Quranic Reflection No. 322 Āyat 31:15 – Following those who turn to Allah

وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ wattabi‘ sabīla man anāba ilayya Follow the path of those who turn to Me. (Sūrat Luqmān, No.31, Āyat 15) This verse is part of a longer verse that talks about the rights of parents. Parents must be obeyed unless they command that which is disobedient to Allah. Then it is … Read more

Réflexion coranique 111. Āyat 2:3 – La croyance en l’invisible

اَلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ Alladhīna yu’minūna bilghayb Qui croient à l’invisible (Souratoul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 3) La croyance en l’invisible est décrite dans ce verset comme étant la première qualité essentielle des croyants pieux (les Mouttaqin). Cette qualité représente le fondement même de la religion et la base de toutes ses racines et de ses branches. … Read more

Réflexion coranique 112. Āyat 2:3 – Le rôle du Saint Coran

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Yā ayyuhan-nāsu qad jā-atkum maw‘izatun min rabbikum wa-shifā’un limā fis-sudūri wa-hudan wa-rahmatun lilmu’minīn O gens ! Une exhortation vous est venue, de votre Seigneur, une guérison de ce qui est dans les poitrines, un guide et une miséricorde pour les croyants. … Read more

Réflexion coranique 110. Āyat 4:148 – Exposer les défauts des autres

لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَنْ ظُلِمَ Lā yuhibbullāhul-jawra bissū’i minal-qawli illā man zulim Allah n’aime pas qu’on profère de mauvaises paroles sauf quand on a été injustement provoqué. Et Allah est Audient et Omniscient. (Sūratun Nisā, No.4, Āyat 148) Pour nourrir le potentiel de perfection de l’homme, Allah Le Tout Puissant … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 320 Āyat 44:4 – The Night of Distinction

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ fīhā yufraqu kullu amrin hakīm In it every definitive matter is made distinct. (Sūratud Dukhān, No.44, Āyat 4) The night of Qadr sets the direction of events that will happen in the coming year. In Suratud Dukhān Allah talks about the night of Qadr as a blessed night on which every … Read more

Réflexion coranique 109. Āyat 96:1 – La lecture pour le pouvoir de l’âme

اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ Iqra’ bismi rabbikal-ladhī khalaq Lis, au nom de ton Seigneur qui a créé (Sūratul ‘Alaq, No.96, Āyat 1) Ce verset est le premier à avoir été révélé le 27 Rajab de l’an 23 AH, la nuit de Mab’ath – le début de la mission Prophétique du Saint Prophète(s). C’est une … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 319 Āyat 7:155 – Seeking Mercy and Forgiveness

أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۖ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ anta waliyyunā faghfir lanā warhamnā wa–anata khayrul-ghāfirīn You are our Master, so forgive us and have mercy on us, For You are the best of those who forgive. (Sūratul A’rāf, No.7, Āyat 155) The above is supplication of Prophet Moses (a) after he took seventy men with … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 318 Āyat 2:183 – The Command to Fast

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū kutiba ‘alaykumus-siyāmu kamā kutiba ‘alal-ladhīna min qablikum la‘allakum tattaqūn O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may be God conscious. (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat … Read more

Réflexion coranique 108. Āyat 13:11 – Les anges gardiens

لَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ Lahu mu‘aqqibāt mim bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi yahfazūnahu min amrillāh Il a par devant lui et derrière lui des Anges qui se relaient et veillent sur lui par ordre d’Allah. (Sūratur Ra‘d, No.13, Āyat 11) Dans ce verset, Allah Le Tout-Puissant dit à l’être … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 317 Āyat 2:121 – Rights of Tilāwah

اَلَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ يَتْلُونَهُ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِ Alladhīna ātaynāhumul-kitāba yatlūnahu haqqa tilāwatihi Those to whom We have given the Book read it as it ought to be read. (Sūrat Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 121) Tilāwah, according to the Quran itself, is the act of reading the Quran. Its original meaning is following (as in Q 91:2), referring … Read more