves. (Sūrat al-Fātir, No 35, Āyat 43) One of the principles of justice mentioned in the Holy Quran is the consequences to be faced by oppressors. Before the advent of Islam, the polytheists of Arabia claimed that if a warner were … Read more
Bismillah. فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۗ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ Les gens, donc, qui ont au cœur une inclination vers l’égarement, mettent l’accent sur les versets à équivoque … Read more
Bismillah. وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ Je l’ai trouvée, elle et son peuple, se prosternant devant le soleil au lieu d’Allah. Le Diable leur a embelli leurs actions, et les a détournés du droit chemin, et ils ne sont pas bien guidés. (Sūrat … Read more
Bismillah. الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ Those who, when an affliction visits them, say, ‘Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him do we return.’ (Sūrat al-Baqarah No. 2, Āyat 156) This verse appears within a cluster of five verses (Q 2:153–157) that prepared the early Muslim community for the … Read more
Bismillah. وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ ۚ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ There has to be a nation among you summoning to the good, bidding what is right, and forbidding what is wrong. It is they who are the felicitous. (Sūrat Āli ‘Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 104) In his own blessed … Read more
Bismillah. أَلَم يَجِدكَ يَتيمًا فَـٔاوىٰ* وَوَجَدَكَ ضالًّا فَهَدىٰ * وَوَجَدَكَ عائِلًا فَأَغنىٰ Ne t’a-t-Il pas trouvé orphelin ? Alors Il t’a accueilli ! Ne t’a-t-Il pas trouvé égaré ? Alors Il t’a guidé. Ne t’a-t-Il pas trouvé pauvre ? Alors Il t’a enrichi. (Surat al-Duhā, No. 93, Āyat 6-8) Dans la vie du Saint Prophète sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam, … Read more