Réflexion Coranique N°424. Āyat 3 :146 – La Résistance

Bismillāh, فَمَا وَهَنُوا لِمَا أَصَابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا Ceux-ci ne fléchirent pas à cause de ce qui les atteignit dans le sentier d’Allah, ils ne faiblirent pas et ils ne cédèrent point.(Sūrat Āli Imrān, No.3, Āyat 146) Le verset Q 3 :146, dont une partie apparaît ci-dessus, mentionne les “Ribbiyūn”, des … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 667. Āyat 2:276 – Allah brings interest to naught

Bismillāh. يَمْحَقُ اللَّهُ الرِّبَا وَيُرْبِي الصَّدَقَاتِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ أَثِيمٍ Allah does not bless usury but He makes charities flourish. Allah does not like any sinful ingrate.(Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 276) Aside from befriending the enemies of religion, there is no other sin that has been dealt with as harshly as … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 666. Āyat 29:49 – Preserving the Quran in the Hearts.

Bismillāh. بَلْ هُوَ ءَايَـٰتٌۢ بَيِّنَـٰتٌۭ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ ۚ  Indeed, it (the Qur’an) is present as manifest signs in the chests of those who have been given knowledge.   (Sūrat Al-Ankabūt, Ayah 49) This verse is an important argument for the Divine nature of the Holy Quran. Most literary masterpieces are produced after years … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°423. Āyat 18 :52 – L’absence de faux dieux

Bismillāh, وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ نَادُوا شُرَكَائِيَ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَوْبِقًا Et le jour où Il dira : « Appelez ceux que vous prétendiez être Mes associés. » Ils les invoqueront ; mais eux ne leur répondront pas, Nous aurons placé entre eux une vallée de perdition. (Sūrat al-Kahf, No.18, Āyat 52) Le Jour de la … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 665. Āyat 25:44 – Worse than animals

Bismillāh. أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَالْأَنْعَامِ ۖ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا Do you suppose that most of them listen or exercise their reason? They are just like cattle; indeed, they are further astray from the way. (Sūrat al-Furqān, No.25, Āyat 44)  Human beings who go astray from the right path and follow their desires become like … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°422. Āyat 1 :6 – La guidance vers le droit chemin

Bismillāh, اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ Guide-nous dans le droit chemin (Sūrat al-Hamd, No. 1, Āyat 6) Dans ce verset, nous demandons à Allah ‘azza wajall de nous guider vers le droit chemin. La compréhension apparente de ce verset est qu’Allah nous apprend à prononcer cette phrase, et ce faisant, un changement se produit en Allah de … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 664. Āyat 24:35 – The Parable of Light

Bismillāh,  اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍزَيْتُونَةٍ لَا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ ۚ نُورٌ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ ۗ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّشَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is a niche wherein is a lamp—the lamp is in a glass, the glass as it were a glittering star—lit from a blessed olive tree, neither eastern nor western, whose oil almost lights up, though fire should not … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°421. Āyat 2 :185– Gratitude pour le mois de Ramadan

Bismillāh, وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونََ Afin que vous en complétiez le nombre et que vous en proclamiez la grandeur d’Allah pour vous avoir guidés, et afin que vous soyez reconnaissants !  (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 185) À la fin du mois de Ramadan, les musulmans célèbrent la fête de l’Eid al-Fitr. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 663. Āyat 16:29 – The Abode of the Arrogant

Bismillāh. فَلَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ  Evil is the [final] abode of the arrogant  (Sūrat al-Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 29) One of the vices discussed in the books of ethics and noble character (akhlāq) is that of pride (takabbur). Pride is like self-conceit (‘ujb), but they differ in that pride is when a person sees themselves as being above … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N°420. Āyat 1 :2 – Comprendre la Rubūbiyyah

Bismillāh, الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Louange à Allah, Seigneur de l’univers. (Sourate Al-Hamd, n° 1, verset 2) L’importance de ce verset souvent répété peut-être observée dans la narration suivante de l’Imam Ja’far al-Sādiq ‘alayhis-salām : Quand le Messager d’Allah (paix et bénédictions soient sur lui et sa famille) entrait dans la matinée, il disait “alhamdulillāhi … Read more