وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ Et aux dernières heures de la nuit ils imploraient, le pardon [d’Allah]. (Sūratuz Zāriyāt, No. 51, Āyat 18) Une des qualités des véritables croyants tels que ceux décrits dans le verset ci-dessus, est d’implorer le pardon aux premières heures du matin. Cela fait référence à la Salātul Layl, prière récitée après minuit … Read more
وَإِنِ اسْتَنْصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ If they seek your help in religion then it is your duty to help (Sūratul Anfāl, No.8, Āyat 72) Assisting the oppressed for whoever is able to, is a responsibility established in the fitrat or inner instinct of the human being, in the aql (human intellect), and in the … Read more
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Wa-nunazzilu minal-qur’āni mā huwa shifā’un waraHmatun lil-mu’minin Nous faisons descendre du Coran, ce qui est une guérison et une miséricorde pour les croyants. (Sūratul Isrā’ No. 17, Āyat 82) Allah Le Tout-puissant a révélé le Saint Coran comme une guérison et une miséricorde pour les croyants. Ces … Read more
إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatin mubārakah Surely We revealed it on a blessed night (Sūratud Dukhān, No.44, Ayat 3) The Holy Quran was revealed on a night that is described as mubārakah. The root word barakah signifies something that is beneficial, that multiplies in good, and has a continuous flow of … Read more
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ Wa-idhā sa’alaka ‘ibādī ‘annī fa-innī qarīb Et quand Mes serviteurs t’interrogent sur Moi, alors Je suis tout proche (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 186) Le but de chaque acte d’adoration est de rechercher la proximité d’Allah le Tout-Puissant. Le verset ci-dessus est une partie du passage sur le jeûne … Read more
ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً Ud‘ū rabbakum tadarru‘an wa-khufyatan Call on your Lord humbly and secretly (Sūratul A‘rāf, No. 7, Āyat 55) When a human being supplicates to God he acknowledges that he is the needy servant who is asking from the source of all good and bestowal. Supplication thus strengthens the relationship between the Creator … Read more
يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ Yurīdullāhu bikumul-yusra walā yurīdu bikumul-‘usr Allah veut pour vous la facilité, Il ne veut pas la difficulté pour vous (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 185) Ce verset est une partie du passage concernant le jeûne durant le mois sacré de Ramadhan. Allah, le Tout-Puissant, expose une vérité … Read more
فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُون Fabi dhālika falyafrahū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn In that they should rejoice; it is better than that which they gather. (Sūrat Yūnus, No. 10, Āyat 58) Almighty Allah talks about the different roles of the Holy Quran in verse 57 of Sūrat Yūnus. He says it is an admonition, … Read more
وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ Wa-in min shayin illā yusabbiHu biHamdihi walākin lā tafqahūna tasbīHahum Et il n’existe rien qui ne célèbre Ses louanges. Mais vous ne comprenez pas leur façon de le glorifier. (Soūratoul Isrā, No. 17, Āyat 44) Le Tasbih est une glorification d’Allah (s.w.t.). Elle proclame qu’Il … Read more
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ Shahru ramadānal-ladhī unzila fihil-qur’ānu hudan linnāsi wabayyinātin minal-hudā wal-furqān The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed, as guidance to mankind and with clear proofs of the guidance and the Criterion (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 185) Believers are … Read more