Any tips?

I know there are some things that people seem to disagree with about Tabligh Jamat, but in essence, I have seen a lot of people turning from druggy's and absolute nutcases, and now they have completely turned their lives around, due to Tabligh Jamat. Although not been myself, so can't say much.

Masha'Allaah.. i've had an idea but never actually put it into practise.

I was thinking that we could book the masjid for like an hour or something - per week, and get some really good lectures which focus specifically on the youth.




These lectures would be on different topics, and their would be about 4 different sets of lectures being played in different corners of the masjid. [depending on how much space and people the masjid has]

Before these lectures get played, the main person who organised this can give a brief intro on the lectures so that the people can decide which lecture they want to listen to. So they have a feeling of choice and freedom.




Obviously it won't just be audio, but each person from the 4 groups could get a laptop and give a powerpoint presentation while playing the lecture to keep them busy, and even so they can take notes insha'Allaah.



This is better for the people who don't get better speakers in their area. And also something to interest the youth. Males separate, and females separate.


PS: Good site for lectures: http://kalamullah.com/

Assalamu aleikum

I dont know if it is gonna help but this is what we do.

1.There alot of community events that are hala unfortunately many muslims dont take part,sign up.let them know we are not just some isolated people.

2.We invite all woman no matter what her believes are,to a cooking session.da fun part,in da cooking session,they are no chefs,people make something together and we eat together.and convosations sparkle,and u will be surprised of how little they know of muslims,and they little they know isnt that good.

3.Nursing homes,last year a group of us went into a nursing home to see a friends mum who was staying there,while there,we ended up talking to a supervisor who told us how much they would like to have some people from outside to talk to residents.we started doing that after some time.Most of them are just waiting for their death and has given up on life.

We have Quran memorisation on weekends and ahadith studies on 2 days after school.

We have big masjid which close after salah.

Yeah, i meant practical tips.. most of the youth mess about in the streets - & sister habibti explained in another thread how the youth in that area can spend their time helping the elders (i.e. if the elders don't know the english language) to go to the doctors and stuff.. i thought that was really clever masha'Allaah.


Instead of making the masjid just an area for salaah, it could also be a youth center with halaal activities so the youth would come more often insha'Allaah, while learning about islaam or bringing friends over etc.

anymore tips?

salaam

1st you gota be known in the area bro that way if you go to the youth and say bla bla they will obviously listen and have respect 4 ya, also if your come to their level and talk to them then it really works. i know it sounds great sayin "at the mosque theres gona be a speech or session and come to it" but lets be honest lol how much people actually turn up? so you gota go to their level and do dawah, sit wit em on the bus, tube, when playin footy, cricket, walkin home, whenever and soon you wil realise that once you get through 2 like 2-3 ppl they will go round tellin more people and then eventually you can ask the council to build another mosque in ya area inshallah

keep it going, this thread is changing something inside me i can feel it! subhanAllah

i think what chacha jalebi said seems to be the most practical, we should all work on getting to know the people in our area right? Conduct ourself beautifully so that they feel safe and secure around us, and then we can slowly invite them towards our ways.


ok i guess we have to start going up to people that seem a little worried and start asking them "whats up " lol, i hope it works out, may Allah help us all

Yeah thats well known in the lifetime of the Messenger of Allaah sal Allaahu alayhi waSalam ^ he would talk to people on the streets, and because he had good manners - he would recite Qur'an to them, they would become muslim straight up lol.

So maybe you could use points from Qur'an to make people think.. and remember to have good manners! Most people want friends, but they feel its a harsh world.. so by being good, they'll want to be your friend and therefore you can encourage them in their dawah also.

inshaAllah, yeah we should try memorise some ayyat in arabic aswell and learn the translation, that way they might feel something due to Allahs words inshaAllah.

And also lets try not do it in crowds lol, we want the person to feel safe and secure remember, im going to try do it on my own

Khalid Yasin Said He Spends More Time In The Streets Then He Does In Da Masjid. This Shows How Willing He Was And How He Would Get His Hands And Feet Dirty In Search Of The Treasure.

^ lol Sorry I Could'nt Contribute Much To This Thread...But Just Posted This So It Would Be An Inspirational Example For Us.
InshaAllah If I Can Think Of Anything...Then I'll Post...

As salaam u alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa baraakatuhu

I have also been wanting to do something in my area for non muslims aswell. I agree with chacha jalebi, the first step is to go to them, try to get to their level.

I was thinking that we could agree on a topic/ayah/hadeeth to talk about with them, set a day where we all go in our own areas and then come back and write feedback.

What do you think about talking to non-muslim racists and drug users, how would we begin to talk to them?

One important factor that I think is that we should use wisdom and patience when talking to them. In my area they are verbally abusive so it will take 'strong ears' to put up with it and get our point through to them.

wasaalaam