Kwabesilisa, ukugqoka i-kufi kuyisici sesibili esibonakala kakhulu kumaSulumane, kanti eyokuqala yintshebe. Njengoba i-Kufi iyisambatho esihlonza izingubo zamaSulumane, kuyasiza ngendoda engumSulumane ukuba ibe nama-kufi amaningi ukuze igqoke ingubo entsha nsuku zonke. Kwa-Muslim American, sinenqwaba yezitayela ongakhetha kuzo, okufaka phakathi izigqoko ze-Kufi ezilukiwe nezifekethisiwe. AmaMuslim amaningi aseMelika azigqoka ukuze alandele uMprofethi uMuhammad (kwangathi angaphumula ngokuthula), kanti abanye bagqoka i-kufi ukuze bavelele emphakathini futhi baqashelwe njengamaSulumane. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yisiphi isizathu sakho, sinezitayela ezifanele zonke izikhathi.
Kuyini uKufi?
Ama-Kufi angamakhanda endabuko kanye nenkolo yamadoda angamaSulumane. Umprofethi wethu othandekayo uMuhammad (ukuthula nezibusiso kube kuye) ujwayele ukumboza ikhanda lakhe ngezikhathi ezijwayelekile nangesikhathi sokukhonza. Ama-hadith amaningi avela kubalandisi abehlukene aveza ukukhuthala kukaMuhammad ekumbozeni ikhanda, ikakhulukazi lapho ethandaza. Ugqoka ikepisi le-kufi kanye nesikhafu ekhanda, kanti kuyaye kuthiwe abehamba nabo abakaze bambone engasemboze lutho ekhanda.
U-Allah uyasikhumbuza eQur'an: “IsiThunywa sikaAllah ngokungangabazeki sikunikeza isibonelo esihle kakhulu. Noma ubani unethemba lokuthembela kuAllah kanye nesiphetho, [ohlala] ekhumbula uAllah.” (33:21) Izazi eziningi ezinkulu Bonke babheka leli vesi njengesizathu sokulingisa ukuziphatha koMprofethi uMuhammad (ukuthula kube kuye) nokwenza izimfundiso zakhe. Ngokulingisa ukuziphatha komprofethi, singaba nethemba lokusondela endleleni yakhe yokuphila futhi sihlanze indlela yethu yokuphila. Isenzo sokulingisa siyisenzo sothando, futhi labo abathanda umProfethi bayobusiswa nguAllah. Izazi zinemibono eyahlukene ngokuthi ukuvala ikhanda kuyi-hadith noma isiko nje. Ezinye izazi zihlukanisa umkhuba womprofethi wethu esimthandayo ngokuthi yi-Sunnah Ibada (umkhuba obalulekile wenkolo) kanye ne-Sunnat al-'ada (umkhuba osekelwe esikweni). Izazi zithi uma silandela le ndlela, sizovuzwa, noma ngabe yiSunnat Ibada noma iSunnat A'da.
Mangaki amaKufi ahlukene akhona?
Ama-Kufis ayahlukahluka ngamasiko nezitayela zemfashini. Ngokuyisisekelo, noma iyiphi ihood ehambisana eduze nekhanda futhi engenawo umphetho onwebekayo ukuvimba ilanga ingabizwa ngokuthi i-kufi. Amanye amasiko ayibiza ngokuthi i-topi noma i-kopi, kanti amanye ayibiza ngokuthi i-taqiyah noma i-tupi. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini oyibizayo, ifomu elijwayelekile liyafana, nakuba isigqoko esiphezulu singase sibe nemihlobiso kanye nomsebenzi oningiliziwe wokuhlobisa.
Imuphi umbala ongcono kakhulu we-Kufi?
Nakuba abantu abaningi bekhetha amakepisi ogebhezi lwe-kufi amnyama, abanye abantu bakhetha ama-Kufi amhlophe. Kuthiwa uMprofethi uMuhammad (ukuthula kube kuye) ukhetha okumhlophe kunanoma yini enye. Akukho mkhawulo kumbala, inqobo nje uma kufanelekile. Uzobona ama-Kufi Caps ngayo yonke imibala engenzeka.
Kungani amaSulumane egqoka i-Kufi?
AmaSulumane agqoka i-Kufi ikakhulukazi ngoba ethanda isithunywa sikaNkulunkulu sokugcina nesokugcina—uMprofethi uMuhammad (izibusiso nokuthula okuvela eNkosini) kanye nezenzo zakhe. Emazweni amaningi ase-Asia anjengeNdiya, iPakistan, iBangladesh, i-Afghanistan, i-Indonesia, neMalaysia, ukumboza ikhanda kubhekwa njengophawu lokuzinikela nenkolelo engokwenkolo. Ukuma, umbala kanye nesitayela sezingubo zasekhanda zamaSulumane ziyahlukahluka kuye ngamazwe. Sebenzisa amagama ahlukene ukubiza i-Kufi efanayo. E-Indonesia, bayibiza ngokuthi iPeci. ENdiya nasePakistan, lapho isi-Urdu kuwulimi oluyinhloko lwamaSulumane, basibiza ngokuthi isiTopi.
Sithemba ukuthi uzokujabulela ukukhetha kwamaSulumane aseMelika. Uma kukhona isitayela osifunayo, sicela usazise.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-03-2019