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Reflection No. 200 on Q 18:54 – Arguing Reasonably

 وَلَقَدْصَرَّفْنَافِيهَٰذَاالْقُرْآنِلِلنَّاسِمِنْكُلِّمَثَلٍۚوَكَانَالْإِنْسَانُأَكْثَرَشَيْءٍجَدَلًا Walaqad sarrafnā fī hadhal-Qur’āni linnāsi min kulli mathal. Wa kānal-insānu akthara shay’in jadala Surely, We have made this Quran replete with every kind of parable for human being. But man is, in most things, disputative. (Sūratul Kahf, No.18, Āyat 54)   The Holy Quran has many beautiful examples and lessons for people. Despite this … Read more

Tafakuri ya 9, Āyat 5:2: Ushirikiano Katika Jamii

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ . . . وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الْبَرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلاَ تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ Enyi mlioamini!  . . . Na saidianeni katika wema na takua wala msisaidiane katika dhambi na uadui. Na mcheni Mwenyezi Mungu; hakika Mwenyezi Mungu ni mkali wa kuadhibu. (Sūratul Maa’idah, Na. 5, Aaya … Read more

Reflection No. 199 on Q 43:32 – Seeking Divine Mercy

وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ Warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn And the mercy of your Lord is better than what they amass. (Sūratul Zukhruf, No. 43, Āyat 32) People of this world believe that wealth and worldly status gained by people make them worthy of a certain position. Human beings have always thought like that, … Read more

Reflection No. 198 on Q 28:17 – Assisting an Oppressor

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِلْمُجْرِمِينَ Qāla rabbi bimā an‘amta ‘alayya flan akūna zahīran lil-mujrimīn He said: My Lord! Because You have bestowed a favor on me, I shall never be a supporter of the wrong doers. (Sūratul Qasas, No. 28, Āyat 17) The above verse was said by Nabī Mūsā (Moses) … Read more

Tafakuri ya 8, Āyāt 16: 120 – 121: – Mfano wa Nabii Ibrahim (a)

إِنَّ إِبْرَ‌اهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّـهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِ‌كِينَ ﴿١٢٠﴾ شَاكِرً‌ا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ Hakika Ibrahim alikuwa ni umma, mnyenyekevu kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, mnyofu, wala hakuwa katika washirikina. Mwenye kuzishukuru neema Zake….. (Suuratun Nahl, Na. 16, Aayaat :120-121) Kifungu hiki cha maneno kinamtukutuza Nabii mtukufu Ibrahim (a), Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu na mkuu wa dini … Read more

Reflection No. 197 on Q 16:96 Trading Transience for Immortality

مَا عِنْدَكُمْ يَنْفَدُ ۖ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ بَاقٍ Mā ‘indakum yanfad, wamā ‘indallāhi bāq That which is with you will perish, but what is with Allah shall last (Sūratun Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 96) An intrinsic quality of all things of this world is its transience. The firmest of buildings, the most powerful governments, the … Read more

Tafakuri ya 7, Āyāt 26: 87 – 89: Moyo Uliosalimika

وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ * يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ* إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ Wala usinihizi siku watakapofufuliwa. Siku ambayo haitafaa mali wala wana. Isipokuwa mwenye kuja kwa Mwenyezi Mungu na moyo uliosalimika. (Sūratush Shu‘arā, Na. 26, Āyāt 87-89) Du’a hii ni sehemu ya mtiririko wa du’a ya Nabii Ibrahim (a). Nabii … Read more

Reflection No. 196 on Q 2:195 – The Doers of Good

 وَأَحْسِنُوا ۛ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ Wa-aHsinū, innallāha yuHibbul muHsinīn And do good; surely Allah loves the doers of good (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 195) In this verse Allah invites believers to do good, announcing that He loves those who do acts of good deeds. Allah loves all His creatures, but the good doers among … Read more

Tafakuri ya 6, Āyat 10:12 Mwitikio wa Binadamu Kwenye Hali ya Mambo

وَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنسَانَ الضُّرُّ‌ دَعَانَا لِجَنبِهِ أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَائِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّ‌هُ مَرَّ‌ كَأَن لَّمْ يَدْعُنَا إِلَىٰ ضُرٍّ‌ مَّسَّهُ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِ‌فِينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ Na dhara inapomgusa mtu hutuomba naye ameegesha ubavu wake, au katika hali ya kukaa, au katika hali ya kusimama. Lakini tunapomwondolea dhara yake, huendelea kama kwamba hakupata kutuomba … Read more

Reflection No. 195 on Q 33:45-46 – Roles of the Holy Prophet (S)

We convey our felicitations to Imam al-Mahdī (af) and the entire Muslim ummah as we celebrate Milādun Nabī and to the followers of the Ahlul Bayt (a) on the birth anniversary of Imam Ja‘far al-Sādiq (a). يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى اللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَسِرَاجًا مُنِيرًا O Prophet! Indeed We have … Read more