Mthandiwe, mzalwane wethu,
Ukwaziwa kwakhe kukhulu kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, indlela yokumthanda nokumwesaba ukumazi, izimfanelo zakhe, amagama akhe, nemisebenzi yakhe. Kuzokhula futhi ngokwenza izenzo zokukhonza nokuzigwema izono.
Lolu wukukhanya kwasezulwini okuzalwa enhliziyweni ngokuqonda nokuqaphela ubukhulu nobuhle bukaNkulunkulu. Ngothando lolu, umphefumulo womuntu ukhululeka ezinkathazweni nasezintweni ezibuhlungu. Uthola injabulo nokuthula okumsulwa. Isizathu esiqine kakhulu esifinyelela umphefumulo womuntu ekuphakameni kwezimilo, uthando lukaNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke ufakele umuntu ikhono lokuthanda ngendlela engapheliyo. Lolu thando olungapheliyo lufanele kuphela uNkulunkulu, okhona ngobukhulu bakhe nangezimpawu zakhe ezingapheliyo. Ngamanye amazwi, ikhono lokuthanda elinikezwe umuntu lenzelwe ukuthanda uNkulunkulu.
Umuntu uthanda into ngenxa yobuhle bayo, noma ngenxa yentokozo ayitholayo kuyo, noma ngenxa yenzuzo ayibonayo kuyo. Ngokwesibonelo, umMuslim uthanda abaprofethi, abangcwele, abantu abanolwazi nabasebenza ngobuhle ngenxa yobuhle obukubo. Uthanda abantu abamenzela umusa ngenxa yomusa nokuphana akutholayo kubo. Uthanda ukudla nezithelo ngenxa yentokozo akutholayo kuzo. Umuntu uyazi ngengqondo nangonembeza ukuthi zonke lezi zinto azithandayo ngenxa yobuhle bazo, umusa wazo, nentokozo azitholayo kuzo, zikaNkulunkulu. Udalile zonke. Zonke izinto ezibonakala kuzo zivela kuYe.
Ngakho-ke, umuntu uyokwabela uNkulunkulu kuqala nangokwakhe lolu hlobo lothando olungenamkhawulo, bese ethanda zonke izinto ezifanele uthando, izibusiso nezinzuzo ngenxa kaNkulunkulu. Wonke umqondo ongakhohlakali, wonke unembeza ongazange ube yisigqila, uyokwamukela leliqiniso.
Ngakho-ke, thina maMuslim, siyamthanda uMprofethi wethu (ukuthula kube kuye), kanye namaKhalifa amane, i-Ahlul-Bayt, nabo bonke abangane abahloniphekile, ngenxa kaAllah. Uma besithanda laba bantu ngenxa yezimfanelo zabo kuphela, hhayi ngenxa kaAllah, khona-ke siyobe sesiwela engozini efanayo naleyo abawela kuyo amaKristu. Ngoba bona bayamthanda uJesu (ukuthula kube kuye) njengomthunywa kaAllah, hhayi ngenxa kaAllah, kodwa – ngiyaxolisa – njengokungathi uAllah. Ngokumenza uJesu abe ngumlingani kaAllah, bayaphuma enkolweni.
I-Qur’an-ı Kerim ibeka imithetho kuzo zonke izimo zabantu, ezasezweni nasezulwini. Njengoba ibeka imithetho ekukhulumeni kwabo, ekudleni nasekuphuzeni kwabo, ekuhwebeni kwabo… ibeka imithetho nasezindaweni zemicabango nemizwa.
Ngokwesibonelo, uletha isilinganiso ekukhulumeni: UmMuslim akakwazi ukukhuluma amanga. Uletha isilinganiso endleleni yokucabanga: Umuntu akakwazi ukucabanga ngobuntu, isimo kanye nendlela kaNkulunkulu. Ngokufanayo, uletha isilinganiso ekuthandeni uNkulunkulu nasekumwesabeni. Isilinganiso sokuthanda uNkulunkulu, isilinganiso sokwesaba uNkulunkulu, okungukuthi, ukuzigwema izono.
Kuyatholakala ukuthi kufanelekile ukuthi sigxile kancane endabeni yethu.
Thina maMuslim, sithanda uAllah kuphela ngothando olungenamkhawulo nangaphandle kwemibandela. Emva kwalokho, sithanda uMprofethi wethu (ukuthula kube kuye). Kodwa, asimthandi (ukuthula kube kuye) njengoAllah, kodwa njengenceku kaAllah noMthunywa Wakhe. Siyakholwa ukuthi zonke izimfanelo ezinhle ezikuye aziveli kuye, kodwa zivela kuAllah. Siyazi ukuthi yena uyisibuko esikhulu kakhulu sokubonakaliswa kwamagama nezimfanelo zikaAllah, ngakho-ke simthanda ngaphezu kwempilo yethu, impahla yethu, izihlobo zethu, ngamafuphi, ngaphezu kwakho konke.
Ngemuva kukaNkulunkulu noMprofethi wakhe (ukuthula kube phezu kwakhe), siyabathanda abanye abaprofethi, bese abane abakhalifa, bese abanye abahlobo. Bese, ngokuya ngezinga labo, siyabathanda bonke abangcwele nabakholwayo… Ekugcineni, siyazigcina izilinganiso ezibekwe yi-Islam ekuthandeni kwethu.
Ngokuphathelene nendlela yokuthanda uNkulunkulu, iKur’an-ı Kerim ibeka lesi silinganiso:
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Ekuchazweni kwendima engenhla, kuthiwa:
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Njengoba kuqondakala kuleli vesi elihloniphekile nencazelo yalo, indlela yokuthanda uNkulunkulu ukuzama ukulandela uMprofethi wethu (ukuthula nokubusiswa kube phezu kwakhe). Umuntu okholwayo uthanda uNkulunkulu ngokufana noMprofethi (ukuthula nokubusiswa kube phezu kwakhe) enkolweni, ekuziphatheni nasekukhonzeni, nokusebenzisa yonke imithetho ayilethileyo ngangokunokwenzeka. Ubukhulu babo abahlobo abahloniphekile busezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu ekulandeleni uMprofethi (ukuthula nokubusiswa kube phezu kwakhe). Kule ndlela, u-Ali (ukuthula nokubusiswa kube phezu kwakhe) nendlu yakhe banendawo ekhethekile kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, wonke umuntu okholwayo obathandayo naye unomthwalo wokulandela uMprofethi wethu (ukuthula nokubusiswa kube phezu kwakhe) njengabo. Ekugcineni, uMprofethi wethu (ukuthula nokubusiswa kube phezu kwakhe) uyisibonelo somuntu uNkulunkulu amthandayo namjabulisayo. Umuntu okholwayo uthanda uNkulunkulu futhi uzuza uthando lwakhe ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana ngokuphana
Lokhu kwenzeka ngokulandela i-Sunnah yakhe yonke ngezenzo zakhe, amazwi akhe, imiyalo yakhe, nangezindlela zokuziphatha kwakhe.
Ngokwalokhu, umuntu okholwayo ofuna ukulandela iSunnah ngokuphelele, njengoMprofethi (ukuthula nokubusiswa kube phezu kwakhe), uzoyenza yonke imithandazo yakhe – eyisibopho, eyisibopho esikhulu, neyisunnah – azile ukuzila kwakhe, uma enothile, aye eHajj, anikele ngeZakat, afunde iKur’an, athande abathandayo, angathandi abangathandiyo. Uzazama ukulandela izimilo zakhe ngangokunokwenzeka.
Sithi: “Iningi lezono neziphambeko zibangelwa ukungabi khona kokwesaba uNkulunkulu kubantu abazenzayo.”
Ekuqinisweni, abakholwayo bachazwa kanje eQur’an:
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Njengoba kuqondakala kuleli vesi, kukhona ukuhlobana okukhulu nokuxhumana phakathi kokwanda kokukhanya kokholo nokuzinza kokwesaba uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni.
Le ndaba ichazwa ngale ndlela ngumufi u-Elmalılı:
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Phakathi kwazo, leyo enezinga eliphezulu iyakwazi ukumelana nokungabaza ngobufakazi. Ukholo oluyisiko, olutholwa kubazali futhi olungasekelwe ekucwaningeni okujulile, lungahlulwa ngisho nangokungabaza okukodwa, kanti ukholo olutholwa ngobufakazi aluzanyazanyiswa ngisho nangokungabaza okuningi.
Izinga lesibili lokholo oluqinisekile linamazinga alo ngaphakathi. Linamazinga alingana namagama amahle kaNkulunkulu avela endalweni, kanye namazinga alawa magama. Umuntu okholwayo uba nokholo oluqinile nolunganyakaziseki ngokuya ngezinga lakhe lokubona nokufunda lezo zibonakaliso. Emazingeni aphakeme kakhulu ale nqanaba, umuntu usefikile ezingeni lokufunda indalo njengeQur’an. Ngokwesibonelo, ufunda amagama kaNkulunkulu njengoba ebonakala embali. Ubona izibonakaliso zamagama oMdali, owayidalayo, owayibumbayo, owayihlobisayo, owayipendayo, owayenza yaba yinhle, nowayibonisa uthando nesihe.
Ibizwa nangokuthi izinga lesithathu. Umuntu ofinyelele kuleli zinga usewedlule izithiyo ezizungeze izwe lezinto ezikhona, futhi usefinyelele ekukholweni okungenakuzanyazanyiswa ngisho nangokuhlasela kwezinkulungwane zokungabaza.5
Ukholo lwabaprofethi nabaholi bokomoya lufinyelela kuleli zinga. Ukholo oluqinile lukaMprofethi uMuhammad (ukuthula nokubusiswa kukaNkulunkulu kube phezu kwakhe), owakhuluma noNkulunkulu ebusuku lweMiraj, kanye nolukaSheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani, owakwazi ukubona i-Arsh-i Ala esemhlabeni ngenxa yentuthuko yakhe engokomoya, kungaba yizibonelo zaleli zinga.
Lolu hlobo lokholo olufana nolwandle lungatholwa kuphela ngendlela yolwazi. Yebo, lolu lwazi kumele kube ulwazi oluhola umuntu ekholweni. Ngakho-ke, kungenzeka yini ukuchaza ukwesaba nokuthuthumela abakuzwayo labo abaphakama njalo ngolwazi kulezi zinga zokholo, njengokungathi baphambi kukaNkulunkulu?
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Le ngenye yezindima ezikhuluma ngale nqiniso. Le nhlonipho nokwesaba kubonakala kuwo wonke umuntu okholwayo ngokuya ngezinga lokholo lwakhe.
Ngoba njengoba umuntu emazi uNkulunkulu wakhe ngolwazi, uthando lwakhe nentlonipho yakhe kuyanda. Ngoba ubukhulu obungenamkhawulo obungaphezu kwazo zonke izigaba zobukhulu, ngokuqinisekile bufanele intlonipho engapheli. Njengoba sizizwa sithuthumela ngenjabulo phambi komuntu omkhulu ngokomoya onobukhulu obungenakufinyeleleka, ngobuntu bakhe obuhle kakhulu, ake sicabange ukuthi sizoba sesimweni esinjani phambi kukaNkulunkulu, umnini wobukhulu obungaphezulu kakhulu.
Njengoba uNkulunkulu enomusa nesihe esingapheli, unamandla nenkazimulo engapheli naye. Njengoba kuphindaphindwa emavesini amaningi eKoran, uNkulunkulu uyi-Rahman (Onomusa) futhi uyi-Aziz (Onamandla). Njengoba igama elithi Rahim (Onomusa) libonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyamukela yonke indalo ngomusa nesihe sakhe esingapheli, igama elithi Aziz (Onamandla) libonisa ukuthi uyabajezisa labo abaphikisana nemithetho yakhe nalabo abathinta inkazimulo yakhe ngalokho kuphikisana.
Ngakho-ke, umuntu okhonza uNkulunkulu, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukhangwa yisihawu sikaNkulunkulu esingapheli, ngakolunye uhlangothi, inhliziyo yakhe iyathuthumela ngenxa yobukhulu bolaka lwakhe. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi umuntu onjalo aphikisane nemiyalo kaNkulunkulu futhi aphule imithetho yakhe?
Loluvalo, njengothando, luyamsondeza umuntu kuNkulunkulu. Njengoba uBediüzzaman echaza,
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Ngakho-ke, injongo yokunikezwa kwesaba ukuhola umuntu kuNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, uma sisebenzisa leli zinzwa kwezinye izindawo, siphambuka enjongweni yalo, sizobhekana nokulimala okukhulu. Njengoba uma sisebenzisa uthando lwethu ezindaweni ezingalungile, singatholi impendulo kulabo esibathandayo; kunalokho, sithukwa yibo, futhi naphezu kwalo lonke uthando olusezinhliziyweni zethu, sihlukana nabo, uthando lolo luba yinzwa esisindisa ngosizi. Ngokufanayo, ukusetshenziswa kwesaba endaweni engalungile kwenza impilo yomuntu ibe yijele. Ngoba izinto esizisabayo, ngisho zingafanele ukwesatshwa, azikwazi ukwenza lutho ngaphandle kokusilethela ukuhlazeka okukhulu. Azikwazi ukusisiza, futhi azikwazi ukudambisa ukwesaba kwethu. Kunalokho, ngesihluku esingenamusa, ziyasifulathela noma ziqinise ukuhlasela kwazo, zisiqede.
Ubudlelwane phakathi kokwesaba, ukholo, kanye nokuthembela kuNkulunkulu buchazwe kanje emazwini:
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Ngiyabingelela ngithandazela…
UbuSulumane Ngemibuzo
