Uislamu Unatambulishwa kwa Makabila na Watu Binafsi wa Arabia - Nekta Iliyofungwa | Quran Course

Uislamu Unatambulishwa kwa Makabila na Watu Binafsi wa Arabia - Nekta Iliyofungwa | Quran Course

3. Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari. Aliishi katika vitongoji vya Yathrib. Habari za Swaid bin Samit na Eyas bin Mu‘adh kusilimu zilimfikia, na zenyewe zikawa mabadiliko ya kipekee katika maisha yake. Alimtuma ndugu yake Makkah kupata maelezo zaidi kuhusu nia ya Mtume ﷺ. Yule ndugu alirudi na kumwambia Abu Dhar kwamba mtu huyo "anaamrisha mema na kukataza maovu." Abu Dhar hakuridhika, akaamua kwenda mwenyewe ili kuchunguza hali halisi. Baada ya majaribio kadhaa ya kumtambua Mtume ﷺ, alifanikiwa kukutana naye, ingawa haikuwa bila matatizo kutokana na mazingira ya uadui ambamo wafuasi wa dini mpya walikuwa wakijaribu kuendesha shughuli zao. Mara tu Abu Dhar alipofahamu hali halisi ya Uislamu, alisilimu. Licha ya Mtume ﷺ kumsihi kwa dhati asitangaze uamuzi wake mpya, Abu Dhar alienda moja kwa moja Al-Haram Takatifu, ambako alitangaza hadharani kwamba anashuhudia Upweke wa Allah na Utume wa Muhammad ﷺ. Wapagani waliokuwa karibu walikimbilia na kuanza kumpiga. Alikaribia kufa pale Al-‘Abbas alipoingilia kati, akiwaonya dhidi ya kumuua mtu ambaye kabila lake lilikuwa likimiliki kikamilifu njia muhimu za misafara ya kibiashara inayoelekea Makkah. Tukio hilo lilijirudia asubuhi iliyofuata, huku yule mtu yuleyule akija eneo la tukio na kumwokoa.

3. Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari. He used to live in the suburbs of Yathrib. News of the Islamization of Swaid bin Samit and Eyas bin Mu‘adh reached him and constituted a turning point in his life per se. He sent his brother to Makkah for more details about the Prophet’s intentions. The man came back and reported to Abu Dhar that the ‘said man’ enjoined good and forbade evil. Abu Dhar was not satisfied and decided that he himself should go out and probe the real situation. After some attempts to identify the person of the Prophet(Peace be upon him) , he managed to meet him though not without some difficulties due to the antagonistic atmosphere within which the proponents of the new faith were trying to work their way. No sooner than Abu Dhar was exposed to the real nature of Islam, he embraced it. Despite the Prophet’s earnest plea not to divulge his new move, Abu Dhar went directly to the Holy Sanctuary where he publicly declared that he had testified to the Oneness of Allâh and Prophethood of Muhammad. The heathens all around hurried and began beating him. He almost died when Al-‘Abbas intervened warning against killing someone whose tribe was in full command of the strategic commercial caravan routes leading to Makkah. Thevent recurred in the following morning with the same man to come to the scene and rescue him.

4. Tufail bin ‘Amr Ad-Dausi. Alikuwa mshairi mwaminifu na kiongozi wa kabila la Ad-Daus, lililokuwa likiishi katika eneo karibu na Yemen, kusini mwa Arabia. Alifika Makkah katika mwaka wa kumi na moja wa Utume. Alipokelewa kwa sherehe kubwa za mapokezi alipowasili. Muda si muda, watu wa Makkah walianza kumjazia masikioni chuki zote dhidi ya Nabii ﷺ. Walidai hata kwamba alikuwa amesababisha mgawanyiko mbaya zaidi wa kijamii, akiharibu kila aina ya maisha ya kijamii, hata mahusiano ya kifamilia yakiwa chini ya njama na mipango yake ya kuleta mifarakano. Walimwonya hata asiseme wala asisikilize chochote kutoka kwake. Yule mtu, akishindwa na maombi hayo, alikubali maombi yao. Hata alijaza masikio yake pamba ili asisikie neno lake lolote. Hata hivyo, mtu huyu wa kabila alipoingia msikitini, alimwona Muhammad ﷺ akisali, na kwa udadisi alimkaribia, kwa kuwa ilikuwa mapenzi ya Mwenyezi Mungu kusikia sauti ya Nabii ﷺ na maneno yake ya kuvutia. Hamu ya kusikia zaidi ilikuwa isiyozuilika, hivyo alimfuata Nabii ﷺ hadi nyumbani kwake, akamweleza kuhusu kuwasili kwake na habari zote za watu wa Quraish. Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ alisoma baadhi ya aya za Qur'ani Tukufu, na yule mtu akaonja kitu kizuri sana na kutambua ukweli uliofichika ndani yake. Alisilimu na kushuhudia kwamba hakuna mungu isipokuwa Allah na kwamba Muhammad ni Mjumbe wake. Kisha alisema kwamba yeye ni mtu mwenye ushawishi miongoni mwa watu wake, na kwamba atawaita waukubali Uislamu, lakini alitaka Nabii ﷺ amwekee ishara ya msaada itakayorahisisha kazi yake ya baadaye. Kwa kweli, ilikuwa ni nuru aliyopewa kwa mapenzi ya Mungu katika fimbo yake. Aliwaita baba yake na mke wake wasilimu, nao wakaitikia. Watu wake walichelewa kidogo, lakini yeye aliwasihi kwa bidii na alifanikiwa kikamilifu. Yeye pamoja na wafuasi wake sabini au themanini walihamia Madinah baada ya Vita vya Khandaq. Alikuwa mpiganaji kamili katika njia ya Allah, na aliuawa shahidi katika matukio ya Al-Yamama.

4. Tufail bin ‘Amr Ad-Dausi. He was an honest poet and chief of Ad-Daus tribe inhabiting an area close to Yemen in South Arabia. He arrived in Makkah in the eleventh year of Prophethood. Great reception ceremonies were accorded to him on his advent. The Makkans soon started to inculcate in his ears all sorts of antipathy against the Prophet (Peace be upon him) . They even alleged that he had caused the most horrible societal schism, dividing all sorts of social life even the family ties were subject to his schemes and plans of dissension. They even warned him against speaking or even listening to him. The man overpowered by these pleas, complied by their requests. He even stuffed his ears with a piece of cotton in order not to hear any word of his. However, when this tribesman entered the mosque, he saw Muhammad (Peace be upon him) observing his prayer and out of curiosity, he approached him for it was a Divine Will to hear the Prophet’s sound and appealing words. The temptation to hear more was irresistible so he followed the Prophet (Peace be upon him) into his house, briefed him on his advent and all the story of the people of Quraish. The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) recited some verses of the Noble Qur’ân and the man managed to taste something exceptionally beautiful and discern the truth latent within. He embraced Islam and testified that there was no god but Allâh and that Muhammad was His Messenger. He then said that he was an influential man among his people and that he would call them to profess Islam, yet he wanted the Prophet (Peace be upon him) to equip him with a supportive sign that would ease his future task. It was in fact a Divinely bestowed light in his whip. He called his father and wife to embrace Islam and they did respond. His people lagged a little but he exhorted them fervently and was fully successful. He and seventy or eighty of his followers emigrated to Madinah after the Trench Battle. He was a perfect fighter in the cause of Allâh and was martyred in Al-Yamama events.

Ilikuwa wakati wa msimu wa hija, katika mwaka wa kumi wa Utume, ndipo Da'wah ya Kiislamu ilipopata mbegu njema ambazo kupitia hizo ingekua na kuwa miti mirefu ambayo majani yake yangelea imani mpya na kuwahifadhi waongofu wapya dhaifu dhidi ya mapigo ya dhulma na kiburi cha Quraish. Ilikuwa ni desturi ya busara ya Mtume ﷺ kukutana na wajumbe wa makabila ya Kiarabu usiku, ili Wamakka wenye uadui wasimzuie kufikia malengo yake. Akiwa pamoja na Masahaba wake wawili waaminifu, 'Ali na Abu Bakr, alikuwa na mazungumzo ya kuvutia kuhusu kusilimu pamoja na Bani Dhuhal, lakini hao walisitisha kusilimu kwao. Kwa lengo hilo hilo, Mtume ﷺ na Masahaba wake walipita karibu na 'Aqabat Mina, ambapo walisikia watu wakizungumza. Wakawafuata nyuma hadi wakakutana na watu sita kutoka Yathrib, wote kutoka kabila la Khazraj: As'ad bin Zurarah, 'Awf bin Harith, Rafi' bin Malik, Qutbah bin 'Amir, 'Uqbah bin 'Amir na Jabir bin 'Abdullah. Wawili wa mwisho walikuwa kutoka kabila la Aws, na wanne wa kwanza kutoka Khazraj.

It was during the pilgrimage season, in the eleventh year of Prophethood, that the Islamic Call found the righteous seeds through which it would grow up to constitute tall trees whose leaves would foster the new faith and shelter the new vulnerable converts from the blows of injustices and high-handness of Quraish. It was the Prophet’s wise practice to meet the delegates of the Arabian tribes by night so that the hostile Makkans would not debar him from achieving his objectives. In the company of his two truthful Companions ‘Ali and Abu Bakr, he had an interesting talk regarding Islamization with Bani Dhuhal, but the latter suspended their conversion. In pursuit of the same objective, the Prophet and his Companions passed by ‘Aqabat Mina where they heard people talking. They went at their heels until they encountered six men from Yathrib, all of whom from Khazraj tribe: As‘ad bin Zurarah, ‘Awf bin Harith, Rafi‘ bin Malik, Qutbah bin ‘Amir, ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir and Jabir bin ‘Abdullah. The last two being from Aws and the former four from Khazraj.

Waumini wa Madina daima walisikia Mayahudi wakisema kwamba Nabii alikuwa karibu kuja, kwa kuwa wakati wa mfumo mpya ulikuwa umefika. Yeye wangemfuata, kisha wangewashinda maadui zao kama watoto wa ‘Ad na Iram walivyoangamizwa. "Wewe ni wa kabila gani?" aliuliza Nabii ﷺ. "Ni wa kabila la Khazraj," walijibu. "Je, ninyi ni washirika wa Mayahudi?" Nabii ﷺ aliuliza. Walisema: "Ndiyo." "Basi kwa nini msikae chini kidogo, nami nitazungumza nanyi?" Walikubali ombi hilo kwa haraka, kwa kuwa sifa ya Muhammad ﷺ ilikuwa imeenea hadi Madina, na wageni walikuwa na hamu ya kumwona zaidi mtu aliyeleta msisimko katika eneo lote. Nabii ﷺ aliwawasilishia muhtasari wa Uislamu, akaeleza maana yake, na wajibu uliowaangukia watu walioukubali. Nabii ﷺ alipomaliza mazungumzo yake, walibadilishana mawazo wao kwa wao kwa maana ifuatayo: "Hakika, huyu ndiye Nabii ambaye Mayahudi daima wanatutisha naye; basi na tufanye haraka tuwe wa kwanza kujiunga naye."

The Madinese always heard the Jews say that a Prophet was about to rise, for the time for a new dispensation had arrived. Him they would follow and then smite their enemies as the children of ‘Ad and Iram had been smitten. “Of what tribe are you?” asked the Prophet. “Of the tribe of Khazraj,” they replied. “Are you the allies of the Jews?” The Prophet enquired. They said: “Yes.” “Then why not sit down for a little and I will speak to you.” The offer was readily accepted for the fame of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) had spread to Madinah and the strangers were curious to see more of the man who had created a stir in the whole area. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) presented to them an expose of Islam, explained its implications, and the responsibilities that fell upon the men who accepted it. When the Prophet (Peace be upon him) concluded his talk, they exchanged among themselves ideas to the following effect: “Know surely, this is the Prophet with whom the Jews are ever threatening us; wherefore let us make haste and be the first to join him.".

Kwa hiyo, wao walisilimu, wakamwambia Nabii ﷺ: "Tumeacha watu wetu, kwani hakuna kabila lenye chuki na uhasama kama wao. Allaah aunganishe mioyo yetu kupitia wewe. Basi, twende tukawaalike kwenye dini hii yako; na kama Allaah atawaunganisha ndani yake, hakuna mtu atakayekuwa mpendwa zaidi kuliko wewe."

They, therefore, embraced Islam, and said to the Prophet, “We have left our community for no tribe is so divided by hatred and rancour as they are. Allâh may cement our ties through you. So let us go and invite them to this religion of yours; and if Allâh unites them in it, no man will be dearer than you.”.

Kikundi kidogo cha Waislamu wa Madina kiliendelea kuwa imara katika msimamo wao, nao wakahubiri Uislamu kwa bidii na kujitolea kikamilifu. Matokeo yake, walifanikiwa kuwavuta watu wa mji wao kuukubali Uislamu, na karibu hapakuwa na nyumba yoyote Madina ambayo haikuwa ikizungumza kwa hamu na shauku kuhusu Mtume wa Allah ﷺ.

The handful of Madinese converts remained steady to the cause and they preached the Islam with full zeal and devotion with the result that they succeeded in winning adherents for Islam from amongst their fellow citizens and hardly was there a house in Madinah not talking curiously and enthusiastically about the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) .