Quranic Reflection No 590. Āyāt 47:30 – Tone of Speech

Did you buy your copy of Muharram and Safar Devotions? Go to https://academyofislam.com/publications/ for more details. وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ فِي لَحْنِ الْقَوْلِ Walata‘rifannahum fī lahnil-qawl But you will surely know them by the tone of [their] speech. (Sūrat Muhammad, No 47, Āyat 30) The speech of a human being reveals a lot about his or her inner … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 347 Āyat 7 :45 – Rendre le sentier de la religion tortueux 

الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ كَافِرُونَ Alladhīna yasuddūna ‘an sabīlillī wayabghūnahā ‘iwajan wahum bil’ākhirati kāfirūn Qui obstruaient le sentier d’Allah, qui voulaient le rendre tortueux, et qui ne croyaient pas à l’au-delà. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No 7, Āyat 45) Ce verset décrit certaines qualités des zālimīn – les injustes et les malfaisants. Ils : … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 589. Āyāt 33:35 – Different but Equal

إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا Innal-muslimīna wal-muslimāt wal-mu’minīna wal-mu’mināt wal-qānitīna wal-qānitāt was-sādiqīna was-sādiqāt was-sābirīna was-sābirāt wal-khāshi‘īna wal-khāshi‘āt wal-mutasaddiqīna wal-mutasaddiqāt was-sā’imīna was-sā’imāt wal-hāfizīna furūjahum wal-hāfizāt wadh-dhākirīnallāha kathīran wadh-dhākirāt a‘addallāhu lahum maghfiratan … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 346 Āyat 51 :10 & 11 – Condamnation des menteurs

قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ Qutilal-kharrāsūnal-ladhīna hum fī ghamratin sāhūn Maudits soient les menteurs, qui sont plongés dans l’insouciance. (Sūrat al-Zāriyāt, No 51, Āyats 10-11) Ce verset condamne le groupe de personnes qui répand des mensonges sur la croyance au Jour du Jugement. Parce que ces gens ne croyaient pas en une vie … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 588. Āyāt 3:146 – The Ribbiniyyūn

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن نَّبِيٍّ قَاتَلَ مَعَهُ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيرٌ فَمَا وَهَنُوا لِمَا أَصَابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الصَّابِرِينَ Waka-ayyin min nabiyyin qātala ma‘ahu ribbiyyūna kathīrūn famā wahanū limā asābahum fī sabīlillāhi wamā da‘ufū wamastakānū, wallāhu yuhibbus-sābirīn. And how many a prophet has fought with whom were many worshippers of the Lord; … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 345 Āyat 25 :63 – Marcher avec humilité 

وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا Wa-‘ibādur-rahmānil-ladhīna yamshūna ‘alal-ardhi hawnā Les serviteurs du Tout Miséricordieux sont ceux qui marchent humblement sur terre  (Surat Al-Furqān, no.25, verse 63)  Dans la Surat al-Furqān, du verset 63 au verset 76, Allah ‘azza wajall décrit pour nous les qualités de ceux qu’Il considère comme Ses serviteurs. Il mentionne … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 587. Āyāt 17:84 – A Two-Way Relationship

قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِ Qul kullun ya‘malu ‘alā shākilatih Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his character…’  (Sūrat al-Isrā, No. 17, Āyat 84) Human beings possess an external and internal dimension to their being. These dimensions are deeply intertwined and connected with one another. The external influences the internal, and as the above verse indicates, … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 344 Āyat 6 :125 – Comprendre le ‘Sharh al-Sadr’

فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ Faman yuridillāhu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lil-islām Et puis, quiconque Allah veut guider, Il lui ouvre la poitrine à l’Islam (Sūrat al-An’ām, No 6, Āyat 125) La capacité humaine pour la compréhension profonde des choses est extensible. Un esprit étroit possède des horizons de pensée limités et … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 586. Āyāt 16:78 – The Senses and Awareness

وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ ۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ Wallāhu akhrajakum min butūni ummahātikum lā ta‘lamūna shay’an waja‘ala lakumus-sam‘a wal-abasāra wal-af’idah, la‘allakum tashkurūn. And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 343 Āyat 6 :115 – La parole d’Allah ‘azza wajall

وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًا وَعَدْلًا لَّا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَاتِهِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Watammat kalimatu rabbika sidqan wa-‘adlan, lā mubaddila likalimātihi, wahuwas-samī‘ul-‘alīmEt la parole de ton Seigneur s’est accomplie en toute vérité et équité. Nul ne peut modifier Ses paroles. Il est l’Audient, l’Omniscient.(Sūrat al-An’ām, No 6, Āyat 115) Ce verset parle de l’accomplissement de la parole … Read more