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TO ISLAM
Invite all to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching, and debate with them in ways which are best . . .[Surah An-Nahl] Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong, and these it is that shall be successful. [Surah Al-Imran]
THEN, WHY DOES ISLAM SAY THAT THERE IS NO COMPULSON IN RELIGION? (2:256)
We invite people to the truth. (How our Prophet invited others to Islam.
This is where our duty ends and we can pray to Allah for their guidance.
Any means of force, compulsion, or deception attached to calling others to the faith is against the purpose of da'wah and the teachings and examples of the prophets. We cannot use deception and expect them to follow our religion out of obligation.
But
I am not a scholar But Im not religious (first I have to be religious, then only can I work on others . . .) And Religion is a personal thing I dont have enough time What if I lose friends or my job
feel embarrassed Allah would have guided them if He would have wanted to. You mix with those who are misguided and you yourself will become tainted. You may destroy yourself in trying to save others from destruction. I will do that sort of thing when Im old
Good listener
Sincerity
Knowledge Soft spoken and kind & gentle (never curses)
Never
lies
by example
Dawah
Characteristics cont . .
Patient
Optimistic
Activity 1
Build the House of Faith using the words and template provided.
Explain that the Quran is a Divine Book Explain the Oneness of Allah from Quran, Bible and logic Prove the Prophet hood of Prophet Muhammad (saw) Able to give a clear view of Islam Know some references from the Quran, Bible Some knowledge of Islamic History, World History, current events, statistics Be able to prove that Islam is a guidance for all mankind and a complete way of life.
Activity 2
Appearance (how you look) invites questions In conversation, see issues religiously At prayer time, say I now have to go for prayers Say As-Salaamu alaikum audibly and clearly upon meeting a fellow Muslim If you sneeze, say Al-Hamdu lillah audibly and clearly Say Insha Allah when talking about the future
Whats it to you??
Donts of Dawah
Do not attack others, hurt them with your words, make fun of them or their beliefs
Do not insist on winning every argument, proving yourself to be right Do not engage in irrelevant discussions or arguments when the basics are not yet covered
Do not lose sight of your purpose or your intention of conveying the message
Do not apologize for Allah (swt)
Do not compromise on the principles of this Deen If you dont know, admit it and ask for getting back to them
Donts of Dawah
Do not speak to the individual as if you are giving a lecture
Do not try to let your disapproval of a person, group or idea mislead you to exaggerate their errors or cover their achievements
Task 3
Around the room are simple ways to perform Dawah.
Select 5 that you will try to put into practice.
Useful References
By Yayha Emerick
By Maulana Maududi
The Choice
By Ahmed Deedat
www.jamaat.net (Sh. Ahmed Deedats booklets on comparative religion) www.harunyahya.com (Dawah oriented books by Harun Yahya)
A little joke