ALI Admin 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
Bismillah. وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ Nous avons assujetti les montagnes pour servir David dans la glorification (de Dieu), ainsi que les oiseaux. (Sourate al-Anbiyā, No.21,Verset 79) Toute création glorifie Allah ‘azza wajall. La glorification ou le ‘tasbīh’ est l’acceptation innée non seulement de sa soumission et de son insignifiance, que de l’autorité de Son Seigneur … Read more
Bismillah وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ Wattuqallāha la‘allakum tuflihūn Et craignez Allah, afin que vous réussissiez ! (Sūrat Āl ‘Imrān, No 3, Āyat 200) Dans divers versets du Noble Coran, la phrase ci-dessus est répétée (par exemple, voir 2 :189 et 3 :130 pour retrouver exactement la même formulation). Dans ces versets bénis, le taqwā … Read more
Bismillah. وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِين Wa sāri’ū ilā maghfiratin min rabbikum wa jannatin ‘arduhās samāwātu wal ardu u’iddat lil muttaqīn Et concourez au pardon de votre Seigneur, et à un Jardin (paradis) large comme les cieux et la terre, préparé pour les pieux. (Sūrat Āli ‘Imrān 3 :133, Āyat … Read more
Bismillah نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآن Nahnu naqussu ‘alayka ahsanal-qasasi bimā awhaynā ilayka hādhal-qur’ān Nous te racontons le meilleur récit, grâce à la révélation que Nous te faisons dans ce Coran. (Sūrat Yūsuf, N°12, Āyat 3) Avant de commencer l’histoire du Prophète Yūsuf ‘alayhis-salām dans la Sūrat Yūsuf, le Tout-Puissant dit qu’Il nous narre … Read more
Bismillah. وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ Watlu ‘alayhim naba-bnay ādama bil-haqqi idh qarrabā qurbānan fatuqubbila min ‘ahadi himā walam yutaqabbal minal-ākhari. Qāla la’aqtulannaka. Qāla innamā yataqabbalul-lāhu minal-mutaqqīn. Et raconte-leur en toute vérité l’histoire des deux … Read more
Bismillāh. إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ Indeed, Allah enjoins justice and kindness. (Sūrat al-Nahl, No.16, Āyat 90) This verse, known as the Āyat al-Ihsān, outlines qualities required for the well-being of a community. The first two qualities that Allah ‘azza wajall orders believers to have justice and kindness. Both are required for smooth relationships and for settling the differences … Read more
وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ تِبْيَانًا لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ We have sent down the Book to you as a clarification of all things and as guidance, mercy and good news for the Muslims. (Sūrat al-Nahl, Āyat 89) One of the important Quranic discussions to consider is the scope and extent of the Quran’s content. … Read more
Bismillāh. وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَأَنسَاهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ And be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. (Surat al-Hashr, No.59, Āyat 19) When a person forgets Allah ‘azza wajall and distances himself from his Creator, he forgets the entire purpose of being on this earth. All his efforts, hopes and desires revolve … Read more
وَمَن يَخْرُجْ مِن بَيْتِهِ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ Wa man yakhruj min baytihī muhājiran ilallāhi wa rasūlihi thumma yudrikhu al-mawtu faqad waqa‘a ajruhu ‘alallāhi. Et quiconque sort de sa maison, émigrant vers Dieu et Son messager, et que la mort atteint, sa récompense incombe à Dieu (Sūrat … Read more