وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ Walaqad karramnā banī Ādam Surely We have honored the children of Adam (Sūratul Isrā’, No.17, Āyat 70) The human being has been given respect and dignity by the Almighty. Allah tells us in the above verse that He has honored the children of Adam. This statement reminds the human being of … Read more
فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍ Basi Mola wake akamkubalia kwa kabuli nje (Sūrat Āli Imrān, Na. 3, Āyat 37) Wakati mama ya Maryam (a) alipokuwa anajifungua, yeye alitarajia kupata mtoto wa kiume ambaye alikuwa ameweka nadhiri ya kumtoa waqfu kwenye Baytul-Maqdis. Wakati anamzaa msichana, anamuomba Mwenyezi Mungu amkubaliye mtoto huyo. Mwenyezi Mungu anamkubalia kwa mapokezi mema … Read more
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ Laqad jā-akum rasūlun min anfusikum ‘azīzun ‘alayhi mā ‘anittum HarīSūn ‘alaykum bil-mu’minīna ra’ūfun raHīm Certainly a Messenger has come to you from among yourselves; grievous to him is your distress, he has deep concern for you; to the believers (he is) … Read more
إِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَن يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا ۚ Hakika Mwenyezi Mungu haoni haya kupiga mfano wowote, wa mbu au ulio zaidi yake . . . (Sūratul Baqarah, Na.2, Āyah 26). Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu anatoa mifano mingi ndani ya Qurani. Mifano hii inafanya mambo yawe rahisi kueleweka. Kwa mujibu wa aya hiyo hapo … Read more
فَمَا بَكَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ Famā bakat ‘alayhimus-samā’ wal-ardhu And the Heaven and the Earth did not weep for them (Sūratud Dukhān, No. 44, Āyat 29) When a believer dies the loss is felt by creation beyond the immediate circle of family and friends. The world loses a worshipper of God, and the vacuum this … Read more
اِلاَّ تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَمْ تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلَى وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ (التوبة/40) Kama hamtamsaidia, basi Mwenyezi Mungu alimsaidia walipomtoa wale waliokufuru. Alipokuwa wa … Read more
وَلَهُ الدِّينُ وَاصِبًا Walahud-dīnu wāsibā And to Him belongs the enduring religion (obedience) (Suratun Nahl, No.16, Āyat 52) The holy Quran tells the human being to desist from taking a god other than Allah for God is the true Creator and King of the Heavens and the Earth. Such a Lord is worthy not … Read more
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ (97/النحل) Mwenye kutenda mema, mwanamume au mwanamke, naye akawa ni muumini, tutamhuisha maisha mema; na tutawapa ujira wao kwa mazuri zaidi waliyokuwa wakiyafanya. (Sūratun Nahl: 16:97) Aya hii ni ahadi nzuri kwa muumini, ya matokeo ya matendo mema … Read more
إِنَّاللَّهَلَايَظْلِمُالنَّاسَشَيْئًاوَلَٰكِنَّالنَّاسَأَنْفُسَهُمْيَظْلِمُونَ Innallāha lā yazlimun-nāsa shay’an walākinnan-nāsa anfusahum yazlimūn Surely Allah does not wrong people in the least; rather it is people wrong themselves. . (Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 44) The Holy Quran often talks about injustice against the self. Human beings know that oppression and injustice is wrong and condemned but strangely enough they often … Read more