لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِي كَبَدٍ la qad khalaqnal insāna fī kabad Certainly, we have created human in distress. (Surat al-Balad, No. 90, Āyat: 4) A certain reality that we all face is that life is full of ups and downs. We wait to get through a challenge only to find ourselves in another. No … Read more
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِي كَبَدٍ la qad khalaqnal insāna fī kabad Certainly, we have created human in distress. (Surat al-Balad, No. 90, Āyat: 4) A certain reality that we all face is that life is full of ups and downs. We wait to get through a challenge only to find ourselves in another. No matter … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ Innaladhīna qālū rabbunal-lāhu thummas-taqāmū tatanazzalu ‘alayhimul-malā’ikatu allā takhāfū walā tahzanū wa-abshirū bil-jannatil-latī kuntum tū‘adūn Ceux qui disent : “Notre Seigneur est Allah”, et qui se tiennent dans le droit chemin, les Anges descendent sur eux. “N’ayez … Read more
يَوْمَ تَرَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَسْعَىٰ نُورُهُم بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَانِهِم Yawma taral-mu’minīna walmu’mināti yas‘ā nūrūhum bayna aydīhim wabiaymānihim The day you will see the faithful, men and women, with their light moving swiftly in front of them and on their right. (Sūrat al-Hadīd, No 57, Āyat 12) This verse describes the believers on the Day of … Read more
وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ Wayaqūlul-ladhīna kafarū lastma mursalan. Qul kafā billāhi shahīdan baynī wabaynakum wamin ‘indahu ‘ilmul-kitāb Et ceux qui ne croient pas disent : « Tu n’es pas un Messager ». Dis : « Allah suffit, comme témoin entre vous et moi, … Read more
وَإِن كَادُوا لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ ۖ وَإِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلاً Wa-in kādū layaftinūnaka ‘anil-ladhī awahaynā ilayka liyaftariya ‘alayna ghayrahu wa-idhan lattakhadhūka khalīlā They were about to beguile you from what Allah has revealed to you so that you may fabricate something other than that against Us, whereat they would have befriended … Read more
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍ فَأَبَىٰ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ إِلَّا كُفُورًا Walaqad sarrafnā linnāsi fī hādhal-qur’āni min kulli mathanlin fa-abā aktharun-nāsi illā kufūrā Et certes, Nous avons déployé pour les gens, dans ce Coran, toutes sortes d’exemples. Mais la plupart des gens s’obstinent à être mécréants. (Soūrat al-Isrā, No 17, Āyat 89) … Read more
وَمِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَانِهِمْ ۖ وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ Wamin ābā’ihim wadhurriyātihim wa-ikhwānihim wajtabaynāhum wahadaynāhum ilā sirātin mustaqīm And from among their fathers, their descendants and their brethren – We chose them and guided them to a straight path. (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No 6, Āyat 87) Verses 84-87 of this Sūra mentions the progeny of … Read more
إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا Innas-salāta kānat ‘alāl-mu’minīna kitāban mawqūtā La Salat demeure, pour les croyants, une prescription, à des temps déterminés. (Sūrat al-Nisā, No 4, Āyat 103) Cette partie ainsi que le verset précédent parlent de la Salāt al-Khawf, «la prière de la peur » accomplie lors d’une bataille. L’heure de la prière … Read more
وَ إِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا عِنْدَنا خَزائِنُهُ وَ ما نُنَزِّلُهُ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَعْلُوم Wa in min shay’in illā ‘indanā khazā’inuhu wa mā nunazziluhu illā biqadarin ma‘lūm There is not a thing but that its sources are with Us, and We do not send it down except in a known measure. (Surat al-Hijr, No.15, Āyat:21) The … Read more