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
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. Relate to them truly the account of Adam’s two sons. When … Read more
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًا Tout ce que nous faisons sur terre reste et sera vu dans l’autre monde. Rien de ce que nous faisons ne disparaît ; cela reste simplement sous une forme que nous ne percevons pas avec nos sens. La forme que prennent nos actions dépend de la … Read more
نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآن Nahnu naqussu ‘alayka ahsanal-qasasi bimā awhaynā ilayka hādhal-qur’ān We relate to you the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Quran (Surat Yusuf, No.12, Āyat 3) Before beginning the story of Prophet Yūsuf ‘alayhis-salām in Sūrat Yūsuf, the Almighty says He relates … Read more
لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْا عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا Laqadistakabarū fī anfusihim wa‘ataw ‘utuwwan kabrīrā En effet, ils se sont enflés d’orgueil en eux-mêmes, et ont dépassé les limites de l’arrogance. (Sūrat al-Furqān, No. 25, Āyat 21) Ce verset parle des demandes de ceux qui ont rejeté la mission du Saint Prophète Mohammad sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam. Ils … 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. And whoever leaves his home migrating toward Allah and His Apostle, and is then overtaken by death, his reward shall certainly fall on … Read more
قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Qālat rabbi innī zalamtu nafsī wa-aslamtu ma‘a sulaymana lillāhi rabbil-‘ālamīn Elle dit : “Seigneur, je me suis fait du tort à moi-même : Je me soumets avec Salomon à Allāh, Seigneur de l’univers. (Sūrat al-Naml, No 27, Āyat 44) Ce verset rapporte les paroles de … Read more
إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ ۚ Ilayhi yas‘adul-kalimut-tayyibu wal-‘amalus-sāliTo Him ascends the good word [belief], and righteous conduct elevates it [belief] (Sūra al-Fātir, No. 35, Āyat 10) An important discussion in Islamic ethics is how faith and action impact one another. In many places, the Quran suggests that action on what one knows results … Read more
Bismillāh. 10 novembre 2022/15 Rabī‘ al-Ākhir 1444. وَقَالَ يَا بَنِيَّ لَا تَدْخُلُوا مِن بَابٍ وَاحِدٍ وَادْخُلُوا مِنْ أَبْوَابٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَةٍ ۖ وَمَا أُغْنِي عَنكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۖ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَعَلَيْهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ Waqāla yā baniyya lā tadkhulū min bābib wāhidin wadkhulū min abwābin mutafarriqah, wamā ughnī ‘ankum minallāhi … Read more
Check out ALI two new Online courses: ALI 646: Man and Ma‘ād. www.academyofislam.com/ali-646 ALI 647: Quranic Arabic Level 5. www.academyofislam.com/ali-647 قَالَتْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيم Qālat yā ayyuhal-mala’u innī ulqiya illayya kitābun karīm. She said, “O chiefs, indeed, to me has been delivered a noble letter (Surat al-Naml, No.27, Āyat 29) Long distance … Read more