Mehdi Raza وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًا Waqadimnā ilā mā ‘amilū min ‘amalin faja ‘alnāhu habā’an manthūrā Then We shall attend to the works they have done and then turn them into scattered dust. (Sūrat al-Furqan, No 25, Āyat 23) The action that a human being does in this world always remains. It … Read more
وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ Wayusāri ‘ūnna fil-khayrāt And they strive with one another in hastening to good deeds. (Sūrat Āli Imran, No 3, Āyat 114) Many different qualities of virtuous people are described in the Quran. The above is part of a verse that talks about some of these qualities. Among them is the habit of … Read more
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ Wa ammā bi ni ‘mati rabbika fahaddith Et quant au bienfait de ton Seigneur, proclame-le. (Sourat al-Duhā, N° 93, Āyat 11) Le bonheur vient plus facilement lorsque nous cessons de nous plaindre de nos problèmes et que nous commençons à être reconnaissants pour les ennuis que nous n’avons pas. Nous n’avons … Read more
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْراهِيمُ الْقَواعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْماعِيلُ رَبَّنا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Wa-idh yarfa‘u Ibrāhīmul-qawā‘ida minal bayti wa Ismā‘īlu rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka antasamī‘ul-‘alīm As Ibrāhīm raised the foundations of the House with Ismā‘īl [they prayed]: Our Lord, accept it from us! Indeed, You are the All-hearing, the All-knowing. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. 2, … Read more
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَزَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ Fa-ammaladhīna āmanū fazādthum īmānan wahum yastabshirūn Quant aux croyants, elle fait certes croître leur foi, et ils s’en réjouissent. (Sourat al-Tawba, No 9, Āyat 124) Ce verset fait référence à la réponse donnée par les croyants concernant les versets révélés du Quran. Les hypocrites qui avaient écouté ces … Read more
وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ ۚ قُلْ مُوتُوا بِغَيْظِكُمْ Wa-idhā laqūkum qālū āmannā wa-idhā khalaw ‘addū ‘alaykumul-anāmila minal-ghayzi. Qul mūtū bighayzikum When they meet you, they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you out of rage. Say, ‘Die of your rage!’ (Sūrat … Read more
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَأَسْمَعَهُمْ Walaw ‘alimallāhu fīhim khayran la-asma‘ahum Et si Allah avait reconnu en eux quelque bien, Il aurait fait qu’ils entendent. (Sūrat al-Anfāl, No 8, Āyat 23) Dans ce verset, Allah ‘azza wajall nous dit que s’il y a du bien dans une personne, Il aide la personne à comprendre la vérité quand … Read more
وَمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُم بِالَّتِي تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰ إِلَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا Wamā amwālakum walā awlādakum billatī tuqarribukum ‘indanā zulfā illā man āmana wa ‘amala sālihā It is not your wealth, nor your children, that will bring you close to Us in nearness, excepting those who have faith and act righteously. (Sūrat Saba’, No … Read more
بَقِيَّتُ اللَّـهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ Baqiyatullāhi khyarun lakum in kuntum mu’minīn Ce qui demeure auprès d’Allah est meilleur pour vous si vous êtes croyants ! (Sūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 86) Ce verset fait partie d’un passage où le Prophète Shu‘ayb ‘alayhis-salām s’adresse à son peuple. Il leur dit de ne pas donner moins quand … Read more
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbana b‘da idh hadaytanā Our Lord! Do not make our hearts swerve after You have guided us (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 8) In Sūrat Āli Imrān, Āyat 7, Almighty Allah talks about those who are firmly grounded in knowledge, the rāsikhūna fīl-‘Ilm. This … Read more