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Réflexion Coranique 143: Etre exclusif dans la Religion

فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّيْنِ حَنِيفًا fa-aqim wajhaka liddīni hanīfā Dirige tout ton être vers la religion exclusivement (pour Allah)  (Souratour Roum, N° 30, Āyat 30) Il est important d’assimiler distinctement deux mots dans ce verset afin de comprendre sa signification: Wajh : traduit par visage. Ici, il fait référence à l’essence intérieure et  à l’âme d’une personne. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 370 Āyat 24:22 – The Beauty of forgiveness

وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ Walya‘fū walyasfahū, alā tuhibbūna an yaghfirallāhu lakum, wallāhu ghafūrun rahīm And they should excuse and forbear. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful. (Sūratun Nūr, No.24, Āyat 22) As the month of Ramadan sadly comes to … Read more

Réflexion Coranique 139: Āyat 3:140 – L’alternance dans la providence

وَتِلْكَ الْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ wa-tilakal-ayyāmou noudāwilouhā baynan-nās Ainsi faisons-Nous alterner les jours (bons et mauvais) parmi les gens. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No.3, Āyat 140) C’est une partie d’un verset qui a été révélé après la bataille de ‘Ohod. Il s’agit d’une déclaration importante sur l’alternance de la providence chez les gens dans ce monde. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 364 Āyat 19:48 – Hope in Supplication

وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا Wa-ad‘ū Rabbī ‘asā allā akūna bidu‘ā’i Rabbī shaqiyyā I will supplicate my Lord. Hopefully I will not be disappointed in supplicating my Lord. (Sūrat Maryam, No.19, Āyat 48) When Abraham (i.e. Nabī Ibrahim ‘alayhis salām) talks to his uncle Āzar about belief in One God, Āzar refuses to listen … Read more

Spring 2018: The Disciples of Nabi Isa (a)

Course Outline This course will discuss the disciples of Prophet Isa (a). Each session will include a reading of verses in Arabic and English, an explanation, and its commentary. Cross reference to other verses of the Quran on the same theme may also be explored. Download Notes Course Outline 1 - The Hawariyyun - Historical ... Read more

Réflexion Coranique 137: Āyat 74:45 – Les rassemblements futiles

وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ wa-kunnā nakhūdhu ma’al-khā’idhīn Et nous nous associions à ceux qui tenaient des conversations futiles. (Sūratul Muddaththir No.74, Āyat 45) Ce verset est un extrait d’une conversation qui se tiendra entre les Gens du Paradis et les Gens de l’Enfer. Quand on demandera à ces derniers les causes de leur perdition, ils … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 359 Āyat 5:55 – The True Walī

إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ Innamā waliyyukumu-llāhu warasūluhu walladhīna āmanū-lladhīnā yuqīmūnas-salāta wayu’tunaz-zakāta wahum rāki‘ūn Your guardian is only Allah, His Apostle, and the faithful who maintain the prayer and give the zakāt while bowing down. (Sūratul Mā’idah, No.5, Āyat 55) In this verse Allah talks about the walī of … Read more