Bismillāh. 23 February 2024/13 Sha‘bān 1445 وَرَحْمَتِى وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ My mercy encompasses everything. I will ordain mercy for those who are God Conscious, pay the zakāt and believe in Our signs. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No.7, Āyat 156) Mercy is the most important attribute of the Almighty. Such is … Read more
Bismillāh, 16 February 2024/6 Sha‘bān 1445 كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصْرِفَ عَنْهُ السُّوءَ وَالْفَحْشَاءَ ۚ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُخْلَصِينَ Thus [it was], that We might turn away from him all evil and indecency. He was indeed one of Our purified servants. (Sūrat Yūsuf, No. 12, Āyat 24) A key belief of the Shī’ī faith is that divinely appointed leaders, … Read more
Bismillāh, 15 Fevrier 2024/5 Sha‘bān 1445 قَالُوا أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ الْمَالِ Ils dirent : « Comment régnerait-il sur nous ? Nous avons plus de droit que lui à la royauté. On ne lui a même pas prodigué beaucoup de richesses ! » (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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