Quranic Reflection No 630. Āyat 18:105 – Weight and Value on Qiyāmah

Bismillāh. 26 May 2023/6 Dhul-Qa‘dah 1444. Do you have the digital copy of our Dhul-Qa‘dah and Dhul-Hijjah Devotions? You can download it from https://academyofislam.com/product/dhul-qadah-and-dhul-hijjah-devotions/ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا On the Day of Resurrection, We will not give them any weight (Sūrat al-Kahf, No.18, Āyat 105) On the day of Resurrection, the actions of human beings will be … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 629. Āyat 2: 247 – False criteria for leadership

Bismillāh. 19 May 2023/28 Shawwāl 1444. ALI 663: Brief Review of al-Nudbah – for registration go to www.academyofislam.com/ali-663 قَالُوا أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ الْمَالِ They said, “How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 628. Āyat 3:146 – Resistance

Bismillāh. 12 May 2023/21 Shawwāl 1444. ALI 663: Brief Review of al-Nudbah began last Friday. For more details see below. فَمَا وَهَنُوا لِمَا أَصَابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا They did not falter for what befell them in the way of Allah, neither did they weaken, nor did they abase themselves. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No.3, Āyat 146) … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 627. Āyat 18:52 – Hollowness of false gods

Bismillāh. 5 May 2023/14 Shawwāl 1444. Have you registered for ALI 663? See below for details. وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ نَادُوا شُرَكَائِيَ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَوْبِقًا And the Day when He will say, “Call ‘My partners’ whom you claimed,” and they will invoke them, but they will not respond to them. And … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 625. Āyat 2:185 – Gratitude for the month of Ramadan

For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ So that you may complete the prescribed period and proclaim the greatness of Allah for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful. (Surat al-Baqarah No.2, Āyat 185) At the completion of the month of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the festival of Eid … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No 382. Āyat 26 :83 – Du‘ā pour la sagesse

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ ‎ Rabbi hab lī  hukman wa alhiqnī bissālihīn Seigneur, accorde-moi sagesse (et savoir) et fais-moi rejoindre les gens de bien.  [Surat Al-Shu‘arā, Āyat 83] Parmi les belles supplications qui nous sont enseignées par le Saint Coran, il y a le Du‘ā du Prophète Ibrāhīm ‘alayhis-salām lorsqu’il demande à Allah ‘azza wajall la … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 624 Āyat 1:2 – Understanding Rubūbiyyah

For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. (Sūrat al-Hamd, No. 1, Āyat 2) The significance of this oft-repeated verse can be seen in the following narration from Imam Ja‘far al-Sādiq ‘alayhis-salām: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 623 Āyat 2:245 – Giving in the way of Allah (swt)

For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. مَّن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يُقْرِضُ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًۭا فَيُضَـٰعِفَهُۥ لَهُۥٓ أَضْعَافًۭا كَثِيرَةًۭ ۚ  وَٱللَّهُ يَقْبِضُ وَيَبْصُۜطُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ Who is it that will lend Allah a good loan that He may multiply it for him severalfold? And Allah tightens and expands [the means of life], and to Him … Read more

Réflexion Coranique N° 380. Āyāt 3 :36 – Préoccupation pour les générations futures

وَإنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإنِّي أعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ Wainnī sammaytuhā maryama wainnī u‘īdhuhā bika wadhurriyatahā minash-shaytānir-rajīm. “Je l’ai nommée Marie, et je la place, ainsi que sa descendance, sous Ta protection contre le Diable, le banni ». (Sūrat Āli Imrān, N° 3, Āyat 36). Lorsque Hannah, la mère de Maryam ‘alayhas-salām accoucha, elle donna à … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 619 Āyat 28: 5 – The Divine Promise on His Rule

For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةًۭ وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ And We desired to show favor to those who were abased in the land, and to make them imams, and to make them the heirs. (Sūrat al-Qasas, No 28, Āyat 5) Used by the Shī’ah as … Read more