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Réflexion Coranique 132: Se tenir debout pour Allah ‘azza wa-jall
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ innal-lāha yuhibbul-ladhīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihi saffan kannahum bunyānun marsūs Allah aime ceux qui combattent dans Son chemin en rang serré pareils à un édifice renforcé. (Sourate Saff No.61, Ayat 4) Ce verset décrit les gens qui combattent et luttent d’une manière particulière qui leur … Read more
Quranic Reflection No. 351 Āyat 8:46 – Internal disputes
وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ Walā tanāza‘ū fatafshalū watadhaba rīhukum And do not quarrel for then you will lose heart and your power will depart. (Sūratul Anfāl, No.8, Āyat 46) A Hadith of Imam al-Bāqir (a) quoted in Al-Tibyān states that this verse was revealed when Khabbāb bin Manzar suggested to the Holy Prophet (s) … Read more
Quranic Reflection No. 350 Āyat 20:132 – Enjoining salāt to the family
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا wa’mur ahlaka bis-salāti was-tabir ‘alayhā And enjoin prayer on your family and be steadfast on it. (Sūrat Taha, No. 20, Āyat 132) In this verse Allah tells the Holy Prophet to enjoin salāt on his family or some say on his people. The verse was revealed in Makkah and commentators … Read more
Quranic Reflection No.349 Āyat 66:6 – Family Responsibilities
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū qū anfusakum wa-ahlīkum nārā wa-qūduhan-nāsu wal-hijārah O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is mankind and stones (Sūratut Tahrīm, No.66, Āyat 6) This verse talks about a basic family responsibility – to guide and … Read more
Quranic Reflection No. 348 Āyat 53:39 – Effort and movement
وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ wa-an laysa lil-insāni illā mā sa‘ā And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for. (Sūratun Najm, No.53, Āyat 39) One of the Divine principles as taught by all the Prophets is that human beings would only get what they work for. The sum of what they … Read more
Quranic Reflection No. 347 Āyat 58:6 – Accounting of deeds
يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوا ۚ أَحْصَاهُ اللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ Yawma yab‘athuhumu-llāhu jamī‘an fayunabbi’uhum bimā ‘amilū. Ahsāhu-llāhu wanasūh On the day when Allah will raise them up all together, then inform them of what they did: Allah has kept account of it while they have forgotten it. (Sūratul Mujādilah, No.58, Āyat 6) This verse … Read more
Réflexion Coranique 130 : No. 7:37 Āyat 23:61 La course vers la bonté
أُولَٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ Ulā’ika yusāri‘ūna fil-khyrāti wahum lahā sābiqūn Ceux-là se précipitent vers les bonnes actions et sont les premiers à les accomplir (Sūratul Mu’minūn, No.23, Āyat 61) L’une des qualités des croyants est leur désir ardent d’accomplir de bonnes œuvres. Ce désir de plaire à Allah les pousse vers l’accomplissement … Read more
Quranic Reflection No. 346 Āyat 30:30 – Being Upright for Religion
فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا fa-aqim wajhaka liddīni hanīfā Then be devoted to the upright religion. (Sūratur Rum, No. 30, Āyat 30) Two words must be understood well in this verse to get its message: Wajh – translated as face. Here it means the inner essence and soul of a person. To turn with the face … Read more
Quranic Reflection No. 345 Āyat 25:30 – Neglecting the spirit of the Quran
وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا Wa-qālal-rasūlu yā rabbi inna qawmīt-takhadhū hādhal-qur’āna mahjūrā And the Messenger will say: O my Lord! Surely my people have received this Quran with neglect! (Sūratul Furqan, No.25, Āyat 30) The Holy Prophet (s) complains to Allah of his people’s treatment of the Quran. There is … Read more