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1- WHY DA`WAH?
2- THE DESIRED RESULTS
3- HOW TO INVITE?
4- CHARACTERISTICS OF A “DA`EE”
1- WHY DA`WAH?
a- A REQUREMENT
b- NEED OF THE TIME
c- A REWARDING ACTIVITY
d- OTHER BENEFITS
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WHY “DA`WAH”?
…Indeed reminding profits the believers. (51:55) َﻓَﺈِنﱠ اﻟﺬﱢﻛْﺮَى ﺗَﻨﻔَﻊُ اﻟْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﯿﻦ
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WHAT
WHYIS
“DA`WAH”?
“DA`WAH”?
A REQUIREMENT
a. Duty of Muslims
b. A Responsibility
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WHY “DA`WAH”?
A REQUIREMENT
1. As a Duty at Individual level :
ِ ْادْعُ ِإﻟِﻰ ﺳَﺒِﯿﻞِ رﺑّﻚَ ﺑِﺎﻟ
ِﺤﻜْﻤَﺔِ وَاﻟْﻤَﻮْﻋِﻈَﺔِ اﻟْﺤَﺴَﻨَﺔ
Invite to the way of your Rabb with wisdom and beautiful preaching; (16:125)
ﻗُﻞْ ھَﺬِهِ ﺳَﺒِﯿﻠِﻲ أَ ْدﻋُﻮ ِإﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠَّﮫِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺑَﺼِﯿﺮَةٍ أَﻧَﺎ وَﻣَﻦِ اﺗَّﺒَﻌَﻨِﻲ
Say [O Prophet!]: ‘This is my way, resting upon conscious insight accessible
to reason, I am calling [you all] unto Allah – I and they who follow me’. (12.108)
A REQUIREMENT
2. As a Duty at Collective level :
َوﻟْ َﺘﻜُﻦ ﻣﱢﻨ ُﻜﻢْ أُﻣﱠﺔٌ ﯾَﺪْﻋُﻮنَ ِإﻟَﻰ اﻟْﺨَﯿْﺮِ وَﯾَﺄْﻣُﺮُونَ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﻤﻌْﺮُوفِ وَﯾَﻨْﮭَﻮْنَ ﻋَﻦِ اﻟْﻤُﻨﻜَﺮِ وَأُ ْوﻟَـﺌِﻚَ ُھﻢُ اﻟْﻤُ ْﻔﻠِﺤُﻮن
Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good,
enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong. Such are the ones
who shall be successful. (3:104)
ِﻛُﻨ ُﺘﻢْ ﺧَﯿْﺮَ أُﻣﱠﺔٍ أُﺧْﺮِﺟَﺖْ ﻟِﻠﻨﱠﺎسِ َﺗﺄْﻣُﺮُونَ ﺑِﺎﻟْ َﻤﻌْﺮُوفِ وَﺗَﻨْﮭَﻮْنَ ﻋَﻦِ اﻟْﻤُﻨﻜَﺮِ وَﺗُﺆْﻣِﻨُﻮنَ ﺑِﺎﻟﻠّﮫ
Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind. Ye enjoin what is right,
forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. (3:110)
O believers! Be helpers [in the cause] of Allah (61:14) ِﯾَﺎ أَﯾﱡﮭَﺎ اﻟﱠﺬِﯾﻦَ آَﻣَﻨُﻮا ﻛُﻮﻧﻮا أَﻧﺼَﺎرَ اﻟﻠﱠﮫ
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WHAT
WHYIS“DA`WAH”?
“DA`WAH”?
إِنﱠ اﻟﻠّﮫَ ﻻَ ُﯾﻐَﯿﱢﺮُ ﻣَﺎ ِﺑﻘَ ْﻮمٍ ﺣَﺘﱠﻰ ُﯾﻐَﯿﱢﺮُواْ ﻣَﺎ ِﺑﺄَ ْﻧﻔُﺴِﮭِ ْﻢ
Allah does not change the conditions of a people unless they
change what is within themselves. (13:11)
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WHY “DA`WAH”?
“Whosoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand;
and if he is not able to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not able
to do [even that], then with his heart; but that is the weakest of faith.”
(Muslim)
A note of caution:
This hadith does not mean that you should take law in your own hands;
there are proper ways and means which need to be followed.
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WHY “DA`WAH”?
A REWARDING ACTIVITY
a. A perpetual reward
b. Other rewards
c. Self-reform
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WHY “DA`WAH”?
A REWARDING ACTIVITY
a. A perpetual reward
► When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but [he continues to receive
further reward on] three [counts]: recurring charity, or knowledge
by which people benefit, or a pious son who prays for him. (Muslim)
► One who guides to something good has a reward similar to that of its doer.
(Muslim)
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WHY “DA`WAH”?
A REWARDING ACTIVITY
b. Other rewards
(The mention of red camels, or the best of camels, refers here to the
most cherished of one’s possessions.)
► For Allah to guide one man through you, is better for you than all
that the sun has shone over.
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WHY “DA`WAH”?
A REWARDING ACTIVITY
c. Self-reform
► In the process of inviting people to Islam, we ourselves get benefited,
in at least in two ways:
1- Our own knowledge of Islam increases,
since we ourselves need to know first before we communicate to others.
OTHER BENEFITS
a. A humanitarian activity
b. The best utilization of one’s time
c. A great fulfillment in life
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THE DESIRED RESULTS
NOT REALLY!
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THE DESIRED RESULTS
► Outlook on life
► Priorities in life
A TRANSFORMATION!
3- HOW TO INVITE
a- The A-B-Cs of Da`wah
b- Approach in Da`wah
c- Attitude in Da`wah
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HOW TO INVITE?
َﻞ رﺑّﻚ
ِ ﺳﺒِﯿ
َ ع إِﻟِﻰ
ُ ا ْد
Invite to the way of your Guardian-Lord
with:
1 Wisdom ِﺑِﺎﻟْﺤِﻜْﻤَﺔ 1
§ Good insight.
§ Looking at things from both sides before judging,
in order to evaluate a situation.
§ Foreseeing consequences and acting to maximize
beneficial results.
§ Thinking and making the best use of available
knowledge; thoughtful application of learning.
§ Doing what is best in any given situation, so as to
bring the desired results.
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HOW TO INVITE?
اﻟْﻤَﻮْﻋِﻈَ ِﺔ
Preaching, exhortation
Reminding in a way that touches or softens the heart;
warning
اﻟْﺤَﺴَﻨَﺔ
All that causes delight, which is wished for, and
desirable; most suitable; fair
AA BB CC
Attractive Approach Cash on Commonalities
Break the Barriers
DD EE FF
OF A DA`EE
a. Practicing Muslim
b. Has Knowledge of:
- Essentials of Islam
- Basics of Da`wah
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 2
OF A DA`EE
C = Cool
O = Optimistic
P = Polite
E = Enduring
THE JOB OF A DA`EE
Even if it does not break open in the first hit, every hit does
have its impact. Who knows how many hits would be required!