Bismillāh. 22 September 2023/6 Rabī‘ al-Awwal , 1445 إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ فِي كِتَابٍ مَّكْنُونٍ لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ This is indeed a noble Quran, in a guarded Book. No one touches it except the pure ones. (Sūrat al-Wāqi’ah, no.56, Āyāt 77-79) After having established that the Quran is the exact word of Allah and has been protected … Read more
Bismillah وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ Walā yakhāfūna lawmat lā’im Et ne craignant le blâme d’aucun blâmeur. (Sourat al-Mā’idah, No.5, Āyat 54) La qualité décrite ici fait partie des cinq qualités d’une communauté qu’Allah ‘azza wajall fera naître, qui croira en Lui et obéira à Ses lois. Cette communauté spéciale aura des qualités exceptionnelles : Cette … Read more
Bismillah. وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِين Wa sāri’ū ilā maghfiratin min rabbikum wa jannatin ‘arduhās samāwātu wal ardu u’iddat lil muttaqīn Et concourez au pardon de votre Seigneur, et à un Jardin (paradis) large comme les cieux et la terre, préparé pour les pieux. (Sūrat Āli ‘Imrān 3 :133, Āyat … Read more
Bismillah نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآن Nahnu naqussu ‘alayka ahsanal-qasasi bimā awhaynā ilayka hādhal-qur’ān Nous te racontons le meilleur récit, grâce à la révélation que Nous te faisons dans ce Coran. (Sūrat Yūsuf, N°12, Āyat 3) Avant de commencer l’histoire du Prophète Yūsuf ‘alayhis-salām dans la Sūrat Yūsuf, le Tout-Puissant dit qu’Il nous narre … Read more
Bismillah. وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ Watlu ‘alayhim naba-bnay ādama bil-haqqi idh qarrabā qurbānan fatuqubbila min ‘ahadi himā walam yutaqabbal minal-ākhari. Qāla la’aqtulannaka. Qāla innamā yataqabbalul-lāhu minal-mutaqqīn. Et raconte-leur en toute vérité l’histoire des deux … Read more
Bismillāh. إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ Indeed, Allah enjoins justice and kindness. (Sūrat al-Nahl, No.16, Āyat 90) This verse, known as the Āyat al-Ihsān, outlines qualities required for the well-being of a community. The first two qualities that Allah ‘azza wajall orders believers to have justice and kindness. Both are required for smooth relationships and for settling the differences … Read more
Bismillāh. وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَأَنسَاهُمْ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ And be not like those who forgot Allah, so He made them forget themselves. (Surat al-Hashr, No.59, Āyat 19) When a person forgets Allah ‘azza wajall and distances himself from his Creator, he forgets the entire purpose of being on this earth. All his efforts, hopes and desires revolve … Read more
وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ And they did not wrong Us, but they wronged [only] themselves. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 57) In many places the Quran talks about human beings wronging or oppressing themselves. Zulm is defined as putting things in the wrong place, or not fulfilling the right of someone or something. It is the opposite of justice. The … Read more
وَمَن يَخْرُجْ مِن بَيْتِهِ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ Wa man yakhruj min baytihī muhājiran ilallāhi wa rasūlihi thumma yudrikhu al-mawtu faqad waqa‘a ajruhu ‘alallāhi. Et quiconque sort de sa maison, émigrant vers Dieu et Son messager, et que la mort atteint, sa récompense incombe à Dieu (Sūrat … Read more
وَمَن يَخْرُجْ مِن بَيْتِهِ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ الْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ Wa man yakhruj min baytihī muhājiran ilallāhi wa rasūlihi thumma yudrikhu al-mawtu faqad waqa‘a ajruhu ‘alallāhi. Et quiconque sort de sa maison, émigrant vers Dieu et Son messager, et que la mort atteint, sa récompense incombe à Dieu (Sūrat … Read more