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

Quranic Reflection No 768. Āyat 73:5 – The Weighty Word

Bismillāh. From the Forty Hadith on Rajab and Sha’bān  It has been reported by Qāsim b. Yahyā from his grandfather al-Hasan b. Rāshid, “Imam Ja‘far b. Muhammad (a) said: do not abandon the fasting of the 27th Day of Rajab, for it is the day on which the prophethood was bestowed upon Muhammad (s); and … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No 525. Āyat 57 : 1 – Glorifier la création

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