Quranic Reflection No 752. Ayat 4:148 – Trust and Guarding Secrets

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. لَّا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا Allah does not like the disclosure of [anyone’s] evil [conduct] in speech except by someone who has been wronged, and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing. (Sūrat Al-Nisa No. 4, Āyat … Read more

Réflexion coranique N°509. Āyat 2:27 – Le maintien des relations familiales

Bismillah. الَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مِيثَاقِهِ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ Qui rompent le pacte qu’ils avaient fermement conclu avec Allah, coupent ce qu’Allah a ordonné d’unir et sèment la corruption sur la terre. Ceux-là sont les vrais perdants. (Sūrat Al Baqarah No. 2, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 751. Ayat 5:32 – Giving Life to Humanity

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا Whoever saves a life is as though he had saved all mankind. (Sūrat Al-Mā’idah No. 5 Āyat 32) The above was revealed as part of the verse following the account of the sacrifice of the sons of Prophet … Read more

Réflexion coranique n°508. Āyat 5 :54 – Les partisans de la religion d’Allah

Bismillah. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَلاَ يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لآئِمٍ Ô les croyants ! Quiconque parmi vous apostasie de sa religion… Allah va faire venir un peuple qu’Il aime et qui L’aime, modeste envers les croyants … Read more

Réflexion coranique n° 507. Āyat 16 :10 – Sénilité et vieillesse

Bismillah. وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْئًا ۚ  إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ Allah vous a créés ! Puis Il vous fera mourir. Tel parmi vous sera reconduit jusqu’à l’âge le plus vil, de sorte qu’après avoir su, il arrive à ne plus rien savoir. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 750. Ayat 38: 75 – The Consequences of Iblis’ action

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْعَالِين He said, ‘O Iblis! What keeps you from prostrating before that which I have created with My two hands? Are you arrogant, or are you one of the exalted … Read more

ALI 707: Quranic Arabic and Knowledge – Level 2

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a) has said: Learn Arabic, for it is the word of Allah with which He speaks to His creation [in the Holy Quran]. In this online course, specially tailored for past and present Madrasah teachers, we will discuss simple Quranic vocabulary and grammar. To make it interesting, occasionally we will cover short stories and … Read more

Réflexion coranique n°506. Āyat 3:92 – Réflexion sur la qualité du “birr”

Bismillah. لَن تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِن شَيْءٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ ‎ Vous n’atteindrez la (vraie) piété, que si vous faites largesses de ce que vous chérissez. Tout ce dont vous faites largesses, Allah le sait certainement bien. (Soūrat Āli Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 92) « Al-Bārr » est … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 749. Ayat 11:112 – A Heavy Burden

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا ۚ إِنَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ‏ So be steadfast as you have been commanded, and [so be] those who have repented with you, and do not transgress. Indeed, He is Seeing of what you do. (Sūrat … Read more

ALI 706: Simple Islamic Laws for Sisters, Level 1

This online course will cover the essential Islamic laws for a Shi’i Muslim, using the translation of Darsnaameye Feqh by Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Fallahzaade. Laws will be taught in accordance with the opinions (fatawa) of Ayatullah Syed Sistani and Ayatullah Syed Khamenei. The course will begin with the basics of Ṭahārah (purification) and then move on to Ṣalāh … Read more