Mehdi Raza Bismillāh New post on our website: Munājāt for Kashf al-Zulm. Go to قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَىٰ هَلْ أَتَّبِعُكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُعَلِّمَنِ مِمَّا عُلِّمْتَ رُشْدًا Mūsā said to him, ‘May I follow you for the purpose that you teach me some of the knowledge you have been taught?’ (Sūrat al-Kahf, No. 18, Āyat 66) One of the necessary roles in … Read more
Bismillah, وَكُلًّا نَّقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنبَاءِ الرُّسُلِ مَا نُثَبِّتُ بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ Et tout ce que Nous te racontons des récits des messagers, c’est pour en raffermir ton cœur. (Soūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 120) Les histoires de nombreux prophètes ‘alayhimus-salām et des peuples passés ont été racontées dans la Soūrat Hūd. Vers la fin de la Soūrah, … Read more
Bismillāh New post on our website: Munājāt for Kashf al-Zulm. Go to وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ … إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانتَصَرُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا … As for the poets, [only] the deviators follow them … Except those who have faith, do righteous deeds, and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they … Read more
Bismillah وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ Et mon tawfīq ne dépend que d’Allah. (Sūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 88) Le mot tawfīq provient de la racine ‘wa-fa-qa’ qui signifie accepter ou concilier. Dans la terminologie Islamique, cela fait référence à une grâce spéciale de la part du Tout-Puissant qui fait en sorte que différents moyens et causes convergent pour permettre … Read more
Bismillāh New post on our website: Du‘ā for Safety from Persecution. Go to أَمْ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ Nay! I am better than this fellow, who is contemptible, and who can hardly speak distinctly. (Sūrat al-Zukhruf, No.43, Āyat 52) Attitudes expressed by people in power towards those under them are often condescending and … Read more
Bismillah إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا وَرَضُوا بِالْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاطْمَأَنُّوا بِهَا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا غَافِلُونَ Ceux qui n’espèrent pas Notre rencontre, qui sont satisfaits de la vie présente et s’y sentent en sécurité, et ceux qui sont inattentifs à Nos signes [ou versets], (Surat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 7) Ce verset parle d’un groupe de … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اصْبِرُوا وَصَابِرُوا وَرَابِطُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ O you who believe! Be patient, stand firm, and close [your] ranks, and be God conscious so that you may be successful.(Surat Āli ‘Imrān, No.3, Āyat 200) This verse describes patience and endurance in the way of Allah ‘azza wajall. There are three commands … Read more
Bismillāh فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ ابْتِغَاءَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَابْتِغَاءَ تَأْوِيلِهِ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ۗ وَالرَّاسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ آمَنَّا بِهِ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ As for those in whose hearts is deviance, they pursue what is metaphorical in it, courting temptation, and … Read more
Bismillāh هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ It is He who has sent down to you the Book. Parts of it are definitive verses, which are the mother of the Book, while others are metaphorical. (Sūrat Āli ‘Imrān, No.3, Āyat 7) One of the manners of speech that the Quran … Read more
أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَا أَوْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا N’ont-ils pas voyagé sur terre afin d’avoir des cœurs pour comprendre, ou des oreilles pour entendre ?(Sūrat al-Hajj, n° 22, Āyat 46) Les versets 42 à 44 de la Sourate al-Hajj évoquent les peuples passés qui ont rejeté Dieu et Ses Messagers. … Read more