Mehdi Raza لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ Lil-ladhīna ahsanūl-husnā wa-ziyādah For those who do good, will have the best reward and [even] more. Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 26 It is the Grace of the Almighty that He promises to reward the one who performs good deeds with much more than is deserved. In this verse Allah promises two … Read more
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ۚ Yā banī Ādama qad anzalnā ‘alaykum libāsan yuwāri saw’ātikum warīshā wa-libāsut-taqwā dhālika khayr O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of piety – that is … Read more
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ innal-lāha yuhibbul-ladhīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihi saffan kannahum bunyānun marsūs Allah aime ceux qui combattent dans Son chemin en rang serré pareils à un édifice renforcé. (Sourate Saff No.61, Ayat 4) Ce verset décrit les gens qui combattent et luttent d’une manière particulière qui leur … Read more
وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ Walā tanāza‘ū fatafshalū watadhaba rīhukum And do not quarrel for then you will lose heart and your power will depart. (Sūratul Anfāl, No.8, Āyat 46) A Hadith of Imam al-Bāqir (a) quoted in Al-Tibyān states that this verse was revealed when Khabbāb bin Manzar suggested to the Holy Prophet (s) … Read more
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا wa’mur ahlaka bis-salāti was-tabir ‘alayhā And enjoin prayer on your family and be steadfast on it. (Sūrat Taha, No. 20, Āyat 132) In this verse Allah tells the Holy Prophet to enjoin salāt on his family or some say on his people. The verse was revealed in Makkah and commentators … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ يَهْدِيهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ innalladhīna āmanū wa-‘amilūs-swālihāti yahdīhim rabbuhum bi-īmānihim Ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres, leur Seigneur les guidera à cause de leur foi Avoir la foi et accomplir de bonnes actions sont les prérequis pour une guidance complète accompagnant le croyant tout au long de sa vie. … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū qū anfusakum wa-ahlīkum nārā wa-qūduhan-nāsu wal-hijārah O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is mankind and stones (Sūratut Tahrīm, No.66, Āyat 6) This verse talks about a basic family responsibility – to guide and … Read more
وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ wa-an laysa lil-insāni illā mā sa‘ā And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for. (Sūratun Najm, No.53, Āyat 39) One of the Divine principles as taught by all the Prophets is that human beings would only get what they work for. The sum of what they … Read more
يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوا ۚ أَحْصَاهُ اللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ Yawma yab‘athuhumu-llāhu jamī‘an fayunabbi’uhum bimā ‘amilū. Ahsāhu-llāhu wanasūh On the day when Allah will raise them up all together, then inform them of what they did: Allah has kept account of it while they have forgotten it. (Sūratul Mujādilah, No.58, Āyat 6) This verse … Read more
أُولَٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ Ulā’ika yusāri‘ūna fil-khyrāti wahum lahā sābiqūn Ceux-là se précipitent vers les bonnes actions et sont les premiers à les accomplir (Sūratul Mu’minūn, No.23, Āyat 61) L’une des qualités des croyants est leur désir ardent d’accomplir de bonnes œuvres. Ce désir de plaire à Allah les pousse vers l’accomplissement … Read more