Quranic Reflection No. 323 Āyat 35:43 – Rebounding of evil plots

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

Réflexion coranique 112. Āyat 2:3 – Le rôle du Saint Coran

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Yā ayyuhan-nāsu qad jā-atkum maw‘izatun min rabbikum wa-shifā’un limā fis-sudūri wa-hudan wa-rahmatun lilmu’minīn O gens ! Une exhortation vous est venue, de votre Seigneur, une guérison de ce qui est dans les poitrines, un guide et une miséricorde pour les croyants. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 321 Āyat 35:29 – Keeping the Spirit of Ramadan alive

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

Quranic Reflection No. 322 Āyat 31:15 – Following those who turn to Allah

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

Réflexion coranique 111. Āyat 2:3 – La croyance en l’invisible

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

Réflexion coranique 110. Āyat 4:148 – Exposer les défauts des autres

لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَنْ ظُلِمَ Lā yuhibbullāhul-jawra bissū’i minal-qawli illā man zulim Allah n’aime pas qu’on profère de mauvaises paroles sauf quand on a été injustement provoqué. Et Allah est Audient et Omniscient. (Sūratun Nisā, No.4, Āyat 148) Pour nourrir le potentiel de perfection de l’homme, Allah Le Tout Puissant … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 320 Āyat 44:4 – The Night of Distinction

فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ fīhā yufraqu kullu amrin hakīm In it every definitive matter is made distinct. (Sūratud Dukhān, No.44, Āyat 4) The night of Qadr sets the direction of events that will happen in the coming year. In Suratud Dukhān Allah talks about the night of Qadr as a blessed night on which every … Read more

Réflexion coranique 109. Āyat 96:1 – La lecture pour le pouvoir de l’âme

اِقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ Iqra’ bismi rabbikal-ladhī khalaq Lis, au nom de ton Seigneur qui a créé (Sūratul ‘Alaq, No.96, Āyat 1) Ce verset est le premier à avoir été révélé le 27 Rajab de l’an 23 AH, la nuit de Mab’ath – le début de la mission Prophétique du Saint Prophète(s). C’est une … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 319 Āyat 7:155 – Seeking Mercy and Forgiveness

أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۖ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ anta waliyyunā faghfir lanā warhamnā wa–anata khayrul-ghāfirīn You are our Master, so forgive us and have mercy on us, For You are the best of those who forgive. (Sūratul A’rāf, No.7, Āyat 155) The above is supplication of Prophet Moses (a) after he took seventy men with … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 318 Āyat 2:183 – The Command to Fast

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū kutiba ‘alaykumus-siyāmu kamā kutiba ‘alal-ladhīna min qablikum la‘allakum tattaqūn O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may be God conscious. (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat … Read more