Bismillah. فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءنَا وَأَبْنَاءكُمْ وَنِسَاءنَا وَنِسَاءكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَةُ اللّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ A ceux qui te contredisent à son propos, maintenant que tu en es bien informé, tu n’as qu’à dire : « Venez, appelons nos fils et les vôtres, nos … Read more
Bismillāh. إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوا وَّالَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ Indeed, Allah is with those who are God conscious and those who are virtuous. Sūrat al-Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 128 During the battle of ‘Uhud, the Prophet sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam was greatly disturbed by the way his uncle Hamza was martyred. He complained to Allah … Read more
Bismillah. مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ L’exemple de ceux qui prennent des protecteurs en dehors d’Allah est semblable à celui de l’araignée qui se donne une demeure. Or, la demeure la plus fragile est certes celle de l’araignée, si seulement ils … Read more
In this online course, specially tailored for serious learners, we will attempt to simplify Quranic Arabic. To make it interesting, we will begin with a brief tafsīr of short surahs or passages. At this level, we will continue learning grammatical rules on nouns covered in Lesson 18 onwards in Qur’anic Language Made Easy by Hafiza Iffath Hassan. … Read more
Bismillah. غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ Les Romains ont été vaincus dans une contrée proche ; mais après leur défaite, ils seront victorieux, dans quelques années. Sourate Ar-Rūm, n° 30, versets 2–4 Au moment où l’Islam émergeait dans la péninsule arabique, deux superpuissances dominaient la scène mondiale … Read more
Bismillāh. Imam al-Sādiq (peace be upon him) has said: “The beginning of the year is the Night of Qadr. In it is written what shall transpire from one year to the next year.” Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 93, p. 3444 وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ …and so that you may magnify Allah for guiding … Read more
Bismillāh. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: “Indeed the doors of heaven are opened on the first night of the month of Ramadan, and they are not shut until the last night from it.” Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 10, p. 504 أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ … Read more
Bismillah. ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَاللَّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ Telle est la grâce d’Allah qu’Il donne à qui Il veut. Et Allah est le Détenteur de l’énorme grâce. Sūrat al-Jumu‘ah No. 62, Āyat 4 Le verset ci-dessus, tiré de la sourate al-Jumu‘ah, fait suite à la mention par Allah de Sa faveur … Read more