Réflexion coranique n° 471. Āyat 73 :6 – Les merveilles de la prière nocturne

Bismillah. اِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا La prière pendant la nuit est plus efficace et plus propice pour la récitation. (Sūrat Al-Muzzammil No.73, Āyat 6) La sourate al-Muzzammil est la deuxième ou la troisième sourate révélée au Saint Prophète (s). Lorsque le Prophète sallallāhu ‘alayhi waālihi wasallam commença à inviter ouvertement le … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 714. Āyat 2:212 – The Allure of the World

Bismillah. Abū ‘Abdillāh (al-Sādiq) (a) said: The Messenger of Allah (s) has said, ‘Rajab is the month of istighfār (i.e. pleading for forgiveness from Allah) for my Ummah, (so) do a lot of istighfār in it for surely He is All-forgiving and All-merciful (Q, 6:54, 165), and Sha‘bān is my month. Say in Rajab many … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 713. Āyat 69:19 – Reaction of the People of the Right Hand

Bismillah. فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ ‎‏ إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ As for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, ‘Here, take and read my book!’ (Sūrat al-Hāqqah No.69, Āyat 19) The Quran often mentions the people of the right hand (As-hāb al-Yamīn) and … Read more

Réflexion coranique n° 470. Āyat 37 :99 – Le Voyage vers Dieu

Bismillah. وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ  Il dit : « Certes, je me dirige vers mon Seigneur, qui me guidera. » (Sūrat al-Saffat No.37, Āyat 99) Lorsque le Prophète Ibrāhīm ‘alayhis-salām décida de migrer de Babel vers la Syrie pour poursuivre sa mission de prêcher l’Unicité de Dieu, il déclara qu’il voyage vers son … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 711. Āyat 5:54 – The Supporters of Allah’s Religion

Bismillah. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَلاَ يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لآئِمٍ  O you who believe, whomsoever turns away from his religion, Allah will soon bring a people whom He loves and who love Him, humble towards the … Read more

Réflexion coranique n° 468. Āyat 25 :30 – Plainte du Coran

Bismillah. وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا Et le Messager dit : « Seigneur, mon peuple a vraiment pris ce Coran pour une chose délaissée !  (Sūrat al-Furqān, No. 25, Āyat 30) Le Saint Coran est – sans aucun doute – le plus grand miracle du plus grand des Messagers d’Allah … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 712. Āyat 2:27 – Maintaining family ties 

Bismillah. الَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مِيثَاقِهِ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ those who break the covenant made with Allah after having pledged it solemnly, and sever what Allah has commanded to be joined, and cause corruption on the earth—it is they who are the … Read more

Réflexion coranique n° 469. Āyat Āyat 18:42 – Figure de style puissante : La Métonymie 

Bismillah. أُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا Et sa récolte fut détruite et il se mit alors à se tordre les deux mains à cause de ce qu’il y avait dépensé, cependant que ses treilles étaient complètement ravagées. Et il disait : … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 710. Āyat 16:10 – Senility and old age

Bismillah. وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْئًا ۚ  إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ Allah has created you, then He takes you away, and there are some among you who are relegated to the feeblest stage of life, so that he knows nothing after having some knowledge. Indeed, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 709. Āyat 3:92 – Reflecting on the quality of ‘birr’

Bismillah. لَنْ تَنالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌۭ  You will never attain righteousness unless you spend out of what you love, and whatever you give is certainly well known to Allah. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 92) “Al-Bārr” is one of the ninety-nine beautiful names … Read more