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Réflexion No. 02: Āyat 9:40 – La victoire vient d’Allah swt

إِلاَّ تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلَى وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ Si vous ne lui portez pas secours…. Allah l’a déjà secouru, lorsque … Read more

Tafakuri ya 13, Āyat 2:21- Taqwa: Kumtambua Mwenyezi Mungu

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Enyi watu! Mwabuduni Mola Wenu ambaye amewaumba ninyi na wale wa kabla yenu, ili mpate kuwa na takua. (Sūratul Baqarah, Na. 2, Aya 21) Aya hii ndio amri ya kwanza ndani ya Qurani Tukufu, inayomwambia binadamu amuabudu Yule Mmoja aliyemuumba yeye na wale … Read more

Reflection No. 203 on Q 10:49 – Dependence on Allah

قُلْ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ Qul lā amliku linafsin dharran walā naf‘an illā māshāa-llāh Say: I do not control for myself any harm, or any benefit except what Allah pleases (Sūrat Yunus, No.10, Āyat 49) Human beings often see themselves as in charge of most of the things they … Read more

Réflexion No. 01: Āyat 16:97 – Une agréable vie

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ Quiconque, mâle ou femelle, fait une bonne œuvre tout en étant croyant, nous les ferons vivre une bonne vie et Nous les récompenserons, certes, en fonction des meilleures de leurs actions. (Sūratul Nahl, N°16 Ayat 97)   … Read more

Tafakuri ya 12, Āyat 13:17 – Haki na Batili

 أَنْزَلَمِنَالسَّمَاءِمَاءًفَسَالَتْأَوْدِيَةٌبِقَدَرِهَافَاحْتَمَلَالسَّيْلُزَبَدًارَابِيًاۚوَمِمَّايُوقِدُونَعَلَيْهِفِيالنَّارِابْتِغَاءَحِلْيَةٍأَوْمَتَاعٍزَبَدٌمِثْلُهُۚكَذَٰلِكَيَضْرِ بُاللَّهُالْحَقَّوَالْبَاطِلَۚفَأَمَّاالزَّبَدُفَيَذْهَبُجُفَاءًۖوَأَمَّامَايَنْفَعُالنَّاسَفَيَمْكُثُفِيالْأَرْضِۚكَذَٰلِكَيَضْرِبُاللَّهُالْأَمْثَالَ Ameteremsha maji kutoka mbinguni na mabonde yakamiminika maji kwa kadiri yake na mvo ukachukua mapovu yaliyokusanyika juu yake. Na katika vile wanavyoyeyusha katika moto kwa kutaka mapambo au vyombo vingine hutokea povu mfano wake. Hivyo ndivyo Mwenyezi Mungu anavyopiga mfano wa haki na batili. Ama povu linakwenda bure; ama kinachowafaa watu hukaa kwenye … Read more

Tafakuri ya 11, Āyat 39:42: Usingizi na Kifo

اَللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنْفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّىۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ Mwenyezi Mungu huzipokea roho zinapokufa. Na zile zisizokufa wakati wa kulala kwake. Huzishika zilizohukumiwa kufa, na huzirudisha nyingine mpaka ufike wakati uliowekwa. Hakika katika hayo bila ya shaka … Read more

Reflection No. 202 on Q 19:4 – Answering of Prayers

 وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا Walam akun bi-du‘ā’ika Rabbi shaqiyya My Lord, I have never been disappointed in my prayers to You (Sūratu Maryam, No.19, Āyat 4) The above verse is part of the prayer of Nabī Zakariyyā when he asks Allah to grant him a child. He says he is old and feeble but … Read more

Tafakuri ya 10, Āyat 28:83: Tamaa ya Ubora

تِلْكَالدَّارُالْآخِرَةُنَجْعَلُهَالِلَّذِينَلَايُرِيدُونَعُلُوًّافِيالْأَرْضِوَلَافَسَادًاۚوَالْعَاقِبَةُلِلْمُتَّقِينَ Hayo ndiyo makazi ya Akhera, tumewafanyia wale wasiotaka kujitukuza duniani wala ufisadi. Na mwisho ni wa wenye takua. (Suratul Qasas, Na. 28, Aaya 83) Aya hii ya Qur’ani Tukufu inayochochea mawazo inashikilia siri ya ukweli mkubwa. Furaha na utukufu katika Akhera vimehifadhiwa kwa ajili ya wale ambao hawana tamaa ya kujikweza juu ya ardhi. … Read more

Reflection No. 201 on Q 49:12 – Avoiding Suspicion

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanūj-tanibū kathīran minz-zanni inna ba‘dhaz-zanni ithm O you who believe! Avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is a sin. (Sūratul Hujurāt, No. 49, Āyat 12) This verse is part of a passage from Sūratul Hujurāt that talks … Read more

Reflection No. 200 on Q 18:54 – Arguing Reasonably

 وَلَقَدْصَرَّفْنَافِيهَٰذَاالْقُرْآنِلِلنَّاسِمِنْكُلِّمَثَلٍۚوَكَانَالْإِنْسَانُأَكْثَرَشَيْءٍجَدَلًا Walaqad sarrafnā fī hadhal-Qur’āni linnāsi min kulli mathal. Wa kānal-insānu akthara shay’in jadala Surely, We have made this Quran replete with every kind of parable for human being. But man is, in most things, disputative. (Sūratul Kahf, No.18, Āyat 54)   The Holy Quran has many beautiful examples and lessons for people. Despite this … Read more