فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى الْأَبْصَارُ وَلَٰكِنْ تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِ Fainnahā lā ta‘mal-absāru walakin ta‘māl-qulūbul-latī fis-sudūr Ce ne sont pas les yeux qui s’aveuglent, ce sont les cœurs dans les poitrines qui s’aveuglent. (Sūratul Hajj, No.22, Āyat 46) Il ne suffit pas d’avoir une bonne vision pour voir les choses correctement. Plus important qu’une vision … Read more
فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ۖ Falā talūmūnī walūmū anfusakum And do not blame me but blame yourselves (Sūrat Ibrahim, No.14, Āyat 22) Blaming others is an easy option for not accepting a mistake we might have done. This is true for anything that is wrong in our lives, or our relationships, our actions . . … Read more
لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْا عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا Laqadi-stakbirū fī anfusihim wa-‘ataw ‘utuwwan kabīrā En effet, ils se sont enflés d’orgueil en eux-mêmes, et ont dépassé les limites de l’arrogance. (Sūratul Furqān, no. 25, Āyat 21) Ceux qui ont rejeté le Saint Prophète (s) et sa mission ont fait de nombreuses demandes étranges. Ils voulaient que … Read more
لِكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْ Likaylā ta’saw ‘alā mā fātakum walā tafrahū bimā ātākum So that you may not grieve for what has escaped you nor be exultant at what He has given you (Sūratul Hadīd No.57, Āyat 23) This short verse holds the key to a lot of peace of … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَىٰ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū lā tubtilū sadaqātikum bil-manni wal-adhā O les croyants! N’annulez pas vos aumônes par un rappel ou un tort (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 264) Donner l’aumône est un acte noble. Cela est, ou devrait être, un acte altruiste lorsqu’un être humain va au-delà des … Read more
وَاذْكُرْ رَبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّي لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَٰذَا رَشَدًا Wadhrku rabbaka idhā nasīta waqul ‘asā an yahdiyani rabbī li-aqraba min hādha rashada. And when you forget, remember your Lord and say, ‘Maybe my Lord will guide me to that which is closer to righteousness than this.’ (Sūrat Kahf No.18, Āyat 24) … Read more
وَقَالَ إِنِّي مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Wa-qāla innī muhājirun ilā rabbi, innahū huwal-‘azīzul-hakīm Il dit: Moi, j’émigre vers mon Seigneur, car c’est Lui le Tout-Puissant, le Sage. (Sūratul ‘Ankabūt, No. 29, Āyat 26) Le verset ci-dessus est une déclaration de Nabī Ibrāhīm (a). Ici, le mot émigration pourrait faire référence à … Read more
قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَٰنَ ۖ أَيًّا مَا تَدْعُوا فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ Qul-id‘ullāha aw-id‘ur-rahmāna, ayyam-mā tad‘ū falahul-asmāul-husnā Dis: « Invoquez Allah, ou invoquez le Tout Miséricordieux. Quel que soit le nom par lequel vous l’appelez, Il a les plus beaux noms. Sūratul Isrā, No.17, Āyat 110 Dieu Tout-Puissant ne peut pas être décrit ou … Read more
وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا Walā tubadhdhir tabdhīrā And do not squander wastefully (Sūratul Isrā No.17, Āyat 26) Islam encourages believers to be balanced in all aspects of life. The Almighty has blessed us with many beautiful things that we can use and enjoy. But to use these blessing wastefully, or even inappropriately, is an abuse of … Read more
هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا Hal ta‘lamu lahu samiyya Do you know anyone who is (named) like Him (Sūrat Maryam, No.19, Āyat 65) In this verse Almighty Allah asks human beings a question. Do you know anyone else who has the qualities of the Lord? Is there anyone who can be equal to Him? The question … Read more