2.1 Kipengele cha Kwanza: Kushikamana na Ma'aruf na Kujiepusha na Munkar - Da'wa Kwa Uislamu | Quran Course

2.1 Kipengele cha Kwanza: Kushikamana na Ma'aruf na Kujiepusha na Munkar - Da'wa Kwa Uislamu | Quran Course

Vivyo hivyo hivyo kwa imani juu ya Siku ya Mwisho. Muislamu anapotafakari zaidi hali za Siku ya Hukumu, ambayo huwafanya watoto kuwa na nywele za mvi, kila mama anayenyonyesha kusahau kunyonyesha kwake, kila mwanamke mjamzito kutoa mimba yake, na watu kuonekana kama walevi kwa hofu ya yanayotokea; tukio hili lisiloonekana ambalo Allah 􀀬 amemjulisha, linamtisha, na matokeo yake anataka kujiepusha na hofu ya siku hiyo, hivyo anatafuta njia za usalama siku hiyo. Kadiri muumini anavyotafakari aya na hadithi zinazozungumzia Jannah na alichomwandalia Allah 􀀬 waumini kwa suala la faraja ya kudumu na furaha ya milele, ndivyo starehe ya dunia inavyopungua machoni pake, na shauku yake ya Peponi hiyo tukufu huongezeka. Pia, kadiri muumini anavyotafakari aya na hadithi kuhusu Moto wa Jahannam na alichowaandalia Allah makafiri na wenye dhambi wa adhabu chungu na moto wa milele, ndivyo hofu yake ya adhabu hii inavyoongezeka. Hivyo hofu ya adhabu na maumivu ya maisha hupungua machoni pake, hivyo anaanza kuepuka sababu zinazomfanya aingie Motoni, hata kama sababu hizo zingemfikisha kwenye magereza ya wanaodhulumu na kuuweka mgongo wake kupigwa kwa mijeledi yao. Hivyo moyo unapojifunga na Imani, viungo vya mwili wake huitikia kwa Allah 􀀬 kwa utii wa ufahamu na kujitolea imara. Kadiri Aakhira inavyokuwa maarufu machoni pa muumini, ndivyo dunia inavyoonekana kuwa si ya maana kwake. Imani inapokuwa imara, kushikamana nayo nako kunakuwa imara, na kunamsaidia muumini kubaki thabiti katika kauli na kitendo chake, ila awe amekabiliwa na magumu na matatizo gani.

The same holds for the belief in the Last Day.When the Muslim thinks more about the conditions of the Day of Judgement, which makes children grey headed, every nursing mother forget her nursing, every pregnant one drop her burden, and the people look as if they are drunk from the fear of what is taking place; this unseen scene which Allah 􀀬 has informed him about terrifies him, and as a consequence he wants to avoid the terror of that day and thus seeks the means of safety on that day. The more the believer contemplates the ayaat and ahadith which talk about Jannah and what Allah 􀀬 has prepared for the believers in terms of the lasting comfort and eternal happiness, then the smaller the delight of the dunya becomes in his eyes and his yearning for that sublime Paradise increases. Also, the more the believer ponders over the ayaat and ahadith regarding the Hellfire and what Allah has prepared for the disbelievers and sinners of painful torment and the eternal fire, the greater becomes his fear of this punishment. Hence fear of life’s punishments and pains diminishes in his eyes, so he starts to avoid the reasons which lead one to enter the Hellfire, even if that led him to the prisons of the zaalimeen (oppressors) and exposed his back to be beaten by theis whips. Thus, when the heart ties itself around Imaan, then the organs of his body respond to Allah 􀀬 in aware obedience and strong commitment. The more the Aakhira becomes prominent in the eyes of the believer, the more the dunya seems immaterial to him. When the Imaan becomes stronger, the adherence consequently becomes stronger, and supports the believer to stay firm in his speech and action, whatever the hardships and difficulties he faces.

Je, ni kwa ajili yenu wanaume na kwa Yeye wanawake? Hiyo ni mgawanyo usio wa haki kabisa!” [TMQ 53:19-22]; Na Yeye 􀀬 alisema; “Na wanasema: ‘Hakuna isipokuwa maisha yetu ya dunia hii; tunakufa na tunaishi, na hakuna kitu kinachotuangamiza isipokuwa ad-Dahr (wakati).’ Na hawana elimu juu ya hilo, wanakisia tu. Na zinaposomwa kwao Aya zetu zilizo wazi, hoja yao si nyingine ila wanasema: ‘Warudisheni baba zetu (waliokufa), ikiwa mnasema kweli!’ Sema (kwao): ‘Allah anakupa uhai, kisha anakufisha, kisha atakukusanya Siku ya Kiyama, ambayo hakuna shaka juu yake. Lakini watu wengi hawajui.’” [TMQ 45:24-26] Kwa hiyo, imani katika kitu kingine chochote isipokuwa Allah 􀀬 ni batili. Ni lazima iachwe na ikataliwe. Kama vile imani inavyohitaji fikra na tafakari, vivyo hivyo ukafiri nao unahitaji fikra na tafakari. Aya zilizotangulia zinawachochea akili za watu kufikiri, na zinawataka watafakari hakika ya itikadi za makafiri ili wapate yakini kwamba hizi zote ni za uongo, na ili waweze kumkataa kweli Twaghuti. Yeye 􀀬 alisema; “Yeyote anayemkataa Twaghuti na kumwamini Allah, basi ameshikilia kishikio chenye nguvu kisichokatika kamwe. Na Allah ni Msikizi, Mjuzi.” [TMQ 2:256]. Kama vile fikra na tafakari ni njia ya kumwamini Allah 􀀬, vivyo hivyo pia ni njia ya kumkataa Twaghuti. Vyote viwili vinahitajika kutoka kwa Muislamu ili aweze kushika kishikio imara na kupata uongofu sahihi.

Is it for you the males and for Him females? That indeed is a division most Unfair!” [TMQ 53:19-22]; and He 􀀬 said; “And they say: ‘There is nothing but our life of this world, we die and we live and nothing destroys us except ad-Dahr (time).’ And they have no knowledge of it, they only conjecture. And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, their argument is no other than that they say: ‘Bring back our (dead) fathers, if you are truthful!’ Say (to them): ‘Allah gives you life, then causes you to die, then He will assemble you on the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. But most of mankind know not.’” [TMQ 45:24-26] So the Imaan (belief) in other than Allah 􀀬 is false. It must be discarded and rejected. Just as Imaan requires thought and contemplation, likewise Kufr as well requires thought and contemplation. The previous ayaat motivate the minds of men to think, and ask them to contemplate the reality of the beliefs of the Kuffar so that they gain certainty that these are all false, and so that they can truly reject the Taghut. He 􀀬 said; “Whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All- Knower.” [TMQ 2:256]. Just as thought and contemplation is a means to believe in Allah 􀀬, likewise it is also a means to reject Taghut. Both are required from the Muslim so that he can grasp the firm handle and obtain the correct guidance.

Yeye na hufuata amri Zake. Hili huzalisha kwa Muislamu upendo wa kile ambacho Allah 􀀬 anakipenda, na chuki ya kile ambacho Allah 􀀬 anakichukia. Muislamu katika maisha yake kisha atamgeukia Allah 􀀬 ili amshukuru kwa yale aliyomjaalia, na neema aliyomletea. Kwa nini asifanye hivyo, baada ya kutambua kwamba yeye ni dhaifu na hana uwezo, anahitaji Yule anayesimamia mambo yake? Lau si Allah 􀀬, asingeongozwa, asingekuwa katika njia iliyo sawa, na mambo yake yasingekuwa mema. Hivyo, kwa kufuata amri ya Allah 􀀬 anaishi maisha mema, na kwa kugeuka mbali na dhikr ya Allah 􀀬 anaishi maisha ya taabu na ya kuhuzunisha, na anapoteza dunia na Akhera. Hivyo, Imani kwa lazima huelekeza kwenye utiifu na taqwa. Hili humfanya kila Muislamu amgeukie Muumba ili Mwabudu na kumtii, kujiepusha na kila kitu kinachomkasirisha, na humfanya awe na hamu ya kufanya lolote litakalomridhisha. Basi ni nini kinachomridhisha Allah 􀀬 na ni nini kinachomkasirisha? Hakika, kinachomridhisha Allah 􀀬 ni utiifu Kwake, ambao ni kupitia ma’roofaat nyingi ambazo Mwenye kutunga sheria (Ash-Shaari') alizozibainisha kwa Waislamu na kuwaamuru wazitekeleze. Kinachomkasirisha Allah 􀀬 ni maasi, ambayo ni kupitia munkaraat nyingi ambazo Mwenye kutunga sheria pia alizibainisha, na kuwaamuru wajiepushe nazo.

Him and follows His orders. This generates in the Muslim the love of what Allah 􀀬 lives, and the hatred of what Allah 􀀬 hates. The Muslim in his life would then turn to Allah 􀀬 to thank Him for what He bestowed upon him, and the grace that He brought upon him. Why would he not do so, having realised that he is weak and incapable, in need of the One who manages his affairs? If it was not for Allah 􀀬, he would not have been guided, he would not have upon the right path, and his affairs would not have been good. Thus, by following the order of Allah 􀀬 he lives a good life, and by turning away from the zikr of Allah 􀀬 he lives a miserable and wretched life, and he loses this world and the Hereafter. Thus, Imaan inevitably drives towards compliance and taqwa. This makes every Muslim turn to the Creator to worship Him and obey Him, abstain from anything which angers Him, and makes him eager to do whatever will please Him. So what pleases Allah 􀀬 and what angers Him? Indeed, what pleases Allah 􀀬 is the obedience to Him, which is through the many ma’roofaat the Legislator determined for the Muslims and ordered them to comply with. What angers Allah 􀀬 is disobedience, which is through the many munkaraat the Legislator also determined, and ordered them to abstain from.