Bismillāh وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا My head is all aflame with the whiteness of age. (Sūrat Maryam No. 19, Āyat 4) As mentioned in an earlier reflection about similes in the Noble Quran, figures of speech are usages of a word or a phrase that intentionally deviate from the original usage to produce a rhetorical effect. … Read more
Bismillāh. Have you visited ALI Quran Portal to Explore and Connect with the Quran. Go to https://academyofislam.com/quran/ إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا Indeed, the rising by the night is the firmest way to tread and more upright in respect to speech. (Sūrat Al-Muzzammil No.73, Āyat 6) Sūrat al-Muzzammil was the second or third … Read more
Bismillāh, إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلْجَنَّة Certes, Allah a acheté des croyants, leurs personnes et leurs biens en échange du Paradis. [Sūrat al-Tawbah, No 9, Āyat 111] Dans ce beau verset de la sourate al-Tawbah, Allah (swt) prend part à une transaction étonnante : Il achète les âmes et les biens des croyants et, en retour, leur lègue une … Read more
Bismillāh, قَالُوا يَا نُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ Ils dirent : « O Noé, tu as disputé avec nous et multiplié les discussions. Apporte-nous donc ce dont tu nous menaces, si tu es du nombre des véridiques ». (Sūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 32) Lorsque les gens ne veulent pas accepter la vérité, ils la rejettent … Read more
Bismillāh Have you visited ALI Quran Portal to Explore and Connect with the Quran. Go to https://academyofislam.com/quran/ وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me. (Sūrat al-Saffat No.37, Āyat 99) When Prophet Ibrāhīm ‘alayhis-salām decides to migrate from Babel to Syria to continue his … Read more
Bismillāh, 28 Mars 2024/17 Ramadan 1445 إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ En vérité c’est Nous qui avons fait descendre le Coran, et c’est Nous qui en sommes gardien. (Soūrate al-Hijr, No. 15, Āyat 9) Ceux qui ont étudié l’histoire de la compilation du Coran savent que, dès le début de I’Islam, les musulmans … Read more
أُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا And ruin closed in on his produce, and he began to wring his hands for what he had spent on it, as itlay fallen on its trellises. He was saying, ‘I wish I had not … Read more
Bismillāh, إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًۭا وَهُدًۭى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ La première Maison qui ait été édifiée pour les gens, c’est bien celle de Bakka (la Mecque) bénie et une bonne direction pour l’univers (Sourate Āli Imrān, No.3, verset 96) La signification lexicale du mot « bakkah » est un lieu d’essaimage et de … Read more
Bismillāh. 15 March 2024/4 Ramadan 1445 Did you join ALI 678: Daily Ramadan Reminder? See details below. وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا And the Apostle will say, ‘O my Lord! Indeed, my people consigned this Quran to oblivion.’ (Sūrat al-Furqān, No. 25, Āyat 30) The Holy Quran is – … Read more
Bismillāh, 14 Mars 2024/3 Ramadan 1445 أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ Ou bien ils disent : « Il (Muhammad) l’a inventé ? ». Dis : « Composez donc une sourate semblable à ceci, et appelez à votre aide n’importe qui vous pourrez, en dehors d’Allah, si vous êtes véridiques ». … Read more