Kanye njengokuba amazwe enendwe yawo yokuwamela, iinkonzo ezahlukahlukeneyo zikwanazo nemiqondiso ezizifanisa ngayo. Umntu onomdla kakhulu kwaye owaziwayo ngumqondiso we-Islam. Ayimangalisi into yokuba siyibone ngolu hlobo, ekubeni malunga nekota yabemi behlabathi ingumlandeli wolu nqulo.
Kweli nqaku siza kuchaza ngokufutshane ukuba yintoni i-Islam kwaye sithethe ngesimboli sayo, ngokukodwa ngembali yayo nentsingiselo yayo. Ndiyathemba ukucacisa amathandabuzo akho malunga nesimboli ye-Islam kwaye esi sihloko sinomdla kuwe!
Yintoni iSilamsi?
Ngaphambi kokuba sithethe ngesimboli yamaSilamsi, masiqale sicacise kancinci ukuba yintoni le ngcamango. Ewe, yi-a inkolo Inkolo yothixo omnye eyavela eArabiya ngenkulungwane yesixhenxe AD Abalandeli bayo, abaziwa ngokuba ngamaSilamsi, bakholelwa kuThixo omnye nonamandla onke obizwa ngokuba nguAllah kwaye balandela iimfundiso zoMprofeti uMuhammad, ogqalwa njengomprofeti wokugqibela kaThixo.
UbuSilamsi busekelwe kwiQur'an, eyincwadi engcwele yokholo lwamaSilamsi nethi amaSilamsi akholelwa ukuba ililizwi likaThixo elatyhilwa kuMprofeti uMuhammad ngesiphatha-zingelosi uGabriyeli. Le ncwadi ingcwele yolu nqulo ineemfundiso kunye nemigaqo yokuziphatha ekhokela ubomi bamaSilamsi kwaye igubungela iinkalo zokholo, ukuziphatha, ezopolitiko, intsapho kunye nezinye iinkalo zobomi.
Kufuneka kuthiwe amaSilamsi asebenzisa amaSilamsi ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, kodwa uninzi lulandela iseti efanayo yezenzo neenkolelo. Phakathi kwazo kukho umthandazo kahlanu ngosuku, ukuzila ukutya ngenyanga engcwele inkolo yamaNdiya nokwenza uhambo lokuya eMecca, eSaudi Arabia, ubuncinane kube kanye ebomini.
Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba UbuSilamsi lunqulo lwesibini ngobukhulu ehlabathini. Ukongeza, ineyantlukwano enkulu yenkcubeko kunye nobuhlanga phakathi kwabalandeli bayo, abafumaneka kuzo zonke iikona zehlabathi. Indawo yokuqala ilawulwa bubuKristu, obuthatha malunga ne-31% yabemi behlabathi. Ngokuphathelele amakholwa amaSilamsi, enza malunga ne-25% yabemi behlabathi. Phakathi kwabo badibanisa ngaphezu kwesiqingatha sabo bonke abantu abahlala kwisijikelezi-langa sethu, nto leyo ebonisa ukuba unqulo lusaqhubeka luyintsika ebalulekileyo kwibutho labantu lanamhlanje.
Isimboli se-Islam kunye nembali yayo
Isimboli esixhaphake kakhulu kwiSilamsi yinkwenkwezi enamanqaku amahlanu, ebizwa ngokuba yicrescent. Le crescent idla ngokufumaneka kwiiflegi kunye nezinye iimpawu zamaSilamsi kwaye ithathwa njengophawu lwenkolo yobuSilamsi. Olunye uphawu oludla ngokunxulunyaniswa nobuSilamsi ligama elithi “Allah” elibhalwe ngesiArabhu, elibhekisela kuThixo kubuSilamsi.
I-crescent luphawu oluye lwasetyenziswa ixesha elide kwiinkcubeko ezahlukeneyo kunye neenkolo. Ukusetyenziswa kwayo kwiSilamsi kuneengcambu zayo kwimbali yabantu baseArabhu. Icwecwe lalisetyenziswa njengophawu lwenkolo yobuSilamsi ukusukela ngexesha loMprofeti uMuhammad, apho lalisetyenziswa njengophawu lwenkolo yobuSilamsi yaze yaba lolona phawu lwaziwayo lobuSilamsi kwihlabathi liphela.
Kwimbali yamaSilamsi, icrescent isetyenziswe njengophawu lokholo kunye nobunye bamakholwa. Ikwasetyenziswe njengophawu lokhuseleko okanye njengophawu lokuvumisa ngeenkwenkwezi. Kukholelwa ukuba imele inyanga, eluphawu olubalulekileyo kubuSilamsi ngenxa yendima yayo kwikhalenda yenyanga yamaSilamsi.
Ngoko ke sinokuthi i-crescent luphawu olubalulekileyo lwamaSilamsi oluye lwasetyenziswa kangangeenkulungwane kwaye oko ihlala iluphawu olunamandla nolubalulekileyo kumaSilamsi kwihlabathi jikelele.
Yintoni intsingiselo yesimboli yamaSilamsi?
Njengoko sele sichazile ngasentla, i-crescent isimboli esibalulekileyo se-Islam esetyenziselwa ukumela ukholo lwamaSilamsi kunye nobunye bamakholwa. Ikwathathwa njengophawu lokhuseleko kwaye isetyenziswa njengesikhumbuzo sobukho bukaThixo kubomi bemihla ngemihla.
Kwakhona, icrescent luphawu lokuvumisa ngeenkwenkwezi olumele inyanga. Le nkwenkwezi luphawu olubalulekileyo kwiSilamsi ngenxa yendima yayo kwikhalenda yenyanga yamaSilamsi. Kule nkcubeko, inyanga ithathwa njengophawu lobulumko nenyaniso. Umjikelo wayo wenyanga uboniswa kwikhalenda yenyanga yamaSilamsi. Enkosi kuyo, amaSilamsi ayakwazi ukumisela imihla yeeholide ezibalulekileyo kunye neziganeko zonqulo kwiSilamsi.
Ngamafutshane, iceba luphawu olubalulekileyo Islam ukuba imele ukholo, umanyano, ukhuselo nobulumko, kwaye isetyenziswa ngamaSilamsi kwihlabathi jikelele njengesikhumbuzo sobukho bukaThixo namandla ebomini babo.