Bismillāh. 5 May 2023/14 Shawwāl 1444. Have you registered for ALI 663? See below for details. وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ نَادُوا شُرَكَائِيَ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَوْبِقًا And the Day when He will say, “Call ‘My partners’ whom you claimed,” and they will invoke them, but they will not respond to them. And … Read more
قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِ Qul kullun ya‘malu ‘alā shākilatih Dis : « Chacun agit selon sa méthode…’ (Sūrat al-Isrā, No. 17, Āyat 84) Les êtres humains possèdent une dimension externe et interne à leur être. Ces dimensions sont profondément interconnectées et liées les unes aux autres. L’externe influence l’interne, et comme le verset ci-dessus l’indique, l’interne … Read more
For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ Guide us on the straight path! (Sūrat al-Hamd, No. 1, Āyat 6) In this verse we ask Allah ‘azza wajall to guide us towards the straight path. The apparent understanding of this verse is that we are being taught by Allah to say this sentence, and … Read more
وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَة لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ Wallāhu akhrajakum min butūni ummahātikum lā ta‘lamūna shay’an waja‘ala lakumus-sam‘a wal-abasāra wal-af’idah, la‘allakum tashkurūn. Et Allah vous a fait sortir des ventres de vos mères, dénués de tout savoir, et vous a donné l’ouïe, les yeux et les cœurs (l’intelligence), … Read more
For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ So that you may complete the prescribed period and proclaim the greatness of Allah for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful. (Surat al-Baqarah No.2, Āyat 185) At the completion of the month of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the festival of Eid … Read more
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ Rabbi hab lī hukman wa alhiqnī bissālihīn Seigneur, accorde-moi sagesse (et savoir) et fais-moi rejoindre les gens de bien. [Surat Al-Shu‘arā, Āyat 83] Parmi les belles supplications qui nous sont enseignées par le Saint Coran, il y a le Du‘ā du Prophète Ibrāhīm ‘alayhis-salām lorsqu’il demande à Allah ‘azza wajall la … Read more
For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. (Sūrat al-Hamd, No. 1, Āyat 2) The significance of this oft-repeated verse can be seen in the following narration from Imam Ja‘far al-Sādiq ‘alayhis-salām: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon … Read more
فَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ كَذَلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ Faman yuridillāhu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lilislāmi wa man yurid an yudhillahu yaj‘al sadrahu dhayyiqan harajan ka annamā yassa‘‘adu físsamāi kadhālika yaj‘alullāhur-rijsa ‘alaladhīna lā yuminūn Et puis, … Read more
وَإنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإنِّي أعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ Wainnī sammaytuhā maryama wainnī u‘īdhuhā bika wadhurriyatahā minash-shaytānir-rajīm. “Je l’ai nommée Marie, et je la place, ainsi que sa descendance, sous Ta protection contre le Diable, le banni ». (Sūrat Āli Imrān, N° 3, Āyat 36). Lorsque Hannah, la mère de Maryam ‘alayhas-salām accoucha, elle donna à … Read more
For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. (Sūrat al-Hamd, No. 1, Āyat 2) In the opening chapter of the Holy Quran, Allah teaches His servant words by which he can speak to his Creator. Man does not have the capacity … Read more