w3plus Bismillāh, وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ Ne poursuivez pas ce que vous ne connaissez pas. (Sūrat Al-Isrā, No.17, Āyat 36) Un miracle est défini comme un acte extraordinaire accompli par quelqu’un qui affirme être un prophète. Ordinariser et convaincre le peuple de son statut, un prophète vient avec un miracle, un acte qui … Read more
Bismillah. يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ, ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ O Soul at Peace, return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing (Sūrat Al-Fajr, No.89, Āyat 27-28) This verse is a direct address from the Almighty to an extraordinary soul, one that is exceptional due to its being tranquil. The scholars of Arabic dictionary point out that the … Read more
In this ONLINE course via Zoom, we will cover Lessons 15 to 26 on Noun(اسم) in Unit 1 of the text Quranic Language Made Easy Hafiza Iffath Hasan. Students are encouraged to keep an English translation of the Holy Quran with parallel Arabic text during the class. The instructor will use The Qur’an, With a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation by Ali Quli … Read more
In this ONLINE course via Zoom, we will inshaAllah cover the first 10 lessons on verb (فعل) in Unit 2 of the text Quranic Language Made Easy Hafiza Iffath Hasan. Students are encouraged to keep an English translation of the Holy Quran with parallel Arabic text during the class. The instructor will use The Qur’an, With a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation by Ali … Read more
Bismillāh, وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ … إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانتَصَرُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا Et quant aux poètes, ce sont les égarés qui les suivent… à part ceux qui croient et font de bonnes œuvres, qui invoquent souvent le nom d’Allah et se défendent contre les torts qu’on leur fait. (Sūrat al-Shu‘arā, Āyat 224-227) L’une … Read more
Bismillāh. إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ , فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ , وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ Your endeavours are indeed diverse. As for him who gives and is God-conscience, and confirms the best promise, We will surely ease him toward facility. (Sūrat al-Layl, No. 92, Āyat 4-7) The first three verses of Sūrat al-Layl begin with contrasting … Read more
A Critical Review of English Translations of the Quran
Bismillāh. 15 March 2024/4 Ramadan 1445 Did you join ALI 678: Daily Ramadan Reminder? See details below. وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا And the Apostle will say, ‘O my Lord! Indeed, my people consigned this Quran to oblivion.’ (Sūrat al-Furqān, No. 25, Āyat 30) The Holy Quran is – … Read more
Bismillāh, 14 Mars 2024/3 Ramadan 1445 أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ Ou bien ils disent : « Il (Muhammad) l’a inventé ? ». Dis : « Composez donc une sourate semblable à ceci, et appelez à votre aide n’importe qui vous pourrez, en dehors d’Allah, si vous êtes véridiques ». … Read more
Bismillāh, 7 Mars 2024/26 Sha‘bān 1445 فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ Croyez donc en Allah, en Son messager, le Prophète illettré. Sourate Al-A‘rāf, N°7, Āyat 158 L’un des aspects miraculeux du Noble Coran est qu’il a été révélé à un individu qui n’avait reçu aucun enseignement. Pour des raisons évidentes, le Messager d’Allah, sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi … Read more