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
وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا wa-ashraqatil-ardhu binūri rabbihā Et la terre resplendira de la lumière de son Seigneur. (Sūrat al-Zumar, No 39, Āyat 69) Ce verset parle du Jour du Jugement et de quelques-unes des différentes qualités de ce jour. L’une de ces qualités sera que la terre brillera de la lumière de son Seigneur. Cet … Read more
وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ Walā yakhāfūna lawmat lā’im And [they] do not fear the blame of a critic. (Surat al-Mā’idah, No.5, Āyat 54) The quality described here is part of five qualities of a community that Allah ‘azza wajall will bring forth which will believe in Him and obey His laws. This special community will have some … Read more
وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدْقًا وَعَدْلًا Watammat kalimatu rabbika sidqan wa-‘adlā Et la parole de ton Seigneur s’est accomplie en toute vérité et équité. (Sūrat al-An‘ām , No 6, Āyat 115) Ce verset parle de la parole d’Allah accomplie et achevée. Le mot « kalima » fait référence linguistiquement à quelque chose qui a un sens. … Read more
وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ Wa sāri’ū ilā maghfiratin min rabbikum wa jannatin ‘arduhās samāwātu wal ardu u’iddat lil muttaqīn Hasten towards your Lord’s forgiveness and a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the Godwary. (Surat Āli ‘Imrān, Āyat 133) One of the beautiful points that can be extracted … Read more
قَالَ رَبِّ السِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِي إِلَيْهِ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ Qāla rabbis-sijnu ahabbu ilayya mimmā yad ‘ūnani ilayhi, wa-illā tasrif ‘annī kaydahuna asbu ilayhinna wa-akum minal-jāhilīn. Il [Yūsuf] dit : « Ô mon Seigneur, la prison m’est préférable à ce à quoi elles m’invitent. Et si Tu n’écartes pas de … Read more
Testimonials on Quran Appreciation Bismillāh. In the month of June 2022 for three consecutive Fridays we askedthe subscribers to give their feedback and suggestions on the weekly QuranicReflections which Alhamdu lillāh we have been sending out for over 12 years.Here are some of the responses: Academy for Learning Islam (A.L.I.) 2 Testimonials on Quranic Reflections … Read more