Réflexion No. 76: Āyat 6:116 – Ne pas suivre la majorité

وَإِنْ تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ Wa-in tuti‘ akthara man fil-ardhi yudhillūka ‘an sabīlillāh Et si tu obéis à la majorité de ceux qui sont sur la terre, ils t’égareront du sentier d’Allah (Sūratul An‘ām, No.6, Āyat 116)   Les êtres humains sont toujours affectés par ceux qui les entourent. Les … Read more

Reflection No. 281 on Q 5:3 – The Perfection of Religion

الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا ۚ Al-yawma akmaltu lakum dīnakum wa-atmamtu ‘alaykum ni ‘matī wa-radhītu lakumul-Islāma dīna This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion. (Sūratul Mā’idah, No.5, Āyat 3) What day is this … Read more

Réflexion No. 75: Āyat 13:22 – Détourner le mal par le bien

وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ Wayadra’ūna bilHasnatis-sayyi’ah Et repoussent le mal par le bien. (Sūratul Ra‘d, No.13, Āyat 22) Les Ulul Albāb sont mentionnés dans le Coran comme des gens dotés d’intelligence et de perspicacité. Plusieurs versets décrivent leurs qualités, et le verset ci-dessus fait partie d’un passage (Q 13:20-23) qui énumère neuf différentes qualités de ce … Read more

Reflection No. 280 on Q 22:32 – Venerating the Signs of Allah

ذَٰلِكَ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعَائِرَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ تَقْوَى الْقُلُوبِ Dhālika waman yu ‘azzim sha‘āirallh fa-innahā min taqwal-qulūb Thus it is. And whoever venerates the sacraments of Allah that is from the piety of the hearts (Sūratul Hajj, No.22, Āyat 32) In this verse the word sha‘āir (plural of sha‘īrah) refers to those signs or marks … Read more

Réflexion No. 74: Āyat 49:11 – Se moquer des autres

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمْ Yā-ayyuhlladhīna āmanū lā yaskhar qawmun min qawmin ‘asā an yakūnū khayran minhum O vous qui avez cru, qu’un groupe ne se raille pas d’un autre groupe. Ceux-ci sont peut-être meilleurs qu’eux. (Sūratul Hujurāt, No. 49, Āyat 11)   Dans ce verset, … Read more

Reflection No. 279 on Q 89: 1 & 2 – The TenDays of Dhul-Hijjah

وَالْفَجْرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ Wal-fajri walayālin ‘ashr I swear by the daybreak and the ten nights (Sūratul Fajr, No.89, Āyat 1-2) Like many Quranic verses, the above two verses begin with an oath. The purpose of an oath in the Quran is to confirm and place emphasis on the statement. The oath honors and elevates that … Read more

Reflection No. 278 on Q 9:36 – Justice to the soul in the sacred months

فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنْفُسَكُمْ Falā tuzlimū fīhinna anfusakum So do not wrong yourselves during them (Sūratut Tawbah, No.9, Āyat 36) In this verse Almighty Allah talks about the four scared months which are Dhul qa‘dah, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab. In these months fighting is prohibited except when it is necessary to defend yourself. After … Read more

Réflexion No. 73: Āyat 25:47 – Le but de la nuit et du jour

وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَالنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُورًا Huwal-ladhī ja‘ala lakumul-layla libāsan wan-nawma subātan wa ja‘alan-nahāra nushūrā Et c’est Lui qui vous fit de la nuit un vêtement, du sommeil un repos et qui fit du jour un retour à la vie active. (Souratoul Furqan, No.25, Āyat 47) Ce verset porte sur … Read more

Réflexion No. 72: Āyat 22: 11 – L’adoration conditionnelle

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ اللَّـهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْ‌فٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ‌ اطْمَأَنَّ بِهِ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ انقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ خَسِرَ‌ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَ‌ةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْخُسْرَ‌انُ الْمُبِينُ Waminan-nāsi man ya‘budul-lāha ‘alā ḥarfin fa-in aṣābahu khayruni-ṭma’anna bihi, wa-in aṣābathu fitnatunin-qalaba ‘alā wajhihi khasirad-dunyā wal-ākhirah. Dhālika huwa khusrānul mubīn Il en est parmi les gens qui adorent Allah marginalement. S’il leur … Read more

Reflection No. 277 on Q 59:19 -Forgetting God

وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَأَنْسَاهُمْ أَنْفُسَهُمْ Walā takūnū kalladhīna nasul-lāh fa-ansāhum anfusahum And be not like those who forgot Allah so He made them forget themselves (Sūratul Hashr, No.59, Āyat 19) The consequence for those who forget Allah according to this verse is that they will forget themselves. Two questions that arise are: 1) … Read more