Bismillāh وَوَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ ثَلَـٰثِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ وَأَتْمَمْنَـٰهَا بِعَشْرٍۢ فَتَمَّ مِيقَـٰتُ رَبِّهِۦٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةًۭ ۚ We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and completed them with ten (more). (Sūrat Al-A‘rāf, no.7, Āyat 142) Prophet Mūsā ‘alayhis-salām was summoned to Mount Sinai for a divine seclusion with his Lord. He informed his people, the Banū Israel, that he was … Read more
Bismillāh اَلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ Al-akhillā’u yawmaidhin ba‘duhum liba‘din ‘aduwwun illal-muttaqīn Les amis, ce jour-là, seront ennemis les uns des autres ; excepté les pieux. (Sūrat Al-Zukhruf, No. 43, Āyat 67) L’un des besoins naturels de l’être humain est d’avoir un ami. Avoir des amis répond à un besoin émotionnel. En plus de cela, les amis ont un … Read more
Bismillāh إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوا وَّالَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ Indeed, Allah is with those who are God-conscious and those who are virtuous. (Sūrat al-Nahl, No.16, Āyat 128) In this last verse of al-Nahl, Allah, ‘subhānahu wata‘ālā, links taqwā and virtue together. Many verses also talk about this link between the two qualities. According to Islam piety and virtue go together. … Read more
Bismillāh, إنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا وَرَضُوا بِالْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاطْمَأَنُّوا بِهَا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا غَافِلُونَ Ceux qui n’espèrent pas Notre rencontre, qui sont satisfaits de la vie présente et s’y sentent en sécurité et ceux qui sont inattentifs à Nos signes [ou versets]. (Sūrat Yūnus, N°10, Āyat 7) Ce verset décrit les qualités des … Read more
Bismillāh ٱلتَّـٰئِبُونَ ٱلْعَـٰبِدُونَ ٱلْحَـٰمِدُونَ ٱلسَّـٰئِحُونَ ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدُونَ ٱلْـَامِرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْحَـٰفِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ Ils sont ceux qui se repentent, qui adorent, qui louent, qui parcourent la terre (ou qui jeûnent), qui s’inclinent, qui se prosternent, qui commandent le convenable et interdisent le blâmable et qui observent les lois d’Allah…et fais … Read more
Bismillāh قَالَ ٱللَّهُ هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ يَنفَعُ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌۭ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًۭا رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ Allah will say: This day truthfulness shall benefit the truthful. For them there will be gardens with streams running in them, to remain in them forever. Allah is pleased with … Read more
Bismillāh. وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ ۖ وَالَّذِي خَبُثَ لَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَّا نَكِدًا ۚ The good land—its vegetation comes out by the permission of its Lord, and from the land that is bad, it does not come out except sparsely. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf No.7, Āyat 58) The allegory of a good and fertile land versus … Read more
A Critical Review of English Translations of the Quran
Bismillāh. Order printed copy of our latest publication Rabi’ and Jumada Devotions from www.amazon.com. The digital version can be downloaded from www.academyoislam.com/publications قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ادْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَابَ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ غَالِبُونَ ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ Two men of those who feared, upon both of whom Allah had bestowed … Read more
Bismillāh New post on our website: Munājāt for Kashf al-Zulm. Go to وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ … إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانتَصَرُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا … As for the poets, [only] the deviators follow them … Except those who have faith, do righteous deeds, and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they … Read more