Mehdi Raza Visit the updated list of English Quran Tafsīr sessions by Shī‘ī Muslim speakers at https://academyofislam.com/resources-category/quran-tafsir-sessions/ وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ Wamā tawfīqī illā billāhi, ‘alayhi tawakkaltu wa-ilayhi unīb My success is not but through Allah. Upon him I have relied, and to Him I return (Sūrat Hud, No 11, Āyat 88) … Read more
وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ Walaqad makkannākum fil-ardhi waja‘alnā fīhā ma‘āyisha, qalīlan mā tashkurūn Et Nous vous avons établis sur la terre, et Nous vous y avons fourni vos moyens de subsistance. Que vous êtes peu reconnaissants. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No 7, Āyat 10) La terre a été offerte comme … Read more
Visit the updated list of English Quran Tafsīr sessions by Shī‘ī Muslim speakers at https://academyofislam.com/resources-category/quran-tafsir-sessions/ وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلً ٢٧﴾ ) يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا (٢٨) Wa yawm ya‘udduz-zālim ‘alā yadayhi yaqūlu yā laytanī ittakhadhtu ma‘arrasūli sabīlan. Yā waylatā laytanī lam attakhidh fulānan khalīlan. It will … Read more
وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ Wa-‘lamū annallāha yahūlu baynal-mar’I waqalbih Et sachez qu’Allah s’interpose entre l’homme et son cœur (Sūrat al-Anfāl, No 8, Āyat 24) Ce verset nous révèle qu’Allah subhānahu wata‘ālā s’interpose entre une personne et son cœur. Le cœur fait ici référence à la faculté qui est la source de ce … Read more
Did you buy your copy of Muharram and Safar Devotions? Check https://academyofislam.com/publications/ for details. اَلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ Al-akhillā’u yawmaidhin ba‘duhum liba‘din ‘aduwwun illal-muttaqīn On that day, friends will be one another’s enemies, except for the Godwary. (Sūrat Al-Zukhruf, No. 43, Āyat 67) One of the natural needs that human beings is to have a friend. Having … Read more
الَّذِينَ يُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَنْقُضُونَ الْمِيْثَاقَ Alladhīna yūfūna bi-‘ahdillāhi wa lā yanqudūnal-mīthāq Ceux qui remplissent leur engagement envers Allah et ne violent pas le pacte (Surat Al-Ra‘d, No.13, Āyat 20) Ce verset fait partie d’un passage dans lequel Allah ‘azza wajall décrit un groupe de croyants, celui des ‘ulul-albāb’, que l’on peut traduire par … Read more
Did you buy your copy of Muharram and Safar Devotions? Check https://academyofislam.com/publications/ for details. وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ Washadnā mulkahu wa-ātaynāhul-hikmata wafaslal-khitāb And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech. (Sūrat Sād, No 38, Āyat 20) This verse talks about the blessings that Prophet Dāwūd ‘alayhis-salām was given … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَائِفٌ مِّنَ الشَّيْطَانِ تَذَكَّرُوا فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ Innal-ladhīnat-taqaw idhā massahum tā’ifun minash-shaytāni tadhakkarū fa-idhā hum mubsirūn Ceux qui pratiquent la piété, lorsqu’une suggestion du Diable les touche se rappellent [du châtiment d’Allah] : et les voilà devenus clairvoyants. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No 7, Āyat 201) Les chuchotements de shaytān/Satan assaillent l’esprit humain … Read more
Bismillāh. 26 August 2022/28 Muharram, 1444 Did you buy your copy of Muharram and Safar Devotions? Go to https://academyofislam.com/publications/ for details. قَالَ مَنْ أنْصَارِي إلَى اللَّه Qāla man ansārī ilallah He said: Who will be my helpers in Allah’s way? (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 52) This verse is a question asked by Nabī … Read more
مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِMā sāba min musībatin illā bi-idhni-llāhNul malheur n’atteint [l’homme] que par la permission d’Allah.(Sūrat al-Taghābun, No 64, Āyat 11) Ce verset vient après deux versets qui décrivent les croyants et les mécréants. Il parle des afflictions comme d’un point de réflexion pour les deux groupes. Ceux qui croient doivent … Read more