Slijepi u islamu

Abstract

The attempt of this paper is to briefly emphasize the difference between the concepts of the blind and heartless (those with blind hearts) in the god’s revelation (the Qur’an ) and in islamic tradition (Hadith). The god’s Revelation and tradition as two basic sources of islam, and therefore islamic moral teachings, preach about blind people in a positive sense, but on the other hand, condemn those with blind hearts or people whose hearts are made of stone. The importance of nice a word in the islamic way of daily life and building interpersonal relationships is also underlined. especially with the blind people, who like every other hu-man being need a nice word. The first part of the paper is dedicated to the narratives of Jacub (Jacob) and Shuajb (Jethro), Prophets, who were blind in one period of his life. in addition, another person called abdullah ibn Umm Mektum, who was the Prophets friend and also a blind man, is mentioned. He had a special place in the sacred history, since he was the cause for reveling some verses (ajats) from Qur’an. The work puts accent on some mistakes in the translations of the Qur’an into Bosnian (croatian) language in regard to the word blind. The majority of translators made mistakes in the translation of the word. namely, translating blind as a man blind to heart. This paper also analyses the lists of traditions about the blind people. in the conclusion, there are stressed the importance of responsibility from the aspect point view of islam with the caution of using the word blind, both in speech and interaction.