IQuran iziveza njengencwadi yesiqondiso, hhayi incwadi yefiziksi noma yebhayoloji. Nokho, kusakazekile ezahlukweni zayo yizinkomba eziphawulekayo zomhlaba wemvelo — amazulu, umhlaba, izintaba, izilwandle, nemisuka yokuphila. IQuran ibiza lezi ngokuthi āyāt — igama elisho kokubili "amavesi" kanye "nezimpawu." Igama elilodwa lisetshenziswa emgqeni wombhalo ongcwele nasesimangalisweni sendalo, ngoba iQuran iphatha kokubili njengokukhomba kuMbhali ofanayo.
"Ngempela, ekudalweni kwamazulu nomhlaba nasekushintshaneni kobusuku nemini kunezimpawu kwabanokuqonda."
(Surah Aal 'Imran, 3:190)
Isimemo Sokubona
Ngaphezu kwanoma yimuphi omunye umbhalo ongcwele wesikhathi sayo, iQuran iphendulela umfundi ngaphandle — esibhakabhakeni, elwandle, ezintabeni, nasemzimbeni — futhi ibuza umbuzo ophindaphindwayo: ngeke ubuke yini? ngeke uzindle yini?
"Ababheki yini ikamela — ukuthi lidalwe kanjani? Nesibhakabhaka — ukuthi siphakanyiswe kanjani? Nezintaba — ukuthi zimiswe kanjani? Nomhlaba — ukuthi wendlalwe kanjani?"
(Surah Al-Ghashiyah, 88:17–20)
Lesi simo — sokuthi ukufunda indalo kuyindlela yokwazi uMdali — kwasiza ukugqugquzela amakhulu eminyaka obufundi bamaSilamu ku-astronomy, ubudokotela, izibalo, nesayensi yemvelo ngesikhathi segolide se-Islam.
Izincazelo Ezazingaphambili Kwesikhathi Sazo
Okubambe ukunaka ikakhulukazi ukuthi inani lezincazelo zeQuran zomhlaba wemvelo zivumelana, ekufundeni kwamaSilamu amaningi, nolwazi olwaluzogxiliswa emakhulwini amaningi kamuva — ulwazi olwalungatholakali endodeni engafundile yekhulu lesi-7 esogwadule lwase-Arabia. Phakathi kwezixoxwa kakhulu:
- Umsuka womkhathi — amazulu nomhlaba okuchazwe njengokwake kwahlangana kwabe kuhlukaniswa, nesibhakabhaka "esinwebekayo." Funda isahluko →
- Ukukhula kombungu womuntu — okuchazwe ngezigaba ezilandelanayo ngaphakathi kukamama. Funda isahluko →
- Izintaba — okuchazwe "njengezikhonkwane" nabaqinisi bomhlaba. Funda isahluko →
- Izilwandle — okuchazwe njengokuhlangana kodwa kubanjwe kwahlukaniswa umgoqo ongabonwayo. Funda isahluko →
Ukuthi AmaSilamu Aziqonda Kanjani Lezi Zimpawu
Kubalulekile ukucacisa ukuthi iQuran ngokwayo iyawaphatha kanjani lawa mavesi. Ayiwethuli njengobufakazi besayensi obuzohlukaniswa elabhoratri, kodwa njengezimpawu — izimemo zokumangala, ezihloselwe ukususa inhliziyo iye kuMdali wayo. Ulimi lweQuran ulimi lwesiqondiso nokuzindla, olukhulunywa kubalimi, abathengisi, nezihambi njengasezifundisweni.
AmaSilamu afunda la mavesi njengobufakazi bokuthi Lowo owabhala iQuran nguye ofanayo owabhala umhlaba wemvelo — ngoba nguMenzi wento kuphela ongayichaza ngeqiniso. La mavesi ayeqondwa futhi athandwa ngamakholwa kudala ngaphambi kokuba amathuluzi anamuhla abekhona; ukukhula kolwazi lwesayensi, kubaningi, kuye kwajulisa nje ukumangala.
"Sizobakhombisa izimpawu zethu emikhawulweni yezwe nangaphakathi kubo baze bakubone ukuthi kuyiqiniso. Ngabe akwanele yini ngeNkosi yakho ukuthi, phezu kwazo zonke izinto, inguFakazi?"
(Surah Fussilat, 41:53)
Isifinyezo
IQuran iyincwadi yesiqondiso ekhomba njalo emhlabeni wemvelo njengegumbi lezimpawu. Izahluko ezilandelayo zihlola ezine zeziphawulekayo kakhulu — ukuzalwa komkhathi, umbungu womuntu, izintaba, nezilwandle — njengoba iQuran izichaza, nanjengoba amaSilamu azindlile ngazo emakhulwini eminyaka.
Ingxenye yo-Mhlahlandlela Ophelele Wokuqonda I-Islam. Okulandelayo: Ukudalwa Kwendawo Yonke EQuran.