InshāAllāh, the believers will begin the 1st of Rajab in a day or two. The Academy for Learning Islam (A.L.I.) presents the following tips to prepare for this distinguished month of worship. 1) Go out to seek the hilāl (crescent) in your area. Upon sighting the new crescent, recite the following Du‘ā as practiced by the Messenger of Allah … Read more
وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ wa-‘lamū anna-llāha yahūlu baynal-mar’i wa-qalbih Et sachez qu’Allah s’interpose entre l’homme et son cœur (Sūratul Anfal n°8 Āyat 24) Le cœur (qalb) de l’être humain tel que mentionné dans ce verset et d’autres versets du Coran, est le moyen par lequel l’être humain pense et ressent. C’est l’outil … Read more
أُولَٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ Ulā’ika yusāri‘ūna fil-khyrāti wahum lahā sābiqūn It is they who hasten to every good work and these who are foremost in them. (Sūratul Mu’minūn, No.23, Āyat 61) One of the qualities of believers is their eagerness to perform good deeds. Their desire to please Allah propels them towards … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ يَهْدِيهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ innalladhīna āmanū wa-‘amilūs-swālihāti yahdīhim rabbuhum bi-īmānihim Indeed those who have faith and do righteous deeds, their Lord guides them by the means of their faith (Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 9) To have faith and do good deeds are the pre-requisites for an all-encompassing guidance that guides the … Read more
اِسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ Ista’inu bissabri was Salaah Seek help through patience and prayer Sura Baqarah, 2:153 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word اِسْتَعِينُوا Seek help بِالصَّبْرِ through patience وَالصَّلَاةِ and prayer __________________________ Day 10 – Verse 10
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance Sura Qamar, 54:17 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word وَلَقَدْ And certainly يَسَّرْنَا We have made easy الْقُرْآنَ the Quran لِلذِّكْرِ for remembrance __________________________ Day 1 – Verse 1
إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ Inna Ma’iya Rabbi Sayahdini Indeed my Lord is with me, He will guide me Sura Shu’ara, 26:62 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word إِنَّ Indeed مَعِيَ with me رَبِّي is my Lord سَيَهْدِينِ He will guide me __________________________ Day 2 – Verse 2
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا Afahasibtum annama khalaqnakum abathan Did you think that We have created you aimlessly? Sura Mu’minun, 23:115 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ Did you think أَنَّمَا that خَلَقْنَاكُمْ We created you عَبَثًا aimlessly __________________________ Day 3 – Verse 3
تَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ tazawwadu fa inna khairaz zaadit taqwa Take provision, indeed the best provision is God consciousness (Sura Baqarah, 2:197) ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word تَزَوَّدُوا Take provision فَإِنَّ indeed خَيْرَ الزَّادِ the best provision التَّقْوَىٰ is God consciousness __________________________ Day 4 – Verse 4
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ Man ‘amila salihan falinafsihi Whoever does good it is for his own soul Sura Fussilat, 41:46 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word مَنْ Whoever عَمِلَ does صَالِحًا good فَلِنَفْسِهِ it is for his own soul _________________________ Day 5 – Verse 5