“O ye who believe! Fulfill all obligations”, (Qur’an, Chapter V; Verse 1). The Verse is admirable for its comprehensiveness and clarity. The word used here is ‘Uqud’. Its literal meaning: ‘Bondages’. This world is used in the Islamic language, for every k ...
Zeinab Donati - 05/11/2015 - 10:59
“The Lord has commanded that ye worship none but Him, and that ye show kindness unto your parents ….. (Qur’an, 17:23). The spiritual and moral duties are Laid down side by side here. We are to worship none but Allah, because none is worthy of being worshi ...
Zeinab Donati - 05/11/2015 - 10:59
“And be thankful to Me and to thy parents” (Qur’an 31:14). Obedience, kindness and thankfulness to the parents are amongst the most important commandments of Islam. Allah is the Creator; he is the Helper; he provides us with the sustenance. But he has mad ...
Zeinab Donati - 05/11/2015 - 10:59
“And (be good) to the neighbor who is your relative and to the neighbor who is not a relative ……” (Qur’an, 4:36). Islam has great respect for the mutual rights and duties of the neighbors. The Holy Prophet (S.A.) has said: “Gabriel always used to advise m ...
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“O people, there has come to you a direction from your Lord, and a healing for the (diseases) in your hearts”. (Qur’an: 10:57) People have started changing their hearts – literally. Still it is not easy for them to change their hearts – idiomatically. Tra ...
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“And say, O’ My Lord, Increase my knowledge”. (Qur’an, 20:114). Recently two functions were held in Tanzania. The Holy Prophet’s birthday and the Literacy Week. It was a very appropriate coincidence as the following paragraphs will show. Day in and day ou ...
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“All who obey Allah and the Apostles, are with those on whom is the Grace of Allah – the Prophets and the sincere ones and the witnesses and the righteous; and what a beautiful companions they are!” (Qur’an, 4:69). It is an ayat of the deepest spiritual m ...
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“Those who establish prayers, and hand over ‘zakat’ and believe in the life hereafter”. (Qur’an, 48:3). These attributes of the believers refer to the three main aspects of religious obligation is Islam. A Muslim must fulfill his obligations towards God, ...
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“Verily, Allah commands you to return the ‘Amanat’ to their owners”. (Qur’an, Sura 4:58). ‘Amanat’ (the word used in the ayat mentioned above) means keeping the trust faithfully and returning it without any change or alteration whenever demanded by the pe ...
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“O’ Ye who believe, intoxicants and gambling and dedication of stones and divination of arrows are abominations of Satan’s handiwork: keep away from such abominations”, (Qur’an, 5:90). The most precious gift of Allah to mankind is the intellect. It is bec ...
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Liquor is one of the greatest enemies of nation. Every now and then the leaders appeal to the public to give up this bad habit because it interferes with the nation-building activities. This week the president of Kenya threatened to close the bars of a ce ...
Zeinab Donati - 05/11/2015 - 10:59
Gambling is, perhaps, the most wide-spread evil of our times. It has countless forms and names. Chess, cards, bridge, pool, sweepstake, raffle, lottery, roulette and various other plays are just plain gambling – by whatever civilized name they may be call ...
Zeinab Donati - 05/11/2015 - 10:59
“(God alone is) the knower of the unseen; He does not reveal His secrets unto anyone, except unto that of the Apostles whom He chooses ………………..” (Qur’an, 72:26-27). East Africa is teeming with “wise men” who claim to know the destiny of every person (exce ...
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Witchcraft, uchawi or uramali, call it whatever you like, is the most believed-in and most-feared in East Africa. But it has no power, except the power of suggestion. All its power depends upon creating a psychological impression of fear etc., in the mind ...
Zeinab Donati - 05/11/2015 - 10:59
“O’ ye who believe nor backbite each other. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother; Ye lothe it!” (Qur’an, 49:12). Backbiting, in Muslim language, means to mention or allude to the actual defects (physical, moral or otherwise) of a per ...
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“Thee alone we worship and of Thee only we seek help”. (Qur’an, 1:5) All creatures, from the highest order to the lowest one, are alike in their subservience to Allah’s will, and in their dependence upon His Help. When a Muslim declares that he will worsh ...
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2250 views Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi Islam di Sayyid Sa’eed Akhtar Rizvi illustra il significato della parola Islam, includendo la spiegazione delle principali credenze islamiche, in particolare quelle shi’ite: il Tawhid, l’Unicità di Dio, ‘Adala, l ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/25/2019 - 18:31
In nome di Allah il Misericordioso il Beneficiente Cominciamo ad esaminare i tratti fondamentali dell’Islam Shi’ita. Questa scuola, come tutte le altre scuole islamiche, consiste in alcune credenze ed obligazioni religiose. In essa i rapporti sociali sono ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/25/2019 - 18:31
Credenza in Allah (SwT) e nella sua unicità. La credenza nell'unicità Divina è il fondamento dell'Islam. Questa credenza governa la fede religiosa, delinea i modelli sociali e dà vita ai codici morali. La prima frase della Kalimah cioè “Non vi è ...
Zeinab Donati - 08/25/2019 - 18:31
Ora veniamo alla seconda Radice della Religione che è la “Giustizia Divina”. Questa radice della religione è la più importante da studiare, se si vuol conoscere la differenza reale e basilare fra Sunna e Shi’a Ithna-’Ashari. L'esistenza e l'Unic ...
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