Emehlweni, intaba yimbumba nje enkulu yelitye ephakama emhlabeni. Kodwa iQuran ichaza iintaba ngendlela emangalisa ngakumbi — iziphathisa umsebenzi. Rhoqo, ithetha ngeentaba njengezimiswe ngokuqinileyo emhlabeni, kwaye, okumangalisa kakhulu, izithelekisa nezikhonkwane.
Iintaba Njengezikhonkwane
Kwindinyana emfutshane, ecacileyo, iQuran icela umfundi ukuba acinge ngoyilo lwehlabathi elimjikelezileyo, kwaye ichaza iintaba ngegama elinye elimangalisayo:
"Asenzanga na umhlaba waba yindawo yokuphumla, neentaba zaba zizikhonkwane?"
(Surah An-Naba, 78:6–7)
Isikhonkwane — njengesikhonkwane sentente — sifihlwe phantsi komphezulu, sibambelela koko kumi phezu kwaso. Umfanekiso ubonisa ukuba intaba ayiyonto nje ephakamayo, kodwa yinto egxile phantsi ngokunzulu, ibamba izinto endaweni. Amasilamsi kudala ecamngca ngobufaneleko bale nkcazo yentaba njenge-anchor kunembumba yamatye.
Zimiswe Ngokuqinileyo Ukuze Umhlaba Ungagungqi
IQuran iyaqhubeka, ixhulumanisa rhoqo iintaba nozinzo lomhlaba — izichaza njengezimiswe ngokuqinileyo ukuze umhlaba ungatengi okanye ungagungqi nabemi bawo:
"Kwaye ubeke emhlabeni iintaba ezimiswe ngokuqinileyo, ukuze ungagungqi nawe…"
(Surah An-Nahl, 16:15)
"Kwaye sabeka emhlabeni iintaba ezimiswe ngokuqinileyo, ukuze ungagungqi nabo…"
(Surah Al-Anbiya, 21:31)
Lo mxholo uphindaphindiweyo — iintaba njengabaqinisi bomhlaba ophantsi kweenyawo zethu — wethulwa yiQuran njengomnye weenceba zikaThixo eluntwini: ilizwe elenziwa laqina lahlaleka, kunokuba libe nokungazinzi.
Ziphakanyiswe Zaqiniswa
IQuran imema nokucamngca ngobukhulu nobugcisa beentaba, iziqamba phakathi kwemiqondiso yoMdali ocwangcisiweyo:
"Neentaba — ukuba zimiswe njani?"
(Surah Al-Ghashiyah, 88:19)
"Kwaye sabeka kuwo iintaba eziphakamileyo, ezimiswe ngokuqinileyo, saza saniseza amanzi amnandi."
(Surah Al-Mursalat, 77:27)
Apha iintaba zibotshelelwe kwenye inceba: amanzi acocekileyo. Iintaba ziqokelela ikhephu nemvula zize zikukhuphe njengemilambo nemithombo — indima enika ubomi iQuran eyivumayo ngokuthulileyo ecaleni neyokuqinisa.
Umqondiso Wamandla Nenceba
KwiQuran, iintaba aziyondawo engenabomi. Zibubungqina — boMdali owagxilisa umhlaba, waphakamisa iincopho, wagcina amanzi, wenza umhlaba waba likhaya elizinzileyo. Kwaye zisisikhumbuzo sokuthobeka: kuba nangona zinkulu, iQuran ithi nkqu neentaba ziya kususwa ngomyalelo waLowo wazimisayo.
"Kwaye ubona iintaba, ucinga ukuba ziqinile, ngoxa ziya kudlula njengokudlula kwamafu. Kungumsebenzi ka-Allah, owagqibelelisa zonke izinto."
(Surah An-Naml, 27:88)
Isishwankathelo
IQuran ichaza iintaba kungekhona nje njengelitye eliphakamileyo kodwa njengezikhonkwane — ezigxile phantsi, ezimiswe ngokuqinileyo ukuqinisa umhlaba, eziphakamileyo, eziqokelela amanzi aphilisayo. Amasilamsi afunda kwezi ndinyana umfanekiso wehlabathi elakhiwe ngononophelo nguMdali onenceba, nesimemo sokubona injongo kummandla ngokwawo.
Inxalenye ye-Sikhokelo Esipheleleyo Sokuqonda I-Islam. Okulandelayo: Iilwandle Nomda Ophakathi Kwazo.