List of Quran Translations and Tafsir in English
A Critical Review of English Translations of the Quran
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
Bismillāh. 8 March 2024/27 Sha‘bān 1445 Have you registered for ALI 678: Daily Ramadan Reminder? See details below. أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ Their deeds are like ashes over which the wind blows hard on a tempestuous day. (Sūrat Ibrāhīm No. 14, Āyat 18) Figures of speech are usages of a word … Read more
Bismillāh. 1 March 2024/20 Sha‘bān 1445 وَإِنَّ عَلَيكُم لَحافِظينَ, كِرامًا كاتِبينَ, يَعلَمونَ ما تَفعَلونَ Indeed, there are over you watchers, noble writers, who know whatever you do. (Sūrat Al-Infitār, No.82, Āyat 10-12) When human becomes engrossed in the mundane aspects of this world, his/her belief in the day of judgement becomes obscured. Time and again, … Read more
Bismillāh, 29 Février 2024/13 Sha‘bān 1445 ۖقَالَ هَـٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ Il dit: « Cela est de la grâce de mon Seigneur, pour m’éprouver si je suis reconnaissant ou si je suis ingrat. (Sūrat al-Naml, No.27, Āyat 40) Lorsque le prophète Sulaymān ‘alayhis-salām invita la reine Bilqīs et son peuple à … Read more
Bismillāh, 22 Fevrier 2024/12 Sha‘bān 1445 فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا Nous ne leur assignerons pas de poids au Jour de la Résurrection (Sūrat al-Kahf, No.18, Āyat 105) Le Jour de la Résurrection, les actions des êtres humains seront pesées. Selon le Tafsīr Nūr, il y aura trois types de personnes sur l’échelle de … Read more
Bismillāh. 23 February 2024/13 Sha‘bān 1445 وَرَحْمَتِى وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ My mercy encompasses everything. I will ordain mercy for those who are God Conscious, pay the zakāt and believe in Our signs. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No.7, Āyat 156) Mercy is the most important attribute of the Almighty. Such is … Read more
Bismillāh, 16 February 2024/6 Sha‘bān 1445 كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوءَ وَالْفَحْشَاءَ ۚ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِينَ Thus [it was], that We might turn away from him all evil and indecency. He was indeed one of Our purified servants. (Sūrat Yūsuf, No. 12, Āyat 24) A key belief of the Shī’ī faith is that divinely appointed leaders, … Read more