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Quranic Reflection No 584. Āyāt 6:125 – Receiving the Divine Guidance

فَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ  وَمَنْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْصَدْرَهُ 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 yudhillahuyaj‘al sadrahu dhayyiqan harajan ka annamā yassa‘‘adu físsamāi kadhālika yaj‘alullāhur- rijsa ‘alaladhīna lā yuminūn  Whoever Allah … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 583. Āyāt 3:36 – Concern for future generations

وَإنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإنِّي أعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ Wainnī sammaytuhā maryama wainnī u‘īdhuhā bika wadhurriyatahā minash-shaytānir-rajīm. I have named her Maryam and I seek Your protection for her and her progeny from Shaytān, the outcast. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 36). When Hannah the mother of Lady Maryam ‘alayhas-salām gave birth, she … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 340 Āyat 33 :72 – La responsabilité prise par les êtres humains

إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنْسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا Innā ‘aradnal-amānata ‘alas-samāwāti wa-‘aal ardi wal-jibāli fa-abayna an yahmilnahā wa ahsfaqna minhā wa hamalahal-insānu, innahu kāna zalūman jahūlā.Nous avions proposé aux cieux, à la terre et aux montagnes la responsabilité (de porter les charges de faire le … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 582. Āyāt 30:41 – Corruption on land and sea

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR INPUT.  PLEASE FILL IN THE SURVEY IF NOT DONE YET:   https://forms.gle/q7Sq8nWfjdMogyQt8 ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ Zaharal-fasādu fil-barri wal-bahri bimā kasabat aydin-nāsi liyudhīqahum ba‘dal-ladhī ‘amilū la‘allahum yarji ‘ūn. Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 339 Āyat 11 :87 – Le dialogue de Nabī Shu‘ayb avec son peuple

قَالُوا يَا شُعَيْبُ أَصَلَاتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِي أَمْوَالِنَا مَا نَشَاءُ ۖ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ الْحَلِيمُ الرَّشِيدُ ‎﴿٨٧﴾‏ Qālū yā shu‘aybu asalātuka ta’muruka an natruka mā ya‘budu ābā’unā aw naf‘ala fī amwālinā mā nashā’u innaka la-antal-halīmur-rashīd. Ils dirent : “O Chuayb ! Est-ce que ta prière te demande de nous … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 581. Āyāt 2:127 – Acceptance of Deeds

REMINDER: WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE FILL IN THIS SURVEY:  https://forms.gle/q7Sq8nWfjdMogyQt8 وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا  إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Wa-idh yarfa‘u Ibrāhīmul-qawa‘ida minal-bayti wa Ismā‘īlu rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka antas-samī‘ul ‘alīm. And mention when Ibrahim was raising the foundations of the House and Ismail, [saying], “Our Lord, … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 338 Āyat 23 :106 – L’excuse d’une vie misérable

قَالُوا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَالِّينَ   Qālū rabbanā ghalabat ‘alaynā shiqwatunā wakunna qawman dāllīn   Ils dirent : « Seigneur ! Notre malheur nous a vaincus, et nous étions des gens égarés. »  (Surat al-Mu’minūn, No 23, Āyat 106) Au Jour du Jugement, les gens donneront de nombreuses excuses pour le mal qu’ils auront commis dans … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 580. Āyāt 70:19-22 – Man’s Inclination Towards Wealth

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE FILL IN THE SURVEY The link to the survey is:  https://forms.gle/q7Sq8nWfjdMogyQt8 READ BELOW ABOUT OUR LATEST PUBLICATION. إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا  إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ Innal-insāna khuliqa halū‘ā, idhā massahush-sharru jazū‘ā, wa-idhā maasahul-khayru manū‘ā illal-musallīn. Indeed, man has been created covetous and intolerant. He … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 337 Āyat 28 :4 – Les stratégies des oppresseurs

إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَائِفَةً مِنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيِي نِسَاءَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ  Inna fir‘awna ‘alā fil-ardhi waja‘ala ahlahā shiya‘an yastad‘ifu tā’ifatan minhum yudhabbihu abnā’ahum wayatahyī nisā’ahum; innahu kanā minal mufsidīn. Pharaon était hautain sur terre ; il répartit en clans ses habitants, afin d’abuser de la faiblesse … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 579. Āyat 11:46 – Real and Lasting Relationships

قَالَ يَا نُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ Qāla yā Nūhu innahu laysa min ahlik He said, ‘O Nūh! Indeed, He is not of your family (Sūrat al-Hūd, No 11, Āyat 46) This verse is Allah’s answer to Prophet Noah ‘alayhis-salām when the Prophet asks Him about his son who was drowned in the flood. Noah … Read more