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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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