w3plus This theology series explores some of the most fundamental questions of Islamic belief through rational inquiry and philosophical analysis. The first course (Part 1) examines the principal arguments for the existence of God, while the second (Part 2) will build upon those conclusions to study the Divine attributes and the foundations of tawḥīd. Although each … Read more
Bismillāh اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ Read in the name of your Lord who created. Sūrat al-‘Alaq, No. 96, Āyat 1 The first word revealed from the Qur’ān was a command: iqra’ — read! To appreciate the meaning of this opening instruction, it is helpful to examine what qirā’ah means from a linguistic perspective. The … Read more
Bismillah. وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا Et ceux qui disent : “Seigneur, donne-nous en nos épouses et nos descendants, la joie des yeux, et fais de nous un guide pour les pieux.” Sūrat at-Furqān, No. 25, Āyat 74 À la fin de la sourate Al-Furqān, le Coran … Read more
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Bismillāh وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا أَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَابْيَضَّتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيم And he turned away from them and said: ‘O my sorrow for Yūsuf!’ And his eyes had become white (blind), because of the sorrow that he suppressed. Sūrat Yūsuf, No. 12, Āyat 84 Tragic events in life can leave people overwhelmed … Read more
Bismillah. وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنظُرُ إِلَيْكَ ۚ أَفَأَنتَ تَهْدِي الْعُمْيَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يُبْصِرُونَ Et il en est parmi eux qui te regardent. Est-ce toi qui peux guider les aveugles, même s’ils ne voient pas ? Sūrat at-Yūnus, No. 10, Āyat 43 Les êtres humains sont dotés de nombreuses facultés remarquables. L’une des plus importantes est … Read more
Bismillāh إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا …Indeed, Allah only desires to remove from you all impurity, O Ahl al-Bayt, and to purify you with a thorough purification.? Sūrat al-Ahzāb, No. 33, Āyat 33 In an earlier reflection, we established—through extensively transmitted (mutawātir) narrations—that the five figures referred to in this … Read more
Bismillah. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَأَوْلَادِكُمْ عَدُوًّا لَّكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ ۚ وَإِن تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ Ô vous qui avez cru, vous avez de vos épouses et de vos enfants un ennemi [une tentation]. Prenez-y garde donc. Mais si vous [les] excusez passez sur [leurs] fautes et [leur] pardonnez, … Read more
Bismillāh أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَائِمًا يَحْذَرُ الْآخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُو رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ Is one who is devoutly obedient during the hours of the night, prostrating and standing, fearing the Hereafter and hoping in the mercy of his Lord — [equal to one who does not]? Sūrat Az-Zumar, No.39, Āyat 9 The above verse of … Read more
Bismillah. وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ Il y a parmi les gens celui dont la parole sur la vie présente te plaît, et qui prend Allah à témoin de ce qu’il a dans le cœur, tandis que c’est le plus acharné disputeur. Sūrat … Read more