Njengoba nje amazwe enamafulege awo awamelelayo, izinkolo ezihlukahlukene nazo zinezimpawu ezihlobana ngazo. Okwaziyo kakhulu futhi owaziwa kakhulu uphawu Islam. Akumangalisi ukuthi sikubonile kanjalo, njengoba cishe ingxenye yesine yabantu bomhlaba ingabalandeli bale nkolo.
Kulesi sihloko sizochaza kafushane ukuthi i-Islam iyini bese sikhuluma ngophawu lwayo, ikakhulukazi ngomlando wayo kanye nencazelo yawo. Ngithemba ukucacisa ukungabaza kwakho mayelana nophawu lwe-Islam nokuthi lesi sihloko siyathakazelisa kuwe!
Yini i-Islam?
Ngaphambi kokukhuluma ngophawu lwamaSulumane, ake siqale sichaze kancane ukuthi uyini lo mqondo. Awu, i inkolo abakholelwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa okwavela e-Arabia ngekhulu lesikhombisa AD Abalandeli bayo, abaziwa ngokuthi amaSulumane, bakholelwa kuNkulunkulu oyedwa futhi onguSomandla okuthiwa uAllah futhi balandela izimfundiso zoMprofethi uMuhammad, othathwa njengomprofethi wokugcina kaNkulunkulu.
I-Islam isekelwe ku-Qur'an, okuyincwadi engcwele yenkolo yamaSulumane futhi amaSulumane akholelwa ukuthi iyizwi likaNkulunkulu elambulelwa uMprofethi uMuhammad ngengelosi enkulu uGabriyeli. Le ncwadi engcwele yale nkolo iqukethe izimfundiso nezimiso zokuziphatha eziqondisa ukuphila kwamaSulumane futhi ezihlanganisa izici zokholo, ukuziphatha, ezombangazwe, umndeni nezinye izici zokuphila.
Kufanele kushiwo ukuthi amaSulumane enza inkolo yobuSulumane ngezindlela ezahlukene, kodwa iningi lilandela isethi evamile yemikhuba nezinkolelo. Phakathi kwazo kukhona umthandazo kahlanu ngosuku, ukuzila ukudla ngenyanga engcwele ka I-Ramadan nokuthatha uhambo lokuya eMecca, eSaudi Arabia, okungenani kanye ekuphileni.
Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi I-Islam iyinkolo yesibili ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inokwehluka okukhulu kwamasiko nezinhlanga phakathi kwabalandeli bayo, okutholakala kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba. Indawo yokuqala ithathwe ubuKristu, obuhlanganisa cishe u-31% wabantu bomhlaba. Ngokuqondene namakholwa amaSulumane, enza cishe u-25% wabantu bomhlaba. Phakathi kwabo bahlanganisa ngaphezu kwengxenye yabo bonke abantu abahlala emhlabeni wethu, okubonisa ukuthi inkolo isaqhubeka iyinsika ebaluleke kakhulu emphakathini wanamuhla.
Uphawu lwamaSulumane nomlando walo
Uphawu oluvame ukuhlotshaniswa ne-Islam inkanyezi enamaphuzu amahlanu, ebizwa ngokuthi i-crescent. Le crescent ivame ukutholakala emafulegeni nakwezinye izimpawu ze-Islam futhi ibhekwa njengophawu lwenkolo yamaSulumane. Olunye uphawu oluvame ukuhlotshaniswa ne-Islam yigama elithi "Allah" elibhalwe ngesi-Arabhu, elibhekisela kuNkulunkulu e-Islam.
I-crescent iwuphawu olusetshenziswe isikhathi eside emasikweni nasezinkolweni ezahlukene. Ukusetshenziswa kwayo e-Islam kunezimpande zako emlandweni wabantu base-Arab. Ucwezu lusetshenziswa njengophawu lwenkolo yamaSulumane kusukela ngesikhathi soMprofethi uMuhammad, lapho lwalusetshenziswa njengophawu lwenkolo yamaSulumane futhi lwaba olunye lwezimpawu ezaziwa kakhulu ze-Islam emhlabeni wonke.
Emlandweni we-Islam, inhlesana isetshenziswe njengophawu lokukholwa kanye nobunye bamakholwa. Ibuye isetshenziswe njengophawu lokuvikela noma njengophawu lwezinkanyezi. Kukholakala ukuthi imele inyanga, okuwuphawu olubalulekile e-Islam ngenxa yeqhaza layo ekhalendeni lenyanga lamaSulumane.
Ngakho-ke singasho ukuthi i-crescent iwuphawu olubalulekile lwe-Islam olusetshenziswe amakhulu eminyaka nokuthi isewuphawu olunamandla nolubalulekile kumaSulumane emhlabeni jikelele.
Ithini incazelo yophawu lwamaSulumane?
Njengoba sesishilo ngenhla, i-crescent iwuphawu olubalulekile lwe-Islam olusetshenziselwa ukumela ukholo lwamaSulumane kanye nobunye bamakholwa. Ibuye ithathwe njengophawu lwesivikelo futhi isetshenziswa njengesikhumbuzo sobukhona bukaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwansuku zonke.
Futhi, i-crescent iwuphawu lwezinkanyezi olumelela inyanga. Le nkanyezi iwuphawu olubalulekile e-Islam ngenxa yeqhaza layo ekhalendeni lenyanga yamaSulumane. Kulesi siko, inyanga ibhekwa njengophawu lokuhlakanipha neqiniso. Umjikelezo wayo wanyanga zonke ubonakala ekhalendeni lenyanga yamaSulumane. Ngenxa yalokho, amaSulumane angakwazi ukunquma izinsuku zamaholide ezibalulekile nemicimbi yezenkolo e-Islam.
Kafushane, inhlesana kuwuphawu olubalulekile Islam ukuthi imele ukholo, ubunye, isivikelo nokuhlakanipha, futhi isetshenziswa amaSulumane emhlabeni wonke njengesikhumbuzo sobukhona bukaNkulunkulu namandla ezimpilweni zawo.