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
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
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
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
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
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
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا Wa-kadhālika ja ‘alnākum ummatan wastā Thus We have made you a middle nation (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 143) After talking about the change in the direction of the Qibla for the Muslims from Masjidul Aqsā to Masjidul Harām Almighty Allah says that the Muslims are a nation that is in the … Read more
الَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَالَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَخْشَوْنَهُ وَلَا يَخْشَوْنَ أَحَدًا إِلَّا اللَّهَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ حَسِيبًا Alladhīna yuballighū narisālātil-lāhiwa yakhshawna huwalā yakhshawnaa ḥadanillal-lāha; wakafā billāhi ḥasībā Ceux qui communiquent les messages d’Allah, Le craignent et ne redoutent nul autre que Allah. Et Allah suffit pour tenir le compte de tout. (Sūratul Ahzāb, No. 33, Āyat 39) … Read more
وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ Wamā anā minal-mutakallifīn And I am not from those who impose (Sūra Sad, No.38, Āyat 86) In this verse the Holy prophet (s) tells people that he is not an imposter or pretender who has imposed his own views on the people. Rather he has received revelation and has conveyed the … Read more
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ Man ‘amila ṣāliḥan min dhakarin aw unthā wa huwa mu’minun falanuḥyiyannahu ḥayātan ṭayyiba, walanujziyannahum ajarahum biaḥsani mā kānū ya‘amalūn Quiconque, mâle ou femelle, fait une bonne œuvre tout en étant croyant, Nous lui ferons vivre une bonne … Read more