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

Réflexion Coranique No. 368 Āyat 17 :9 – La guidance du Coran

إِنَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ Inna hādhal-qur’āna yahdī lillatī hiya aqwam Certes, ce Coran guide vers ce qu’il y a de plus droit. (Sūrat al-Isrā, No 17, Āyat 9) Ce verset décrit le Coran comme guide vers ce qu’il y a de plus droit. Le mot ‘aqwam’ provient de ‘qiyām’ qui signifie s’élever. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 610 Āyat 21:79 – Glorification of the mountains and birds

وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ We made the mountains and the birds to glorify with Dāwūd. (Surat al-Anbiyā, No.21, Āyat 79) All creation glorifies Allah ‘azza wajall. Glorification or ‘tasbīh’ is an innate admission of submission and insignificance, of accepting the Lordship and Magnificence of the creator, and acknowledging that He is far above anything the … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 367 Āyat 41 :30 – La Constance

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ أَلاَّ تَخَافُوا وَلاَ تَحْزَنُوا Innal-ladhīna qālū rabbunallāhu thumma-staqāmū tatanzzalu ‘alayhimul-malā’ikatu allā takhāfū walā tahzanū. Ceux qui disent : « Notre Seigneur est Allah », et qui se tiennent dans le droit chemin, les Anges descendent sur eux. « N’ayez pas peur et ne soyez pas … Read more

Réflexion Coranique No. 366 Āyat 9 :103 – La prière du Prophète (s) pour les autres

  وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ إِنَّ صَلَاتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَّهُمْ  Wasalli ‘alayhim, inna salātaka sakanun lahum  Et prie pour eux. Ta prière est une quiétude pour eux. (Sūrat al-Tawbah, N°9, Āyat 103) Allah a demandé au Prophète sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam de bénir les gens, au moment de récolter leurs charités (Sadaqa). Cette bénédiction est une prière pour eux, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 608 Āyat 9:32 – Extinguishing the Light of Allah (swt)

يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ Yurīdūna an yutfi’ū nūrallahi biafwāhihim waya’ballāhu illā an yutimma nūrahū walaw karihal-kāfirūn. They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah refuses except to perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it. (Surat al-Tawbah, No.9, Āyat 32) This … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 607 Āyat 5:54 – Standing firm on the Truth

وَلَا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ Walā yakhāfūna lawmat lā’im And [they] do not fear the blame of a critic. (Surat al-Mā’idah, No.5, Āyat 54) The quality described here is part of five qualities of a community that Allah ‘azza wajall will bring forth which will believe in Him and obey His laws. This special community will have some … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 606 Āyat 3:133 – Hasten Towards Forgiveness

وَسَارِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ Wa sāri’ū ilā maghfiratin min rabbikum wa jannatin ‘arduhās samāwātu wal ardu u’iddat lil muttaqīn Hasten towards your Lord’s forgiveness and a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the Godwary.  (Surat Āli ‘Imrān, Āyat 133) One of the beautiful points that can be extracted … Read more