Q 79: Kuamini Vitabu vya Allah kunamaanisha nini?
Q 79: What does affirming faith in Allah's Scriptures mean?
A--- Maana yake ni kuwa na imani safi, kamilifu na ya kweli kabisa kwamba vitabu vyote hivyo vimeteremshwa na Allah Mtukufu, na kwamba Yeye ndiye aliyesema kupitia humo. Vimegawanywa katika aina zaidi ya moja: vingine viliteremshwa kutoka nyuma ya pazia bila mjumbe wa kati wa Allah; vingine vilifikishwa kupitia mjumbe wa kati wa Allah kwa mjumbe wa kibinadamu; na vingine viliandikwa kwa Mkono wa Allah. Allah Mtukufu anasema katika Qur'ani Tukufu yake: {Haijawahi kumpasia binadamu yeyote kwamba Allah amsemeshe ila kwa wahyi, au kutoka nyuma ya pazia, au (kwamba) Yeye hutuma Mjumbe anayefunua analotaka kwa idhini Yake. Hakika Yeye ni Mtukufu, Mwenye hekima}. (Ash-Shura, 51)
A--- It means to have pure, perfect and absolute belief in the fact that they are all sent down by Allah the Almighty, and that He spoke therewith. They are divided into more than one category: some were revealed from behind a veil with no intermediary Divine Messenger; some were conveyed through the intermediary Divine Messenger to the human Messenger; and some were written down by Allah's Hand. Almighty Allah says in His Glorious Qur'an: {It is not given to any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise}. (AshShura,51)