Quranic Reflection No 773. Āyat 73:4 – A Measured Recitation

Bismillāh. The Messenger of God (s) said: “O Jābir, this is the month of Ramadān: whoever fasts its days, prays a portion of its nights, keeps his belly and private parts pure, and restrains his tongue, his sins depart from him as they depart at the end of the month.” Jābir said: “O Messenger of … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 772. Āyat 49:10 – Relationships Defined by Islam

Bismillāh. Imam al-Sādiq (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever fasts three days at the end of Shaʿbān and connects them with the month of Ramaḍān, God — the Exalted — records for him the fast of two consecutive months.” Wasā’il al-Shī’ah, vol. 10, p. 504 إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ ‎ The faithful are indeed brothers. Sūrat al-Hujurāt, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 771. Āyat 54:1 – Regarding the Splitting of the Moon

Bismillāh. The Prophet (s) said: “Shaʿbān is my month, and Ramadān is the month of God. Whoever fasts a day of my month, I will be his intercessor on the Day of Judgment, and whoever fasts the month of Ramadān will be freed from the Fire.” Wasā’il al-Shī’ah, vol. 10, p. 503 ٱقْتَرَبَتِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ وَٱنشَقَّ ٱلْقَمَرُ … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 770. Āyat 1:3 – Ar-Rahmān and Ar-Rahim

Bismillāh. From ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Ridā (a): “Whoever asks forgiveness from God — Blessed and Exalted — seventy times during Shaʿbān, God will forgive his sins, even if they are as numerous as the stars.” Bihār al-Anwār, v. 94, p. 90 الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ The Merciful [whose mercy is all-encompassing], the Merciful [whose special mercy is … Read more

Réflexion coranique n° 527: Āyat 59:11 – La nature de l’hypocrite

Bismillah. D’après ‘Alī ibn Mūsā al-Ridā (a) : Quiconque demande pardon à Dieu — Béni et Très-Haut — soixante-dix fois durant le mois de Shaʿbān, Dieu lui pardonne ses péchés, même s’ils étaient aussi nombreux que les étoiles. Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 94, p. 90 أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا يَقُولُونَ لِإِخْوَانِهِمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 769. Āyat 5:119 – A Mighty Achievement

Bismillāh. From the Forty Hadith on Rajab and Sha’bān  Ibrāhīm b. Maymūn asked Imam al-Ridhā ‘alayhis-salām:  What is the best supplication in this month? So, he (the Imam) replied: doing istighfār; surely whoever does istighfār seventy times in Sha‘bān, is like one who does istighfār seventy thousand times in other months. I asked him: How … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No 526. Āyat 54 :17 – Mémoriser le Quran

Bismillah. Le Messager de Dieu (s) a dit : « Certes, Rajab est le mois de Dieu, al-Aṣamm (le Muet), et c’est un mois immense. Il n’a été appelé al-Aṣamm que parce qu’aucun des autres mois ne l’égale en sacralité et en mérite auprès de Dieu. Les gens de l’époque préislamique le vénéraient déjà durant … Read more