Q 88: Maana ya "kuwa na Imani kwa Mitume ya Allah" ni nini?
Q 88: What does "to have Faith in the Messengers of Allah" mean?
A--- "Kuamini Mitume wa Mwenyezi Mungu" maana yake ni kuwa na imani safi na thabiti kwamba Allah Mtukufu aliteremsha kwa kila Ummah (jamii au taifa) Mtume miongoni mwao, awaite kumwabudu Yeye Peke Yake na kuacha kila kinachoabudiwa badala Yake. Maana yake pia ni kuamini kwamba wao ni wakweli, waaminifu, wacha Mungu, waliongozwa na Mwenyezi Mungu, wenye heshima, wanaoheshimika, wanaoongoza na walioongozwa, waliotegemezwa kwa ushahidi wazi na ishara za ajabu za miujiza kutoka kwa Mola wao, na kwamba walifikisha Ujumbe wote waliotumwa nao bila kufanya mabadiliko yoyote, marekebisho, upotoshaji, nyongeza wala hata upungufu: {Basi! Je, Mitume hawana jukumu jingine ila kufikisha Ujumbe kwa uwazi?}. (An-Nahl, 35)
A--- "To have Faith in the Messengers of Allah" means to have pure and absolute belief that Allah the Almighty sent down to every Ummah (community or nation) a Messenger from among them, to invite them to worship Him Alone and to renounce all that is worshipped besides Him. It means to believe that they are truthful, trustworthy, pious, divinely guided, honorable, respected, guiding and guided, supported with clear evidences and amazing miraculous signs from their Lord, and that they conveyed the whole Message they were sent with without making any change, alteration, distortion, increase or even decrease: {Then! Are the Messengers charged with anything but to convey clearly the Message?}. (An-Nahl, 35)
Hii pia inamaanisha kuamini kwamba wote hao walikuwa katika njia iliyo wazi na ya kweli. Kuwaamini kunamaanisha kuamini kwamba Allah Mtukufu alimchukua Ibrahim (Abraham) na Muhammad ﷺ kuwa marafiki wa karibu, alisema na Musa (Moses), alimnyanyua Idris hadi mahali pa juu, na kwamba Isa (Jesus)
This also means to believe that all of them were on a clear and truthful path. To believe in them means to believe that Almighty Allah took Ibrahim (Abraham) and Muhammad (Peace be upon them) as intimate friends, Spoke to Musa (Moses), raised Idris to a lofty place, and that' Isa (Jesus)
alikuwa Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu tu na Neno Lake ("Kuwa!" - naye akawa), ambalo Alimtunukia Maryamu (Mary), na roho (Ruh) (19) iliyoumbwa na Yeye, na kwamba Alimpendelea baadhi yao (Mitume) kuliko wengine; na wengine (miongoni mwao) Aliwainua hadi daraja (za heshima).
was (no more than) a Messenger of Allah and His Word, ("Be!" - and he was) which He bestowed on Maryam (Mary) and a spirit (Ruh)(19) created by Him, and that He preferred some of them (the Messengers) to others; and others (from among them) He raised to degrees (of honor).
(19) 1Ruh-ullah: Kwa mujibu wa wanazuoni wa mwanzo wa dini miongoni mwa Maswahaba wa Mtume (Amani iwe juu yake) na wanafunzi wao na Mujtahidun, kuna kanuni ya kutofautisha nomino mbili katika ujenzi wa umilikaji: (a) Pale mojawapo ya nomino hizo mbili ni Allah, na nyingine ni mtu au kitu, kwa mfano Nyumba ya Allah (Bait-ullah); Mjumbe wa Allah (Rasul-ullah); mja wa Allah ('Abdullah); Roho ya Allah (Ruh-ullah), kanuni ya maneno hayo ni kwamba nomino ya pili, yaani nyumba, mjumbe, mja, roho, imeumbwa na Allah na ni tukufu mbele Yake; na kwa mfanano, Roho ya Allah yaweza kueleweka kuwa roho ya Allah, kwa kweli ni nafsi iliyoumbwa na Allah, yaani 'Isa (Yesu). Na ilikuwa Neno Lake: "Kuwa!" - naye akawa. [yaani 'Isa (Yesu) aliumbwa kama Adamu]. Lakini pale mojawapo ya hizo mbili ni Allah na ya pili si mtu wala kitu, basi si kitu kilichoumbwa bali ni sifa ya Allah, kwa mfano Elimu ya Allah ('Ilm-ullah); Uhai wa Allah (Hayat-ullah); Kauli ya Allah (Kalam-ullah); Nafsi ya Allah (Dhat-ullah). (Imenukuliwa na mtafsiri)
(19) 1Ruh-ullah: According to the early religious scholars from among the companions of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and their students and Mujtahidun, there is a rule to distinguish between the two nouns in the genitive construction: (a) When one of the two nouns is Allah, and the other is a person or a thing, e.g. Allah's House (Bait-ullah); Allah's Messenger (Rasul-ullah); Allah's slave (' Abdullah); Allah's spirit (Ruh-ullah), the rule for the above words is that the second noun, e.g. house, messenger, slave, spirit is created by Allah and is honorable in His Sight, and similarity, Allah's spirit may be understood as the spirit of Allah, in fact it is a soul created by Allah, i.e. 'Isa (Jesus). And it was His Word: "Be!" -and he was. [i.e. 'Isa (Jesus) was created like Adam]. But when one of the two is Allah and the second is neither a person nor a thing, then it is not a created thing but is a quality of Allah e.g. Allah's Knowledge ('Ilm-ullah); Allah's Life (Hayat-ullah); Allah's Statement (Kalam-ullah); Allah's Self (Dhat-ullah). (Quoted by translator)
Marejeo: 200 FAQ On Muslims Belief - Shiekh Hafiz Ibn Ahmed Al Hakami
Reference: 200 FAQ On Muslims Belief - Shiekh Hafiz Ibn Ahmed Al Hakami