Cishe umuntu oyedwa kwabane abaphila namuhla uyiSulumane, cishe izigidigidi ezimbili zabantu, bawo wonke umbala, ulimi, nesizwe. Nokho kubaningi abangaphandle kwenkolo (ngisho nakwabanye abaphakathi kwayo), umbuzo olula usalindele impendulo: yini ngempela i-Islam?
Kanti i-Islam ivame ukuba enye yezinkolo ezingaqondwa kahle emhlabeni. Okuningi abantu abacabanga ukuthi bayakwazi kuvela ezindabeni, ezithombeni ezingamanga, noma ezenzweni zabantu abathile, hhayi enkolweni ngokwayo. Lo mhlahlandlela ukumema ukuthi uthole i-Islam ngemithombo yayo eqinisekisiwe.
Lo mhlahlandlela uyimpendulo yethu. Uyisingeniso esicacile, esiqotho, nesamukelayo se-Islam, esibhalelwe umqondo onelukuluku nomfuni oqotho ngokufanayo. Awenzi imibono ngalokho osuvele ukukholwa. Ucela nje ukuthi ufunde ngenhliziyo evulekile.
Konke lapha kuncike emithonjeni emibili kuphela: iQur'an, amaSulumane akholwa ukuthi iyizwi elingokoqobo likaNkulunkulu, kanye neSunnah eqinisekisiwe, izimfundiso nesibonelo sikaMprofethi uMuhammad ﷺ. Lapho sicaphuna khona, sisho umthombo. Lapho sichaza khona, sichaza ngamazwi ethu. Lokhu akusona isifinyezo sencwadi eyodwa, kodwa umhlahlandlela woqobo ophefumulelwe yisiko elikhulu lezingeniso ze-Islam, kufaka phakathi incwadi eyaziwayo A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam, kanti usekelwe ngqo emibhalweni eyembuliwe.
I-Islam Ngomusho Owodwa Omuhle
Enhliziyweni yayo, i-Islam ilula ngobuhle. Kuyinkolelo yokuthi kukhona uNkulunkulu oyedwa kuphela, uMdali wakho konke, nokuthi abantu bathola ukuthula nenjongo ngokuzinikela kuye yedwa ngokwazi. Igama elithi Islam livela empandeni yesi-Arabhu esho kokubili ukuzinikela kanye nokuthula, ngoba ekuzinikeleni entandweni yoMdali, umphefumulo uthola ukuthula kwawo.
"Ithi: Nguye u-Allah, oyedwa. U-Allah, isiphephelo saphakade. Akazali futhi akazalwa, futhi akekho ofana naye."
(Surah Al-Ikhlas, 112:1–4)
Umuntu owamukela lokhu, ukuthi uNkulunkulu munye, nokuthi uMuhammad ﷺ uyisithunywa sakhe sokugcina, ubizwa ngokuthi iSulumane, ngokwezwi "lowo ozinikelayo." I-Islam ayiyona inkolo yabantu abathile noma yendawo eyodwa. Yethulwa eQur'an njengomyalezo ofanayo owalethwa yiwo wonke umprofethi, kusukela ku-Adamu kuya kuNowa, u-Abrahama, uMose, noJesu, ekugcineni waphelela ngoMuhammad ﷺ.
"Ngempela, inkolo emehlweni ka-Allah yi-Islam."
(Surah Aal 'Imran, 3:19)
Ngakho i-Islam ayethulwa njengenkolo entsha, kodwa njengokuqhubeka nokuphelela komyalezo owashunyayelwa yiwo wonke umprofethi owathunywa uNkulunkulu.
Indlela Yokufunda Lo Mhlahlandlela
I-Islam ingaqondwa ngeminyango emithathu: lokho amaSulumane akukholwayo, ukuthi uMprofethi ﷺ wayengubani, kanye nencwadi amaSulumane ayibheka njengesimangaliso. Isahluko ngasinye esingezansi sivula omunye wale minyango. Fundani ngokulandelana, noma qalani nganoma yimuphi umbuzo ophila kakhulu engqondweni yenu.
Noma uyiSulumane elifuna isisekelo esiqinile, noma uyiSulumane elisha eliqala uhambo lwalo, noma nje umuntu ofuna izimpendulo, lo mhlahlandlela wabhalelwa wena.
Isahluko 1 — Yini I-Islam? Isingeniso Esiphelele
Incazelo ye-Islam, ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa, iziNsika Ezinhlanu, neziGxivizo Eziyisithupha Zokholo.
Isahluko 2 — Ngubani UMprofethi UMuhammad ﷺ?
Impilo, isimilo, nomyalezo woMprofethi wokugcina — nokuthi kungani amaSulumane emthanda.
Isahluko 3 — Kungani UMprofethi UMuhammad ﷺ Wathunywa?
Injongo engemuva koMprofethi wokugcina — umusa, isiqondiso, ukuphelela, nesimilo esihle.
Isahluko 4 — IQur'an: Isimangaliso Se-Islam
Ukuthi iyini iQur'an, yagcinwa kanjani ingashintshiwe, nenselele eyenza kubo bonke abantu.
Isahluko 5 — Kungani AmaSulumane Ekholwa Ukuthi IQur'an Iyizwi LikaNkulunkulu?
Izizathu ezingemuva kwenkolelo: ubuciko, ukugcinwa, ukungaphikisani, isiprofetho, nezimpawu.
Isahluko 6 — Izimpawu Zesayensi EQur'an
Isingeniso ezimpawini endalweni iQur'an ekhomba kuzo — nokuthi amaSulumane azifunda kanjani.
Isahluko 7 — Ukudalwa Kwendawo Yonke EQur'an
Umkhathi owawuhlangene wabe usuhlukaniswa, izulu elinwebekayo, nokuphila okwenziwe ngamanzi.
Isahluko 8 — I-Embryology (Ukukhula Kombungu) EQur'an
Ukukhula komuntu okuchazwe ngezigaba ezilandelanayo, eziqanjwe amagama.
Isahluko 9 — Izintaba Nendima Yazo EQur'an
Izintaba "njengezikhonkwane" ezigxilisa futhi ziqinise umhlaba.
Isahluko 10 — Izilwandle Nomgoqo Ophakathi Kwazo
Izilwandle ezimbili ezihlangana kodwa zingahlanganisi, zibanjwe umgoqo ongabonwayo.
Isahluko 11 — IziNsika Ezinhlanu Ze-Islam Zichaziwe
Isivumo, umthandazo, isadaka, ukuzila, nohambo olungcwele — uhlaka lwempilo yeSulumane.
Isahluko 12 — IziGxivizo Eziyisithupha Zokholo
UNkulunkulu, izingelosi zakhe, izincwadi zakhe, izithunywa zakhe, uSuku Lokugcina, nesinqumo saphezulu.
Isahluko 13 — Amalungelo Abesifazane E-Islam
Ukulingana ngokomoya, impahla, ifa, imvume, nodumo lukamama.
Isahluko 14 — Imibono Eyiphutha Evamile Nge-Islam
Izimpendulo eziqotho kwimibuzo evame ukubuzwa nge-Islam.
Izwi Ngaphambi Kokuqala
I-Islam ayikuceli ukuthi ulahle ukucabanga kwakho. Kunalokho, iQur'an imema umfundi ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuba acabange, azindle, futhi abheke ubufakazi ngobuqotho:
"Akukho kuphoqelela enkolweni. Indlela eqondile isicacile kokungalungile."
(Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:256)
Ukholo, e-Islam, alukaze luphoqelelwe, kungumnyango ongena kuwo ngokukhululeka, noma ungangeni nhlobo. Ithemba lethu kuphela ekubhaleni lo mhlahlandlela ukuthi lapho uqeda, uzoqonda i-Islam njengoba amaSulumane ngokwawo ayiqonda: hhayi njengeqoqo lezithiyo, kodwa njengesimemo sokwazi uMdali wakho, nasekwazini kwakhe, uthole ukuthula.
Uhambo lwakho luqala lapha.