Bismillāh وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ When We dispatched toward you a team of jinn listening to the Qur’ān, when they were in its presence, they said, ‘Be silent!’ When it was finished, they went back to their people as warners. … Read more
Bismillah. إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ Celui-là est un des plus grands ! Sūrat Muddathirو No. 74, Āyat 35 Les exégètes (tafsir) ont proposé diverses explications de ce verset. Une interprétation, cohérente avec la logique des versets précédents, le considère comme une réponse à l’accusation formulée au verset 24. Allah, exalté soit-Il, y cite les paroles de … Read more
Bismillāh عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ He frowned and turned away. When the blind man approached him. Sūrat ‘Abasa, No. 80, Āyāt 1-2 There is no difference among Muslims that this sūrah was revealed when a blind companion of the Messenger of Allah sallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālih, ‘Abdullāh ibn Umm Maktūm, once came seeking to … Read more
Bismillah. فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ Dans des maisons qu’Allah a permis que l’on élève, et où Son Nom est invoqué ; Le glorifient en elles matin et après-midi. Sūrat Nur, No. 24, Āyat 36 Après avoir mentionné la lumière d’Allah dans le verset 35 de … Read more
A coherent worldview begins by asking not only what we believe, but how we know what is true. This long-term program offers a systematic study of the Islamic worldview through rational inquiry, philosophical reflection, and the rich intellectual tradition of Islam. Inspired primarily by the contemporary Farsi works Bee-Nehāyat and Ṭarḥ-e Wilāyat, the curriculum is … Read more
Bismillāh وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَاهُ When you said to him whom Allah had blessed, and whom you [too] had blessed, ‘Keep your wife for yourself, and be wary of Allah,’ and you concealed within … Read more
Bismillah. وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ La bonne action et la mauvaise ne sont pas pareilles. Repousse (le mal) par ce qui est meilleur ; et voilà que celui avec qui tu avais une animosité devient tel un ami chaleureux. Sūrat Fussilat … Read more
This theology series explores some of the most fundamental questions of Islamic belief through rational inquiry and philosophical analysis. The first course (Part 1) examines the principal arguments for the existence of God, while the second (Part 2) will build upon those conclusions to study the Divine attributes and the foundations of tawḥīd. Although each … Read more