Uislamu unajumuisha ma'ruf ambayo Allah (SWT) ameamuru itekelezwe, na munkar ambayo Yeye (SWT) ameamuru ziepukwe na ziondolewe.

Islam consists of ma’roofat which Allah 􀀬 has ordered to establish, and munkaraat which He 􀀬 ordered to abstain from and remove.

Kichwa na jambo kuu zaidi la maʿrūf ni imani kwa Allah (SWT) na nguzo nyingine za ʿAqīdah ya Kiislamu.

The head and the highest ma’roof is the belief in Allah 􀀬 and the rest of the pillars of the Islamic ‘Aqeedah.

Kichwa cha maovu (wingi wa munkar) na udhihirisho wake mbaya zaidi ni kufuru katika aina zake zote. Allah (SWT) ameamuru kuiepuka, kuwazuia watu kutoka kwake, na kuonya juu ya kuangukia katika mtego wake.

The head of the munkaraat (pl. of munkar) and its most evil manifestation is kufr in all its forms. Allah 􀀬 ordered that one avoid it, deter people from it and warn of falling into its snare.

Kisha baada ya Imani inakuja taqwa, ambayo ni miongoni mwa mambo ya ma'roof. Inatimizwa kwa kumtii Allah (SWT) na Mjumbe wake ﷺ. Ni tunda la Imani, huikamilisha, na ni miongoni mwa mambo yanayoilazimu. Kumcha Allah (SWT) kunamaanisha kujiepusha na ghadhabu Yake. Hili haliwezi kutokea isipokuwa kwa kushikamana na Sheria ya Allah (SWT). Ushikamanifu huu unahusiana na Imani. Kwa hiyo, pale Imani ya Muislamu inapokuwa imara, ushikamanifu wake katika utiifu nao unakuwa imara. Ushikamanifu huu hudhoofika pale Imani inapodhoofika.

Then after Imaan comes taqwa from the catagories of ma’roof. It is realised by obeying Allah 􀀬 and His Messenger 􀁕. It is the fruit of Imaan, it completes it and it is from its requisites. Fearing Allah 􀀬 means to avoid His anger. This cannot take place except by adhering to the Law of Allah 􀀬. This adherence is linked to Imaan. So whenever the Imaan of a Muslim becomes strong, his adherence to obedience becomes strong. This adherence becomes weak when the Imaan becomes weak.

Hivyo basi, Muislamu ameamrishwa kuwa na imani na kumtii Allah (SWT) na Mtume Wake ﷺ, na amekatazwa kufanya kufuru kwa aina zake zote, na kufanya maasi kwa aina zake zote.

Thus, the Muslim is ordered to have Imaan and obey Allah 􀀬 and His Messenger 􀁕, and he is forbidden from kufr in all its forms, and from acts of disobedience in all its forms.

Imani na taqwa ya Mwislamu, na kujiepusha kwake na ukafiri na dhambi, havitabaki wala havitaenea isipokuwa akiyafikisha na kuwaita watu kwayo, na kuanzisha dola inayowalinda Waislamu, itikadi yao na taqwa yao, na kuwazuia kuanguka katika mitego ya ukafiri na uasi. Hivi ndivyo uhalisia na vitendo vya Mtume ﷺ vilivyodhihirisha. Mtume ﷺ hakuwaamuru wale waliokuwa pamoja naye wawe na imani na taqwa tu. Bali alikuwa akifanya kazi nao ili kuunda mazingira ya imani na taqwa, kwa kuanzisha dola 2 Umuhimu wa imani katika kufikisha da'wah na vipaumbele kuhusu wajibu ambavyo vitaifanya jamii yote kwenda upande mmoja unaoendana na mwelekeo wa imani na taqwa ya mtu binafsi. Hili ndilo alilolifanikisha ﷺ alipoanzisha Dola ya Kiislamu katika Madinah al-Munawwarah.

The Imaan and taqwa of a Muslim and his abstention from kufr and sins will not remain and will not spread unless he conveys it and calls people to it, establishes the entity that protects the Muslims, their ‘Aqeedah and their taqwa and prevents them from falling into the traps of kufr and disobedience. This is what the reality and the actions of the Messenger 􀁕 have shown. The Messenger 􀁕 did not order those with him to have Imaan and taqwa only. Rather, he used to work with them to establish an environment for Imaan and taqwa, by establishing the entity 2 The importance of Imaan in conveying the da’wah and the priorities regarding the obligations which will make the whole society proceed in the same direction in which the Imaan and taqwa of the individual proceeds. This is what he 􀁕 achieved when he established the Islamic State in Madinah al- Munawwarah.

Kwa hiyo, ma'roofaat (wingi wa ma'roof) ambayo tunalazimika kuyatekeleza lazima yafikishwe kwa watu, watu wakaalikwe kwayo, na tuanzishe chombo kitakachoyalinda. Munkaraat ambayo mtu analazimika kujiepusha nayo lazima ipigwe vita, ifukuzwe, itengwe, na yeyote aliyeyatenda ahesabiwe, na chombo kinachosababisha kuwepo kwa munkaraat hizo au kuzilinda kinapaswa kuondolewa.

Thus, the ma’roofaat (pl. of ma’roof) that we are obliged to bring about must be conveyed to the people, and the people must be invited to them and we must establish the entity that will protect them. The munkaraat that one must stay away from must be fought, chased, alienated and whoever committed them must be accounted and the entity that causes the presence of such munkaraat or protects them must be removed.

Kwa hiyo, Waislamu wana wajibu wa kuamrisha mema (al-ma'roof) na kukataza maovu (al-munkar). Kabla ya kuamrisha mema, wao wenyewe wanapaswa kuyatekeleza, na kabla ya kukataza maovu, wao wenyewe wanapaswa kujiepusha nayo.

Therefore, the Muslims are obliged to enjoin the ma’roof and forbid the munkar. Before ordering the ma’roof, they themselves must abide by it, and before forbidding the munkar they themselves must refrain from it.