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ุนุชุจุฑุฉ.
Virtues, description, and recitation method of FABRICATED SUPPLICATIONS as recorded in Shia traditions.
Fadhila, maelezo, na njia ya usomaji wa DUA ZILIZOTENGENEZWA kama ilivyopokelewa katika mapokezi ya Shia.
FABRICATED SUPPLICATIONS
DUA ZILIZOTENGENEZWA
Our mentor Mirza Husayn al-Nuri al-Tabrasi, in his book
Mshauri wetu Mirza Husayn al-Nuri al-Tabrasi, katika kitabu chake
(written in Persian) entitled Lu'lu'-va-Murjan, states:
(iliyoandikwa kwa Kiajemi) yenye jina la Lu'lu'-va-Murjan, inasema:
These words, which have been unfoundedly added to this
Maneno haya, ambayo yameongezwa bila msingi kwa hili
reported tradition, are no more than heresy in the religion and
mila iliyoripotiwa, si zaidi ya uzushi katika dini na
venturing to the words of the Holy Imam ('a), by adding to his
kuthubutu kwa maneno ya Mtukufu Imam ('a), kwa kuongeza yake
words things that he did not say. Moreover, these fabricated
maneno mambo ambayo hakuyasema. Zaidi ya hayo, haya yalitengenezwa
words comprise baseless and manifestly fabricated lies. Yet,
maneno yanajumuisha uwongo usio na msingi na uliotungwa waziwazi. Bado,
What is the most astounding is that these words are spread
Kinachoshangaza zaidi ni kwamba maneno haya yanaenezwa
among people so widely that they are repeated thousands of
kati ya watu kwa upana sana kwamba wanarudiwa maelfu ya
times in the holy shrine of Imam al-Husayn ('a) each day and
nyakati katika kaburi tukufu la Imam al-Husayn ('a) kila siku na
night in the presence of the honorable angels and in that
usiku mbele ya Malaika watukufu na katika hayo
place, which is frequently visited by the Prophets and
mahali, panapotembelewa mara kwa mara na Mitume na
Messengers without finding anyone to stop or deny these
Mitume bila kupata mtu wa kuwazuia au kuwakana haya
lies and forgeries. As a result, these fabrications have been
uongo na kughushi. Matokeo yake, uzushi huu umekuwa
recorded in books and published in the collections of
iliyorekodiwa katika vitabu na kuchapishwa katika makusanyo ya
supplications and forms of ziyarah by some foolish
dua na aina za ziyarah na baadhi ya wapumbavu
inexperienced people who chose attracting titles for these
watu wasio na uzoefu ambao walichagua majina ya kuvutia kwa haya
books. Widespread among people, these books have been
vitabu. Vitabu hivi vimeenea miongoni mwa watu
handed over from one foolish to another, causing the
kukabidhiwa kutoka kwa mpumbavu hadi kwa mwingine, na kusababisha
problem to be so augmentative that even some seekers of
tatizo kuwa hivyo augmentative kwamba hata baadhi ya wanaotafuta
religious studies have been circulating them.
masomo ya dini yamekuwa yakizizungusha.
1, myself, met with a scholar of religious studies who was
1, mimi mwenyewe, nilikutana na msomi wa masomo ya kidini ambaye alikuwa
visiting the martyrs with these awful words. I thus put my
kuwatembelea mashahidi kwa maneno haya ya kutisha. Mimi hivyo kuweka yangu
hand on his shoulder gently and said to him, "It is quite awful
akashika bega lake kwa upole na kumwambia, "Ni mbaya sana
to find a seeker of religious studies like you reading
kupata mtafutaji wa masomo ya dini kama wewe kusoma
fabricated words like these in a holy place like this. Is it not?"
maneno ya kutunga kama haya katika mahali patakatifu namna hii. Sivyo?"
He answered, "These words are reported from the Imam! Are
Akajibu, โManeno haya yamepokelewa kutoka kwa Imam!
Astonished by his question, I answered,
Nilishangazwa na swali lake, nikamjibu,
, "No, they are not?'
, "Hapana, hawako?"
He said, "I have found these words written in some books."
Akasema, Nimeona maneno haya yameandikwa katika baadhi ya vitabu.
"Like what?" | asked.
"Kama nini?" | aliuliza.
"Like Miftah al-Jinan!" he answered.
"Kama Miftah al-Jinan!" akajibu.
In fact, I refrained from answering him, because it was
Kwa kweli nilijizuia kumjibu maana ndivyo ilivyokuwa
improper to argue with one who is too inattentive and too
isiyofaa kubishana na mtu ambaye ni mwangalifu sana na pia
ignorant to difterentiate between collections that have been
wajinga kutofautisha kati ya makusanyo ambayo yamekuwa
collected by ordinary people and books of lofty scholars,
zilizokusanywa na watu wa kawaida na vitabu vya wanavyuoni wakubwa,
Which are considered reference books for scholars.
Ambayo huchukuliwa kuwa vitabu vya kumbukumbu kwa wanachuoni.
The Shaykh then goes on speaking about this matter, saying,
Kisha Shaykh akaendelea kuzungumzia jambo hili akisema:
The spread of such trivial matters and insignificant heresies,
Kuenea kwa mambo madogo kama haya na uzushi usio na maana,
such as the bathing of Uways al-Qirani and Abu'l-Darda' who
kama vile kuoga Uways al-Qirani na Abu'l-Darda' ambaye
was a faithful loyalist of Mu'awiyah, the silence fasting,
alikuwa mwaminifu mwaminifu kwa Mu'awiyah, mfungaji wa kimya kimya,
which is to keep silent for a whole day, and the like heresies,
ambayo ni kukaa kimya siku nzima, na uzushi kama huo.
which have not found any one to stop or deny -these matters
ambazo hazijapata wa kusimamisha au kukanusha -mambo haya
gave ordinary people the green light to challenge and defy
iliwapa watu wa kawaida mwanga wa kijani wa kupinga na kukaidi
the authentic religious texts and instructions. Hence, in each
maandiko na maagizo ya dini halisi. Kwa hivyo, katika kila moja
month and each year, we find a new false prophet or imam
mwezi na kila mwaka, tunapata nabii au imamu mpya wa uongo
leading the uneducated people out of the religion in groups!
kuwatoa watu wasio na elimu katika dini makundi makundi!
Actually, these words are worthy of ponderation, because
Kwa kweli, maneno haya yanastahili kutafakari, kwa sababu
they have been said by a lofty scholar who has full
yamesemwa na mwanachuoni wa juu ambaye ana kamili
acquaintance with the taste and tendencies of the sacred
kufahamiana na ladha na mielekeo ya patakatifu
religious code of law along with all its obligatory and
kanuni za kidini pamoja na wajibu wake wote na
recommended decrees. Besides, these words unveil the very
amri zilizopendekezwa. Zaidi ya hayo, maneno haya yanafunua sana
much interest of this sublime scholar in this issue and reveal
maslahi mengi ya mwanachuoni huyu mtukufu katika suala hili na yanafichua
his depression and grief that he suppresses in his heart
huzuni yake na huzuni ambayo anakandamiza moyoni mwake
because of the spread of such heresies. Unlike those who
kwa sababu ya kuenea kwa uzushi huo. Tofauti na wale ambao
have deprived themselves of the knowledge of the Ahl al-
wamejinyima elimu ya Ahlul
Bayt ('a) and sufficed themselves with familiarity with some
Bayt ('a) na wakajitosheleza kwa kufahamiana na baadhi yao
terms and words without paying attention to the actual
maneno na maneno bila kuzingatia ukweli
knowledge, this sublime scholar can comprehend the
maarifa, mwanachuoni huyu tukufu anaweza kufahamu
disadvantages and consequences of this issue. Moreover,
hasara na matokeo ya suala hili. Aidha,
such individuals who claim knowledgeability have decided
watu kama hao wanaodai ujuzi wameamua
the accuracy of such unfounded issues and acted upon them
usahihi wa masuala hayo yasiyo na msingi na kuyafanyia kazi
so awfully that they caused the matter to be more
kwa kutisha sana kwamba walisababisha jambo kuwa zaidi
complicated and made the publics forsake such reliable
ngumu na kufanya umma kuacha kuaminika vile
reference books like Misbah al-Mutahajjid (by Shaykh al-
vitabu vya kumbukumbu kama vile Misbah al-Mutahajjid (cha Shaykh al-
Tusi), al-lqbal (by Sayyid Ibn Tawus), Muhaj al-Da'awat (by
Tusi), al-lqbal (cha Sayyid Ibn Tawus), Muhaj al-Da'awat (kwa
Shaykh al-Tusi), Jamal al-Usbu' (by Sayyid Ibn Tawus),
Shaykh al-Tusi), Jamal al-Usbu ฬ (cha Sayyid Ibn Tawus),
Misbah al-Za'ir (by Ibn Tawus), al-Balad al-Amin (by al-
Misbah al-Za'ir (cha Ibn Tawus), al-Balad al-Amin (cha al-
Kaf'ami), al-Junnah al-Waqiyah (by al-Kaf'ami), Miftah al-
Kaf'ami), al-Junnah al-Waqiyah (cha al-Kaf'ami), Miftah al-
Falah (by Shaykh al-Baha'i), al-Miqbas (by al-Mamuqani),
Falah (ya Shaykh al-Baha'i), al-Miqbas (ya al-Mamuqani),
Rabi' al-Asabi' (by al-Majlisi), al-Tuhfah (by al-Dahlawi), Zad al-
Rabi' al-Asabi' (cha al-Majlisi), al-Tuhfah (cha al-Dahlawi), Zad al-
Ma'ad (by al-Majlisi), and the like books to substitute them
Ma'ad (ya al-Majlisi), na vitabu kama hivyo badala yake
with such unfounded collections, which are full of forgeries.
na makusanyo hayo yasiyo na msingi, ambayo yamejaa kughushi.
For instance, in the famous supplicatory prayer known as
Kwa mfano, katika sala maarufu ya dua inayojulikana kama
Du'a' al-Mujir, the word bi'afwika has been added to the
Du'a' al-Mujir, neno bi'afwika limeongezwa kwa
supplication seventy times without finding any one to deny
dua mara sabini bila ya kupata wa kukanusha
or object to this forgery. In the famous supplication of Du'a'
au kupinga ughushi huu. Katika dua maarufu ya Du'a'
al-Jawshan al-Kabir, which comprises one hundred sections,
al-Jawshan al-Kabir, ambayo inajumuisha sehemu mia moja,
each section is given an individual forged merit.
kila sehemu inapewa sifa ya kughushi ya mtu binafsi.
Although great supplications of supreme significances,
Ingawa dua kubwa zenye umuhimu mkuu,
eloquent expressions, and articulate words have been
maneno fasaha, na maneno ya kutamka yamekuwa
authentically reported, we find such collections fabricate an
kuripotiwa kwa uhalisi, tunapata makusanyo kama haya yanatengeneza
extremely meaningless supplication, called Du'a' al-Hubbi.
dua isiyo na maana kabisa, inayoitwa Du'a' al-Hubbi.
Moreover, it is falsely claimed that this supplication was
Aidha, inadaiwa kwa uwongo kwamba dua hii ilikuwa
drawn down from the peak of the Divine Throne!! The merits
kushushwa kutoka kwenye kilele cha Kiti cha Enzi cha Mwenyezi Mungu!! sifa
that are fabricated for this invented supplication are so
ambazo zimetungwa kwa ajili ya dua hii iliyozushwa ni hivyo
astounding that they astonish and confound any one who
wanastaajabisha kwamba wanamstaajabisha na kumfadhaisha mtu ye yote ambaye
reads them!! We seek Allah's protection against so. The
anazisoma!! Tunaomba ulinzi wa Mwenyezi Mungu dhidi ya hivyo. The
following forgery is thus said about this supplication:
ughushi ufuatao unasemwa hivi kuhusu dua hii:
Archangel Gabriel informed the Prophet Muhammad (s) that
Malaika Mkuu Jibril alimfahamisha Mtume Muhammad (s) kwamba
Almighty Allah says: I shall never chastise any servant who
Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu anasema: Sitamwadhibu mja yeyote ambaye
carries this supplication with him even if that servant
hubeba dua hii pamoja naye hata kama mtumishi huyo
deserves Hellfire to be his abode and has spent his entire
anastahiki Moto wa Jahannam kuwa makazi yake na ametumia muda wake wote
lifetime disobeying Me and has never prostrated himself
akiniasi maishani mwangu na hajawahi kusujudu
even one time before Me!! I thus grant him the reward of
hata mara moja mbele Yangu!! Kwa hivyo namruzuku ujira wa
seventy thousand prophets, seventy thousand religious
manabii elfu sabini, elfu sabini wa kidini
individuals, seventy thousand martyrs, seventy thousand
watu binafsi, wafia imani elfu sabini, elfu sabini
watchful performers of prayers, those who give clothes to
waombaji wanaokesha, watoao nguo
seventy thousand ones who could not find anything to put
elfu sabini ambao hawakuweza kupata chochote cha kuweka
on, and those who fed seventy thousand hungry individuals!!
juu, na wale waliolisha watu elfu sabini wenye njaa!!
I shall also grant him excellent merits as many as the
Pia nitampa sifa bora kama wengi
number of the pebbles in deserts!! I shall grant him the
idadi ya kokoto jangwani!! nitampa
reward of seventy thousand areas on the earth, the reward of
malipo ya maeneo sabini elfu duniani, malipo ya
Muhammad the Seal of Prophets, the reward of Jesus the
Muhammad Muhuri wa Mitume, malipo ya Isa
Spirit of Allah, the reward of Abraham the Intimate Friend of
Roho ya Mwenyezi Mungu, malipo ya Ibrahim Rafiki wa karibu wa
Allah, the reward of Ishmael the slaughtered for Allah's sake,
Mwenyezi Mungu, malipo ya Ismaili aliyechinjwa kwa ajili ya Mwenyezi Mungu.
the reward of Moses the Spoken by Allah, the reward of
malipo ya Musa Msemwa na Mwenyezi Mungu, malipo ya
Jacob the Prophet of Allah, the reward of Adam the well-
Yakub Nabii wa Mwenyezi Mungu, malipo ya Adam kisima.
chosen by Allah, and the reward of (the Archangels) Gabriel,
aliyechaguliwa na Mwenyezi Mungu, na ujira wa (Malaika Wakuu) Jibril.
Michael, Seraph, 'Izra'ili and the other angels!! O Muhammad,
Mikaeli, Serafi, 'Izra'ili na malaika wengine!! Ewe Muhammad!
as for any one who prays Me with this supplication or carries
ama mwenye kuniomba kwa dua hii au akaibeba
it with him, l shall forgive him and l am too reticent to punish
pamoja naye, nitamsamehe na nimechelewa sana kuadhibu
him... etc.!.
yeye... nk!.
Actually, instead of laughing at such funny and nonsensical
Kwa kweli, badala ya kucheka vile vya kuchekesha na visivyo na maana
fabrications, we must weep for the books and writings of the
uzushi, lazima tulie kwa ajili ya vitabu na maandishi ya
Shi'ite scholars - these precious books and writings, which
Wanazuoni wa Kishia - vitabu hivi vya thamani na maandishi, ambayo
have attained the climax in accuracy, correctness, and
wamefikia kilele katika usahihi, usahihi, na
proficiency because they were in most cases copied by
ustadi kwa sababu katika hali nyingi zilinakiliwa na
experienced and religious individuals who used to compare
watu wenye uzoefu na kidini ambao walikuwa wakilinganisha
their copies with other copies handwritten by scholars and
nakala zao pamoja na nakala nyingine zilizoandikwa kwa mkono na wasomi na
revised by experts. Hence, whenever a difference is found,
iliyorekebishwa na wataalam. Kwa hivyo, kila tofauti inapopatikana,
they would refer to these differences in margins.
wangerejelea tofauti hizi pembezoni.
For instance, the copier of the famous supplication of
Kwa mfano, mwigaji wa dua maarufu ya
Makarim al-Akhlaq comments on the phrase wa-balligh
Makarim al-Akhlaq anatoa maoni yake juu ya maneno wa-balligh
bi'imani in a footnote that the copy of Ibn Ashnas has
bi'imani katika maelezo ya chini ambayo nakala ya Ibn Ashnas inayo
mentioned this phrase in this form: wa abligh bi'imani, and
alitaja kishazi hiki kwa namna hii: wa abligh bi'imani, na
the copy of Ibn Shadhan has mentioned this phrase in this
nakala ya Ibn Shadhan imetaja kifungu hiki cha maneno katika hili
form: allahumma abligh bi'imani. Hence, we find footnotes in
fomu: allahumma abligh bi'imani. Kwa hivyo, tunapata maelezo ya chini ndani
such revised books mentioning that Ibn Sakun has written
vile vitabu vilivyosahihishwa vinavyotaja kwamba Ibn Sakun ameandika
the phrase in such-and-such form while al-Shahid has
kishazi katika namna fulani-na-kama wakati al-Shahid anayo
mentioned it in such-and-such form... etc.
imetajwa kwa namna fulani-na-vile... nk.
This is the supreme rank in accuracy and proficiency that the
Hiki ndicho daraja kuu katika usahihi na ustadi ambao
books of Shi'ite scholars used to enjoy and this is the
vitabu vya wanavyuoni wa Kishia walikuwa wakifurahia na hiki ndicho
supreme efforts in revision and correctness that they used to
juhudi za hali ya juu katika masahihisho na usahihi walizokuwa wakifanya
do to their works. Unfortunately, we find that such accurate
kufanya kazi zao. Kwa bahati mbaya, tunaona kuwa ni sahihi
books have been abandoned and substituted with books like
vitabu vimeachwa na kubadilishwa na vitabu kama
Miftah al-Jinan, which has been already mentioned, to be the
Miftah al-Jinan, ambayo tayari imetajwa, kuwa ndiye
one and only book widely circulated among people and
kitabu kimoja pekee kilichosambazwa sana miongoni mwa watu na
referred to by ordinary and elite people and Arabs and non-
inayojulikana na watu wa kawaida na wasomi na Waarabu na wasio
Arabs! This is because the experienced and religious people
Waarabu! Hii ni kwa sababu watu wazoefu na wa kidini
have no longer paid attention to the traditions and reports
hawajazingatia tena mila na ripoti
and have no longer referred to the books written by the
na hawajarejea tena kwenye vitabu vilivyoandikwa na
scholars and jurisprudents of the Ahl al-Bayt School.
wanachuoni na wanachuoni wa Skuli ya Ahlul-Bayt.
Moreover, they have no longer denied such innovative and
Zaidi ya hayo, hawajakanusha tena ubunifu na
unfounded additions and they have no longer refuted the
nyongeza zisizo na msingi na hazijakanusha tena
forgeries of fabricators and fakers and the distortions of the
kughushi wazushi na waghushi na upotoshaji wa
ignorant ones. They have no longer stopped the unqualified
wajinga. Hawajawazuia tena wasio na sifa
people and the foolish from interfering in these issues until
watu na wapumbavu wasiingilia maswala haya mpaka
we have had to come upon false supplications that were
imetubidi tufikie maombi ya uwongo ambayo yalikuwa
forged according to personal tastes and fake forms of
kughushi kulingana na ladha ya kibinafsi na aina bandia za
ziyarah and prayers that were published in a collection of
ziyarah na maombi ambayo yalichapishwa katika mkusanyiko wa
fabricated supplications.
dua za kutunga.
The result has been that many books like Miftah al-Jinan
Matokeo yake ni kwamba vitabu vingi kama vile Miftah al-Jinan
sprouted up! As the problem proliferated, fabrication and
kumea! Tatizo lilipoongezeka, uzushi na
distortion have spread out to creep into other books and
upotoshaji umeenea hadi kuingia kwenye vitabu vingine na
writings. For example, the newly Persian book of Muntaha al-
maandishi. Kwa mfano, kitabu kipya cha Kiajemi cha Muntaha al-
Amal has been messed up by its author according to his own
Amal amechanganyikiwa na mwandishi wake kulingana na yake mwenyewe
personal inclinations and notions. Hence, in two lines ot the
mielekeo na mawazo ya kibinafsi. Kwa hivyo, katika mistari miwili ot
book, the author has foisted the word alhamdu-lillahi (All
kitabu, mwandishi amesisitiza neno alhamdu-lillahi (Wote
praise be to Allah) four times into an authentically reported
sifa njema zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu) mara nne katika hadithi iliyo sahihi
tradition, as follows:
mila, kama ifuatavyo:
As for Malik ibn Yusr the accursed, his two hands were
Ama Malik ibn Yusr aliyelaaniwa, mikono yake miwili ilikuwa
paralyzed due to Imam al-Husayn's invocation of curse on
kupooza kwa sababu ya maombi ya Imam al-Husayn ya kulaani
him. All praise be to Allah. In Summer, his two hands would
yeye. Sifa njema zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu. Katika majira ya joto, mikono yake miwili ingekuwa
be like two dried up woods. All praise be to Allah. In Winter,
kuwa kama miti miwili iliyokauka. Sifa njema zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu. Katika msimu wa baridi,
blood would fall in drops from his two hands. All praise be to
damu ingeanguka kwa matone kutoka kwa mikono yake miwili. Sifa zote njema
Allah. So, the end of his affair was perdition. All praise be to
Mwenyezi Mungu. Kwa hiyo, mwisho wa mambo yake ulikuwa upotevu. Sifa zote njema
On other occasion, the author foisted the Persian word
Wakati mwingine, mwandishi alisisitiza neno la Kiajemi
khanum (lady) after the names of Lady Zaynab and Lady
khanum (mwanamke) baada ya majina ya Bibi Zaynab na Bibi
Ummu-kulthum as a sign of reverence and respect for these
Ummu-kulthum kama ishara ya heshima na heshima kwa hawa
two ladies.
wanawake wawili.
Because the author disagreed with Hamid ibn Qahtabah, he
Kwa sababu mwandishi hakukubaliana na Hamid ibn Qahtabah, yeye
distorted his name into Hamid ibn Qahbah; yet, he mentioned
aliligeuza jina lake kuwa Hamid ibn Qahbah; bado, alitaja
as footnote that some copies had written the name of this
kama maelezo ya chini kwamba baadhi ya nakala zilikuwa zimeandika jina la hii
man as Hamid ibn Qahtabah. Moreover, the author wrote the
mtu kama Hamid ibn Qahtabah. Aidha, mwandishi aliandika
name 'Abdullah instead of 'Abd-Rabbih, and the name Zajar
jina la 'Abdullah badala ya 'Abd-Rabbih, na jina la Zajar
ibn al-Qays instead of Zahar wherever he would mention him
ibn al-Qays badala ya Zahar popote angemtaja
in the book. Even the name of Ummu-Salamah, he wrote it as
katika kitabu. Hata jina la Ummu-Salamah, aliliandika kama
Ummul-Salamah!
Ummul-Salamah!
However, my purpose behind mentioning these examples is
Walakini, kusudi langu nyuma ya kutaja mifano hii ni
to highlight the following two facts:
kuangazia mambo mawili yafuatayo:
