Réflexion Coranique N°273. Āyat 2 :189 – Adopter une bonne ligne de conduite

وَلَيْسَ الْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَـٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقَىٰ ۗ  وَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ Wa laysal-birru bi-an ta’tūl-buyūta min zuhūrihā wallakinnal-birra manittaqā, wa’tul-buyūta min abwābiha. wattaqullāha la‘allakum tuflihūn Et ce n’est pas un acte de bienfaisance que de rentrer chez vous par l’arrière des maisons. Mais la bonté … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 516. Ayat 57:22 Pre-determined Afflictions

مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَا Mā asāba min musībatin fil-ardhi walā fī anfusikum illā fī kitābin min qabli an-nabra’ahā No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a book before We bring it into being. (Sūrat al-Hadīd, No … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 514. Ayat 57:13 – The Divide between believers and hypocrites

ضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُم بِسُورٍ لَّهُ بَابٌ بَاطِنُهُ فِيهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَاهِرُهُ مِن قِبَلِهِ الْعَذَابُ Dhuriba baynahum bisūrin lahu bābun bātinuhu fīhir-rahmatu wazāhiruhu min qibalihil-‘adhāb Then there will be set up between them a wall with a gate, with mercy within and punishment without. (Sūrat al-Hadid, No 57, Āyat 13) When the Quran talks about the believers and … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 515. Ayat 4:125 – The Best in Religion

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّـهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّـهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا Waman ahsana dīnan mimman aslama wajhahu lillāhi wahuwa muhsinun wattaba‘a millata ibrāhīma hanīfan wattakhdhallāhu ibrāhīmā khalīlā And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer of good and follows … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°271. Āyat 2 :250 – Prier pour obtenir la force

  رَبَّنا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنا صَبْراً وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدامَنا وَانْصُرْنا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكافِرِينَ  Rabbanā afrigh ‘alaynā sabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wansurnā ‘alalqawmil-kāfirīn Seigneur ! Déverse sur nous l’endurance, affermis nos pas et donne-nous la victoire sur ce peuple infidèle. (Sūrat Baqarah, N° 2, Āyat 250) Ce verset fait partie d’un groupe de versets décrivant l’histoire du Prophète … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°272. Āyat 58 :11 – Prendre du temps pour acquérir des connaissances

يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَات Yarfa‘i-llāhul-ladhīna āmanū minkum walladhīna ūtul-‘ila darajāt Allah élèvera en degrés ceux d’entre vous qui auront cru et ceux qui auront reçu le savoir. (Sūrat al-Mujādilah, No 58, Āyat 11) Dans les versets 9 à 11 de cette sourate, Allah, Le Tout-Puissant ‘azza wajall, parle de certaines règles … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 513. Ayat 90:4 – Struggles in Life

  لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِي كَبَدٍ la qad khalaqnal insāna fī kabad Certainly, we have created human in distress. (Surat al-Balad, No. 90, Āyat: 4) A certain reality that we all face is that life is full of ups and downs. We wait to get through a challenge only to find ourselves in another.  No … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°270. Āyat 41 :30 – La ténacité sur le chemin d’Allah

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ Innaladhīna qālū rabbunal-lāhu thummas-taqāmū tatanazzalu ‘alayhimul-malā’ikatu allā takhāfū walā tahzanū wa-abshirū bil-jannatil-latī kuntum tū‘adūn Ceux qui disent : “Notre Seigneur est Allah”, et qui se tiennent dans le droit chemin, les Anges descendent sur eux. “N’ayez … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 513. Ayat 90:4 – Struggles in Life

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِي كَبَدٍ la qad khalaqnal insāna fī kabad Certainly, we have created human in distress. (Surat al-Balad, No. 90, Āyat: 4) A certain reality that we all face is that life is full of ups and downs. We wait to get through a challenge only to find ourselves in another.  No matter … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°269. Āyat 13 :43 – L’Imam Ali dans le Coran

وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ Wayaqūlul-ladhīna kafarū lastma mursalan. Qul kafā billāhi shahīdan baynī wabaynakum wamin ‘indahu ‘ilmul-kitāb Et ceux qui ne croient pas disent : « Tu n’es pas un Messager ». Dis : « Allah suffit, comme témoin entre vous et moi, … Read more