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
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
كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ kūnū rabbānīna bimā kuntum tu‘allimūnal-kitāba wabimā kuntum tadrusūn Devenez des serviteurs, obéissant au Seigneur, puisque vous enseignez le Livre et vous l’étudiez (Sūrat Āl-i Imran, No.3, Āyat 79) Ce verset commence en affirmant qu’il ne conviendrait pas qu’une personne à qui Allah a donné le Livre, … Read more
لَا خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنْ نَجْوَاهُمْ إِلَّا مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلَاحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ lā khayra fī kathīrin min najwāhum illā man amara bi-sadaqatin aw ma‘rūfin aw islāhin baynan-nās. There is no good in most of their secret talks except in he who enjoins charity, or goodness, or reconciliation between people. (Sūratun Nisā, … Read more
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا mā lakum lā tarjūna lillāhi waqāra Qu’avez-vous à ne pas vénérer Allah comme il se doit (Sūrat Nūh No.71, Āyat 13) Nabi Nouh (a) attire l’attention de son peuple sur la raison de leur polythéisme en leur posant une question. Pourquoi ne vénèrent-ils pas Allah et ne gardent-ils pas … Read more
قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنْفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا Qāla: bal sawwalt lakum anfusakum Nay, your souls have tempted you in the matter. (Sūrat Yusuf, No.12, Āyat 18) When the brothers of Nabī Yūsuf bring his shirt to their father with false blood on it, Nabī Ya‘qūb is not fooled. They tell him that a wolf ate Yūsuf … Read more
وَمَنْ يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ wa-man yaqtarif hasanatan nazid lahū fīhā husnā. Innallāha ghafūrun shakūr Et quiconque accomplit une bonne action, Nous répondons par [une récompense] plus belle encore. Allah est certes Pardonneur et Reconnaissant. (Sūratush Shūrā No.42, Āyat 23) La Grâce du Tout-Puissant enveloppe l’être humain, lui … Read more
وَتِلْكَ الْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ wa-tilakal-ayyāmu nudāwiluhā baynan-nās Such days of varying fortunes We give to mankind in turns. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No.3, Āyat 140) This is part of a verse that was revealed after the battle of ‘Uhud. It makes an important statement about the changing of fortunes among people in this world. One … Read more
وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا Wa-‘tasimū bihablillāhi jamī‘an walā tafarraqū And hold fast, all together, to the rope of Allah and be not divided among yourselves (Sūrat Āli Imran, No.3, Āyat 103) This verse is for the society of believers, telling them to unite together and hold on fast to the rope of Allah. … Read more
تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ شَتَّىٰ Tahsubuhum jamī‘an wa-qulūbuhum shattā Tu les croirais unis, alors que leurs cœurs sont divisés. (Sūratul Hashr No.59, Āyat 14) Quand Allah parle des hypocrites et de leur inimitié avec les musulmans, Il mentionne un caractère qui affaiblit leur puissance. Bien qu’ils se battent en tant que groupe et semblent unis, ils … Read more