وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ wa-‘lamū anna-llāha yahūlu baynal-mar’i wa-qalbih And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart. (Sūratul Anfal, No.8, Āyat 24) The heart (qalb) of the human being as mentioned in this verse and other verses of the Quran is the medium through which the human being thinks … Read more
إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatin mubārakah Nous l’avons fait descendre en une nuit bénie (Sūratud Dukhān, No.44, Ayat 3) Le Saint Coran a été révélé pendant une nuit décrite comme mubārakah. Le mot racine barakah signifie quelque chose qui est bénéfique, qui se multiplie en bien, comme un courant continu de … Read more
كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ kullu-mri’im bimā kasaba rahīn Every person is a hostage to what he has earned! (Sūratut Tur, No.52, Āyat 21) The actions of a human being stem from the level of his knowledge and intelligence and are a sign of the state of his soul. Actions reveal the qualities of an … Read more
اُدْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً Ud‘ū rabbakum tadarru‘an wa-khufyatan Invoquez votre Seigneur en toute humilité et recueillement et avec discrétion (Sūratul A‘rāf, No. 7, Āyat 55) Quand un être humain implore Dieu, il a conscience qu’il est un serviteur indigent qui fait sa demande à une source de toute bonté et de générosité. La supplication … Read more
فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُون Fabi dhālika falyafrahū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn Voilà de quoi ils devraient se réjouir. C’est bien mieux que tout ce qu’ils amassent. (Sūrat Yūnus, No. 10, Āyat 58) Allah, le Tout-Puissant, parle des différents rôles du Saint Coran dans le verset 57 de la Sūrat Yūnus. Il dit que … Read more
وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ walā yahīqul-makrus-sayyi’u illā bi-ahlih The evil plot will beset none but the its authors (Sūrat Fatir, No. 35, Āyat 43) One of the patterns established in God’s ways is that those who plot evil will suffer the consequences of their plots themselves. This is a reality mentioned in this … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَأَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَ innaladhīna yatlūna kitābal-lāhi wa-aqāmus-salāta wa-anfaqū mimmā razaqnāhum sirran wa-‘alāniyatan yarjūna tijāratan lan tabūr Indeed those who recite the Book of Allah and maintain the prayer, and spend secretly and openly out of what We have provided them, hope for … Read more
وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ wattabi‘ sabīla man anāba ilayya Follow the path of those who turn to Me. (Sūrat Luqmān, No.31, Āyat 15) This verse is part of a longer verse that talks about the rights of parents. Parents must be obeyed unless they command that which is disobedient to Allah. Then it is … Read more
اَلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ Alladhīna yu’minūna bilghayb Qui croient à l’invisible (Souratoul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 3) La croyance en l’invisible est décrite dans ce verset comme étant la première qualité essentielle des croyants pieux (les Mouttaqin). Cette qualité représente le fondement même de la religion et la base de toutes ses racines et de ses branches. … Read more