يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَىٰ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū lā tubtilū sadaqātikum bil-manni wal-adhā O you who believe! Do not nullify your charities by reproaches and causing offence (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 264) Giving charity is a noble act. It is, or should be, a selfless act when a human being goes … Read more
وَقَالَ إِنِّي مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Wa-qāla innī muhājirun ilā rabbi, innahū huwal-‘azīzul-hakīm And he said, ‘Indeed I am migrating toward my Lord. Indeed He is the All-mighty, the All-wise.’ (Sūratul ‘Ankabūt, No. 29, Āyat 26) The above verse is a statement of Nabī Ibrāhīm (a). Migration here could mean the … Read more
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِلْمُجْرِمِينَ Qāla rabbi bimā an‘amta ‘alayya flan akūna zahīran lil-mujrimīn Il dit : Seigneur, grâce aux bienfaits dont tu m’as comblé, jamais je ne soutiendrai les criminels. (Souratoul Qasas, No. 28, Ayat 17) Le verset précédent a été récité par Nabi Moussa (Moïse) après avoir demandé pardon … Read more
قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَٰنَ ۖ أَيًّا مَا تَدْعُوا فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ Qul-id‘ullāha aw-id‘ur-rahmāna, ayyam-mā tad‘ū falahul-asmāul-husnā Say: Call upon Allah or call upon, the Beneficent Allah; whichever you call upon, He has the best names (Sūratul Isrā, No.17, Āyat 110) Almighty Allah cannot be described or understood by names that are limited in … Read more
مَا عِنْدَكُمْ يَنْفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ بَاقٍ Ma ‘indakum yanfad, wama ‘indallahi baq Tout ce que vous possédez s’épuisera, tandis que ce qui est auprès d’Allah durera. (Suratun Nahl, N. 16, Ayat 96) La qualité intrinsèque de toutes les choses de ce monde est qu’elle est éphémère. Les bâtiments les plus solides, les gouvernements … Read more
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ Wahuwal-qāhiru fawqa ‘ibādihi wahuwal-hakīmul-khabīr And He is the All-dominant over His servants, and He is the All-wise, the All-aware. (Sūratul An‘ām, no. 6, Āyat 18) Almighty Allah is described as the Qāhir in this verse. Qahr is the ability to overcome without resistance such that it makes the … Read more
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ Awalam yaraw ilal-ardhi kam ambatnā fīhā min kulli zawjin karīm Do they not look at the earth, how many of every splendid kind We have caused to grow in it? (Sūratush Shu‘aā, No. 26, Āyat 7) The verse above is a question to those … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَسِرَاجًا مُنِيرًا Yā ayyhuan-nabiyyu innā arsalnāka shāhidan wa-mubashshiran wa-nadhīran wa-dā‘iyan ilāl-lāhi bi-idhnihi a-sirājan munīrā O Prophète! Nous t’avons envoyé [pour être] témoin, annonciateur, avertisseur, appelant (les gens) à Allah par Sa permission; et comme une lampe éclairante. (Sūratul Ahzāb, No. 33, Āyats 45 … Read more
النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَىٰ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ Annabiyu awlā bil-mu’minīna min anfusihim Le Prophète a plus de droit sur les croyants qu’ils n’en ont sur eux-mêmes. (Sūratul Ahzāb, No.33, Āyat 6) Le Saint Prophète Mohammad (saw) est le plus chéri de Dieu parmi toute la création. Il est le Bien-aimé d’Allah (swt), la Lumière envoyée pour la … Read more
وَتَحْسَبُونَهُ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ Watahsabūnahū hayyinan wahuwa ‘indallāhi ‘azīm And you thought it to be a light matter, while it was most serious in the sight of Allah. (Sūratun Nūr, No. 24, Āyat 15) This verse is part of the passage that talks about a rumor spread about ‘Ā’ishah, the wife of the … Read more