يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū qū anfusakum wa-ahlīkum nārā waquduhān-nāsu wal-hijārah O you who have faith! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel will be people and stones! (Sūra al-Tahrīm, No.66, Āyat 6) In this verse believers are told that they should be … Read more
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ Fada ‘ā rabbahu annī maghlūbun fantasir Thereupon he invoked his Lord, ‘I have been overcome, so help [me] (Sūrat al-Qamar, No.54, Āyat 10) Prophet Nūh ‘alayhis salām has the distinction of being one of the Ulul ‘Azm Prophets who lived a long time and worked hard for his people. He … Read more
وَقُلِ اعْمَلُوا فَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ Waquli-‘malū fasayarallāhu ‘amalakum warasūluhu wal-mu’minūn Et dis : Œuvrez, car Allah va voir votre œuvre, de même que le Messager et les croyants. (Sūra al-Tawbah, No.9, Āyat 105) Ce verset encourage les croyants à faire de bonnes actions et à être conscient que leurs actes sont vus par … Read more
يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ Yurīdullāhu bikumul-yusra walā yurīdu bikumul-‘usr Allah veut pour vous la facilité, Il ne veut pas la difficulté pour vous. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 18) Les versets 183 à 186 de la Soūra al-Baqarah parlent du mois de Ramadhan et de tout ce qui s’y rapporte. Parmi ces … Read more
وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِنَ اللَّهِ Waman adhallu mimanit–taba‘a hawāhu bighayri hudan minal-lāhi And who is more astray than him who follows his desires without any guidance from Allah? (Sūrat al-Qasas, No.28, Āyat 50) Human beings have strong emotions and desires. The desire for intimacy, for beauty, for wealth, children, all have … Read more
وَمَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ Wamā min dābbatin fil-ardhi walā tā’irin yatīru bijanahayhi illā umamun amthālakum There is no animal on land nor a bird that flies with its wings but they are communities like yourselves (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No.6, Āyat 38 This verse addresses people and shows them … Read more
وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ Walā taqfu mā laysa laka bihi ‘ilm Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. (Sūrat al-Isrā, No.17, Āyat 36) Intrinsic to human nature is to pursue that which we know. A person whose natural instinct has not been corrupted pursues those matters which he knows … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّـهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَ Innal-ladhīna yatlūna kitābal-lāhi wa-aqāmus-salāta wa-anfaqū mimmā razaqnāhum sirran wa-‘alāniyatan yarjūna tijāratan lan tabūr Ceux qui récitent le Livre d’Allah, accomplissent la Ṣalāt, et dépensent, en secret et en public de ce que Nous leur avons attribué, espèrent ainsi faire … Read more
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ Walladhīna āmanū wattaba ‘thum dhurriyatuhum bi-imānin al-haqnā bihim dhurriyatahum The faithful and their descendants who followed them in faith, We will make their descendants join them (Sūrat al-Tūr, No.52, Āyat 21) Many people wonder if they will be together with their families in the Hereafter. Will they … Read more
وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا Wa-ad‘ū Rabbī ‘asā allā akūna bidu‘ā’i Rabbī shaqiyyā …et j’invoquerai mon Seigneur. J’espère ne pas être malheureux dans mon appel à mon Seigneur. (Soūrat Maryam, No.19, Āyat 48) Lorsque Abraham (Nabi Ibrahim ‘alayhis salam) s’est entretenu avec son oncle Azar au sujet de la croyance en Un … Read more