يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū idhā qīla lakum tafassahū fil-majālisi fafsahū yafsahil-lāhu lakum O you who have faith! When you are told, ‘Make room,’ in sittings, then do make room; Allah will make room for you. (Sūrat al-Mujadilah, No.58, Āyat 11) The verses … Read more
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ Wa-minan-nāsi man yashrī nafsahub-tighā’a mardhātil-llāhi; wallāhu ra’ūfun bil-‘ibād And among the people is he who sells his soul seeking the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is most kind to [His] servants. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 207) In this verse Almighty God talks about … Read more
إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُمْ بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ Innā akhlasnāhum bi-khālisatin dhikrad-dār Indeed We purified them with exclusive remembrance of the abode [of the Hereafter] (Sūrat Sad, No.38, Āyat 46) This verse is part of a passage describing outstanding qualities of some of the Prophets (Ibrahim, Ishāk and Ya‘qūb ‘alayhimus salām) as examples for others. Almighty Allah says they … Read more
لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ Lil-ladhīna ahsanūl-husnā wa-ziyādah A ceux qui agissent en bien est réservée la meilleure (récompense) et même davantage Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 26 C’est la grâce du Tout-Puissant de promettre à celui qui accomplit de bonnes actions une récompense supérieure à ce qu’il mérite. Dans ce verset, Allah promet deux types de … Read more
قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كِدْتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ Qāla tāllāhi in kidta laturdīn He shall say: By Allah! You had almost caused me to perish! (Sūrat al-Saffāt, No.37, Āyat 56) On the Day of Judgment the people in Heaven will ask about the people who were with them in the world. They had rejected the belief in the … Read more
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ۚ Yā banī Ādama qad anzalnā ‘alaykum libāsan yuwāri saw’ātikum warīshā wa-libāsut-taqwā dhālika khayr Ô enfants d’Adam ! Nous avons fait descendre sur vous un vêtement pour cacher vos nudités, ainsi que des parures. -Mais le vêtement de la piété … Read more
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا wa’mur ahlaka bis-salāti was-tabir ‘alayhā Et commande à ta famille la Ṣalāt, et fais-la avec persévérance. (Sūrat Taha, No. 20, Āyat 132) Dans ce verset, Allah demande au Saint Prophète d’enjoindre la salāt à sa famille ou selon certains savants, à son peuple. Le verset fût révélé à Makkah et … Read more
وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ Et ne vous disputez pas sinon vous fléchirez et perdrez votre force. (Sūratul Anfāl, No.8, Āyat 46) Un hadith de l’Imam Al-Baqir (a) cité dans Al-Tibyan déclare que ce verset a été révélé quand Khabbab bin Manzar a suggéré au Saint Prophète (s) [durant Badr], de se déplacer de l’endroit … Read more
وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ Waqifūhum innahum mas’ūlūn [But first] stop them! For they must be questioned. (Sūrat al-Saffāt, No.37, Āyat 24) Accountability is an important part of the life of a believer. All of us are responsible to Allah ‘azza wa-jall and will be questioned on the Day of Judgement. To remember that fact alone … Read more