اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنْفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ Allah reçoit les âmes au moment de leur mort ainsi que celles qui ne meurent pas au cours de leur sommeil. Il retient celles à qui Il … Read more
وَأَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةٌ Wa-ardhu-llāhi wāsi‘ah And Allah’s earth is vast (Sūratuz Zumar, No.39, Āyat 10) The Holy Quran has many verses that talk about the Earth. The Earth is a carpet for mankind (Q 2:22), a resting place to live on (Q 27:61), it is smooth and subservient (Q 67:15) and has many signs for … Read more
تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا ۚ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ Cette Demeure dernière, Nous la réservons à ceux qui ne recherchent, ni à s’élever sur terre, ni à y semer la corruption. Cependant, l’heureuse fin appartient aux pieux. (Sūratul Qasas, No. 28, Āyat 83) Ce verset, qui pousse à la … Read more
وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَادَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ Walaqald ji’tumūnā furādā kamā khalqnākum awwala marrah And [Allah will say]: certainly you have come to Us alone as We created you the first time. (Sūratul An‘ām, No. 6, Āyat 94) According to tradition this verse is what God will say to the human being on the Day … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ … وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ ۖ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ Ô les croyants! ……. Entraidez-vous dans l’accomplissement des bonnes oeuvres et de la piété et ne vous entraidez pas dans le péché et la transgression. Et craignez Allah, car Allah est, certes, dur … Read more
إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا Hakika Sheitani ni adui yenu, basi mfanyeni kuwa ni adui (Suratul Fatir, Na. 35, Aaya 6) Kumtambua adui maana yake ni kuwa na tahadhari. Hakuna muda wa kuridhika na kutulia hususan pale adui anapokuwa amefichikana, wakati anapoweza kuingia kwenye akili na mawazo yako, na kunong’ona kwenye masikio yako. Adui … Read more
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ Alladhīna āmanū walam yalbisū īmānahum bi-zulmin ulā’ika lahumul-amnu wahum muhtadūn Those who believe and do not taint their faith with injustice, for such [people] there shall be safety and they are the rightly guided (Sūratul An‘ām, No. 6, Āyat 82) This verse comes at … Read more
وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ * يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ* إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ Et ne me couvre pas d’ignominie, le jour où l’on sera ressuscité, le jour où ni les biens, ni les enfants ne seront d’aucune utilité. Sauf celui qui vient à Allah avec un coeur sain. (Sūratush Shu‘arā, N° … Read more
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ * الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ Hakika wamefaulu waumini. Ambao ni wanyenyekevu katika Swala zao. (Surah Al-Mu’minun, Na. 23, Ayah 1-2) Kila mmoja anapenda kufanikiwa. Lakini ni yapi mafanikio ya kweli? Kigezo cha mafanikio kinaweza kikatofautika kutoka mtu mmoja hadi mwingine; hivyo tunahitaji kile kigezo kutoka kwa Muumba, ambaye anajua kwa hakika … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanūdhkurū-llāha dhikran kathīrā O you who believe, Remember Allah, a frequent remembrance (Sūratul Ahzāb, No. 33, Āyat 41) Constant remembrance of Allah is the starting point of the spiritual journey. Through it a believer is able to counter the whisperings of the nafs and the … Read more