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Tafakuri ya 10, Āyat 28:83: Tamaa ya Ubora

تِلْكَالدَّارُالْآخِرَةُنَجْعَلُهَالِلَّذِينَلَايُرِيدُونَعُلُوًّافِيالْأَرْضِوَلَافَسَادًاۚوَالْعَاقِبَةُلِلْمُتَّقِينَ Hayo ndiyo makazi ya Akhera, tumewafanyia wale wasiotaka kujitukuza duniani wala ufisadi. Na mwisho ni wa wenye takua. (Suratul Qasas, Na. 28, Aaya 83) Aya hii ya Qur’ani Tukufu inayochochea mawazo inashikilia siri ya ukweli mkubwa. Furaha na utukufu katika Akhera vimehifadhiwa kwa ajili ya wale ambao hawana tamaa ya kujikweza juu ya ardhi. … Read more

Reflection No. 201 on Q 49:12 – Avoiding Suspicion

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanūj-tanibū kathīran minz-zanni inna ba‘dhaz-zanni ithm O you who believe! Avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is a sin. (Sūratul Hujurāt, No. 49, Āyat 12) This verse is part of a passage from Sūratul Hujurāt that talks … Read more

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