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
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
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
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
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