Imana

Imana ita ce allahn halitta a cikin addinin gargajiya na Banyarwanda da Barundi a Rwanda da Burundi da sauran kabilu masu alaƙa, kamar Baha a Tanzania da Banyamulenge a Jamhuriyar Demokradiyyar Kongo . A amfani da ita a yau, kalmar tana nufin Allah kamar yadda ake samu a cikin Kiristanci . Tsoffin Banyarwanda da Barundi sun yi imani da allah ɗaya, mahaliccin Imana.  A cikin tatsuniyoyinsu, Imana ita ce mahalicci kuma mai goyon bayan dukkan mutanen Barundi da Banyarwanda. [ <span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2025)">an buƙata ambato</span> ] An ga Imana a matsayin mai iko da alheri, tana shiga tsakani a cikin ɗaya daga cikin tatsuniyoyi a cikin rikici tsakanin wani mutum wanda koyaushe yana aro wake daga mutane daban-daban amma ya daina biyan bashin.

Imana ta mallaki dukkan halittu masu rai kuma ta ba su rashin mutuwa ta hanyar farautar dabba da aka sani da Mutuwa. Mutuwa dabba ce mai ban tsoro wadda ke wakiltar yanayin mutuwa. Yayin da Imana ke farauta, an gaya wa kowa ya ɓoye don Mutuwa ba ta sami wanda zai kashe ko ya nemi mafaka ba. Amma wata rana yayin da yake farauta, wata tsohuwa ta shiga gonar kayan lambunta don neman kayan lambu. Mutuwa ta ɓoye da sauri a ƙarƙashin rigarta kuma aka kai ta cikin gidan tare da ita. Ta mutu saboda Mutuwa. Kwana uku bayan jana'izar tsohuwar, surukar tsohuwar, wacce ta ƙi ta, ta ga tsage-tsage inda aka binne ta kamar za ta tashi ta sake rayuwa. Ta cika tsage-tsagen da ƙasa ta kuma bugi ƙasa da babban tururi ta yi ihu "Ki mutu!" Kwana biyu bayan haka ta yi haka lokacin da ta ga ƙarin tsagewa kusa da kabari. Kwana uku bayan haka babu tsagewa da ta rage don ta bugi ƙasa. Wannan yana nuna ƙarshen damar mutum na dawowa rayuwa. Mutuwa ta zama ruwan dare ko kuma tana nan koyaushe. Wani tatsuniya ya ce Imana ta hukunta matar ta hanyar barin Mutuwa ta rayu tare da namiji.

Imana ba ta "tsangwama a cikin al'adar yanayin duniya" ba. 

Kiristoci da yawa a Rwanda suna ganin Allahn Kirista a matsayin wanda yake daidai da allahn gargajiya na Rwanda Imana. 

 Nassoshi