Bismillāh وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ When We dispatched toward you a team of jinn listening to the Qur’ān, when they were in its presence, they said, ‘Be silent!’ When it was finished, they went back to their people as warners. … Read more
Bismillah. إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى ٱلْكُبَرِ Celui-là est un des plus grands ! Sūrat Muddathirو No. 74, Āyat 35 Les exégètes (tafsir) ont proposé diverses explications de ce verset. Une interprétation, cohérente avec la logique des versets précédents, le considère comme une réponse à l’accusation formulée au verset 24. Allah, exalté soit-Il, y cite les paroles de … Read more
Bismillāh عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ He frowned and turned away. When the blind man approached him. Sūrat ‘Abasa, No. 80, Āyāt 1-2 There is no difference among Muslims that this sūrah was revealed when a blind companion of the Messenger of Allah sallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālih, ‘Abdullāh ibn Umm Maktūm, once came seeking to … Read more
Bismillah. فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ Dans des maisons qu’Allah a permis que l’on élève, et où Son Nom est invoqué ; Le glorifient en elles matin et après-midi. Sūrat Nur, No. 24, Āyat 36 Après avoir mentionné la lumière d’Allah dans le verset 35 de … Read more
Bismillāh وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَاهُ When you said to him whom Allah had blessed, and whom you [too] had blessed, ‘Keep your wife for yourself, and be wary of Allah,’ and you concealed within … Read more
Bismillah. وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ La bonne action et la mauvaise ne sont pas pareilles. Repousse (le mal) par ce qui est meilleur ; et voilà que celui avec qui tu avais une animosité devient tel un ami chaleureux. Sūrat Fussilat … 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
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