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
We convey our prayers of felicitations (tabrikāt) to the Imam of Our Time, al-Mahdī al-Qā’im (af) and the Muslim ummah as they celebrate milādun nabī – the birth of Prophet Muhammad, sallāahu ‘alayhi wa-ālih. النَّبِيُّأَوْلَىٰبِالْمُؤْمِنِينَمِنْأَنْفُسِهِمْ Annabiyu awlā bil-mu’minīna min anfusihim The Prophet is closer to the Believers than their own selves (Sūratul AHzāb, No.33, Āyat … Read more
Kwa tafakuri za Qurani zilizopita, bonyeza hapa ﴾يَاأَيُّهَاالنَّبِيُّإِنَّاأَرْسَلْنَاكَشَاهِدًاوَمُبَشِّرًاوَنَذِيرًا﴿٤٥﴾وَدَاعِيًاإِلَىاللَّـهِبِإِذْنِهِوَسِرَاجًامُّنِيرًا﴿٤٦ Ewe Nabii! Hakika Sisi tumekutuma uwe shahidi na mbashiri na muonyaji. Na mlinganiaji kwa Mwenyezi Mungu kwa idhini Yake, na taa iangazayo (Sūratul AHzāb, Na. 33, Āyāt: 45-46) Katika aya hii, Mwenyezi Mungu anaelezea sifa tano za Mtukufu Mtume (s). 1. Shahidi – Mtukufu Mtume … Read more
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