إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا وَرَضُوا بِالْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاطْمَأَنُّوا بِهَا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا غَافِلُونَ Indeed, those who do not expect the meeting with Us and are satisfied with the life of this world and feel secure therein and those who are heedless of Our signs. (Surat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 7) This verse talks about a group … Read more
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ Yā banī ādama khudhū zīnatakum ‘inda kulli masjid Ô enfants d’Adam, dans chaque lieu de Salat portez votre parure (vos habits). (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No 7, Āyat 31) Ce verset demande aux croyants de se parer pour l’adoration d’Allah ‘azza wajall. Selon le célèbre exégète coranique, ‘Allāmah SMH … Read more
أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ يَعْقِلُونَ بِهَا أَوْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا Have they not travelled in the land so that they should have hearts with which to understand, or ears with which to hear? (Surat al-Hajj, No.22, Āyat 46) Verses 42-44 of Surat al-Hajj discuss the people of the past who rejected God and His … Read more
إِنَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ Inna hādhal-qur’āna yahdī lillatī hiya aqwam Certes, ce Coran guide vers ce qu’il y a de plus droit. (Sūrat al-Isrā, No 17, Āyat 9) Ce verset décrit le Coran comme guide vers ce qu’il y a de plus droit. Le mot ‘aqwam’ provient de ‘qiyām’ qui signifie s’élever. … Read more
وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ We made the mountains and the birds to glorify with Dāwūd. (Surat al-Anbiyā, No.21, Āyat 79) All creation glorifies Allah ‘azza wajall. Glorification or ‘tasbīh’ is an innate admission of submission and insignificance, of accepting the Lordship and Magnificence of the creator, and acknowledging that He is far above anything the … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ أَلاَّ تَخَافُوا وَلاَ تَحْزَنُوا Innal-ladhīna qālū rabbunallāhu thumma-staqāmū tatanzzalu ‘alayhimul-malā’ikatu allā takhāfū walā tahzanū. Ceux qui disent : « Notre Seigneur est Allah », et qui se tiennent dans le droit chemin, les Anges descendent sur eux. « N’ayez pas peur et ne soyez pas … Read more
وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ إِنَّ صَلَاتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَّهُمْ Wasalli ‘alayhim, inna salātaka sakanun lahum Et prie pour eux. Ta prière est une quiétude pour eux. (Sūrat al-Tawbah, N°9, Āyat 103) Allah a demandé au Prophète sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam de bénir les gens, au moment de récolter leurs charités (Sadaqa). Cette bénédiction est une prière pour eux, … Read more
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ Wattuqallāha la‘allakum tuflihūn And have piety of Allah so that you may be victorious. (Sūrat Āl ‘Imrān, No 3, Āyat 200) In various verses of the Noble Quran, the above sentence is repeated (for example, see 2:189 and 3:130 for the exact same wording). In these blessed verses, taqwā (piety) is categorically mentioned as … Read more
يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ Yurīdūna an yutfi’ū nūrallahi biafwāhihim waya’ballāhu illā an yutimma nūrahū walaw karihal-kāfirūn. They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it. (Surat al-Tawbah, No.9, Āyat 32) This … Read more