Dawah Tips/Ideas. - Page 5

Yanal · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 03-08-2007

my dua is that one day before the day of judgement everybody will become a muslim and do the 5 pillars i don't want any person to go to hell becuz i like everyone to go to heaven so please dua this for not only me for everyone else including u and also make dua that i will go to the 7th heaven please

Yanal · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 03-08-2007

that is my dua and please ask allah to make Yanal's dua come true that everyone become's a muslim and does the five pillar please Love Yanal

wa salaam

Muslim Woman · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 03-09-2007

I seek refuge in Allah (The One God) from the Satan (devil) the cursed, the rejected

With the name of ALLAH (swt) -The Bestower Of Unlimited Mercy, The Continously Merciful

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)

&&

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanal

that is my dua and please ask allah to make Yanal's dua come true that everyone become's a muslim and does the five pillar please Love Yanal

wa salaam

&&

sadly , some evil people will never listen . So , eternal hell fire is waiting for them . If everybody becomes Muslims , then hell will be empty .....it will be injustice to hell..... right ?

So , let's pray that Insha Allah , Devil won't be able to drive us & our near dear ones in the hell fire ....Ameen.

- Qatada - · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 03-17-2007

These short videos are good for dawah:

What does Islaam really teach?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIxIk2Wta58&eurl=[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIxIk2Wta58&eurl=

The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFh6gXmWdIo[/media]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFh6gXmWdIo

- Qatada - · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 03-27-2007

Dawah to Atheists [people who don't believe in God]

The Majority of mankind has always believed in a God, whether it's nowadays or ages ago. Therefore the claim that God is part of imagination can be proved wrong with that [i.e. the majority of mankind always believing in a Creator.] Atheists have always been a minority.

Whenever you talk to an atheist, by fitrah [the natural way that Allaah has created us] we know that God exists - ask them why they don't personally believe in God. Because in reality, it's common sense and the way Allaah created us that we do know that Allaah is watching over us etc. Their claim that we are blindly following can be refuted by saying the majority of mankind has always believed in a God. So they're the ones who are wrong.

So ask them why they don't personally believe in God. This will help to focus on specific points related to them inshaa Allaah.

However, not all atheists believe in the big bang theory.

Some arguments you can put forward to Atheists:

For Every Design - there needs to be a Designer.

Some atheists might say that everything fitted perfectly by chance.

Logically you would say that if something is done by chance, not every single aspect of it is perfect. So if you flicked some paint on a wall - it wouldn't create a piece of art perfectly, even though there may be some good effects to it. But every single aspect of it wouldn't be exactly perfect, whereas anywhere you go on earth - there is perfection and the things which may seem bad are in reality for a better purpose for the people.

This leads to the issue of good and evil, people might ask: how can there be a God if there is evil in the world? You simply say that there might be something good from that evil, but we don't know the good behind it as we don't know the future, yet Allaah does.

A small example of that can be that getting poked by a needle may not look good, feel good etc. but the doctor does it for a greater purpose [because they have more knowledge] - to give us an injection to cure a problem that might have come to us in the future [that might have been worse.]

I'll continue this after a little while inshaa Allaah.

Abdul-Raouf · **Steps for Effective Da'Wah -** 03-28-2007

I. Ways of Relating to People

A. Be attentive and show concern. When shaking hands.
The Prophet (pbuh) never released his hand first,
and never turned his face away from others until they did.

1. Be consistently considerate 4. Share in others' interests.
2. Inquire about the absent 5. Exchange gifts
3. Visit the sick 6. Listen to and look at the
speaker

B. Address people by the names they like
One day the prophet asked a man about his name, and he replied
that it was Abdulhajjar (slave of stone). The prophet said
"No, you're Abdullah" (the slave of Allah)

II. Requirements for Effective Da'wah

A. Don't blame the people for their mistakes or be critical.

1. Many people are hypersenstive to criticism.
2. Some people become defensive when blamed. When Musa went
to Pharoah, Allah said, "but speak to him mildly...... ..
perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)".

B. Don't embarrass by correcting someone in front of others.

The Prophet (pbuh) used to use plurality when correcting a
particular person in front of a group. For example, he would
ask the group, "what do you think about those who do
such-and-such a bad thing?".

C. Satisfy the people's halal needs.

1. Help those in need
2. Don't wait to assist the needy until they ask you
3. The prophet (pbuh) always helped the needy
4. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Whosoever removes a worldly grief
from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs
of the Day of Judgement. whoever alleviates [the lot of] a
needy person, Allah will alleviate [his lot] in this world
and the next.

D. Always be fair, just, and honest

E. Give others sincere respect and heighten their self-esteem.

1. Remember, if the respect you show others is not genuine
you will be showing hypocrisy, rather than respect.
2. One day a mushrik came to the prophet (pbuh) who was sitting
with Abu Bakr on his right. The Prophet had Abu Bakr move to
left,and had the mushrik sit on his right,a position of honor.
3. Two brothers came to speak to the Prophet (pbuh) when the
younger of them spoke first, the Prophet interrupted him and
asked the older to start.

F. Don't be angry or retaliate for injury to yourself, but be angry
or retaliate only for wrongdoing in the view of Allah.

III. Techniques for Growing Closer to Others

A. Attempt to understand deeply those you deal with

1. Find out their background (cultural, educational, social, etc)
because that helps in finding access to their minds and hearts.
2. Attempt to know everyone equally well. Favoritism creates
mistrust and hurt feelings.

B. Be simple, moderate, and respectful

C. Do not insulate yourself from the bad people. They need you more
than the others.

D. Be tactful

1. Avoid personal questions and embarassing comments
2. Address the person according to his level of understanding

E. Be cheerful and enthuisiastic

Al-Harith, a companion said, I have never seen anyone who smiled
most of the time as the Prophet (pbuh) did.

F. Present a pleasant appearance

1. Be clean and neat
2. Observe decency in dress
3. Wear clothing that is harmonious to the total outfit
4. The prophet (pbuh) saw someone with uncombed hair and asked,
"Didn't you find something with which to comb it?"
5. Never eat raw onion or garlic when going to the masjid or to
meet with people.

IV. Obstacles to Da'wah

A. Don't be afraid of temptation.

Some peole fear contact with non-Muslims for fear of
succumbing to their bad influence. the remedy for this is
to strengthen one's faith.

B. Don't be shy.

1. Some people lack the courage to mix with others and socialize.
2. The remedy for this is practice.

C. Fear of one's inability to express oneself and lack of
confidence in one's capabilities for logical analysis and
persuation. The remedy for this is practice.

V. The field for Da'wah: school, neighborhood, workplace and family.

- Qatada - · 05:27 PM

Dawah to Atheists[people who don't believe in God]

This is a really good refutation alhamdulillah using logic that God cannot be created.

Many times people say that such a magnificent creation needs to be created by God, then atheists might attack and ask: then who created God?

Insha Allaah this will answer that using logic.

Creation <-- God

^ That's how the believers see, it.

Let's use the logic of the atheists and see what would happen if 'the Creator was created.'

Creation <-- God <-- Creator [but he needs a creatoralso] <-- Creator [Again, but he needs a creator] <-- Creator <---- Creator <-------------- - infinity -

(the arrow [<--] means 'created by')

From there we can see that if God needed a Creator, then He couldn't have been created since it would take infinite amount of time for Him to be created, which would mean we couldn't be created since it would take forever for our Creator [God] to be created. Which proves that God cannot be created.

The same can be said about atheists who believe that this universe was never created and its been here forever, because if it's been here for an infinite amount of time - then we would never be here since scientists say we have only existed for a certain million amount of years, if thats the case - then how about the infinity time before that? Why weren't we here at that time?

Infinite time means there was no starting point for the universe, and if that is the case - then there should be no starting point for us either. Which contradicts science.

All the praise is for Allaah who gave us understanding.

**aamirsaab** · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 04-05-2007

Ultimate dawah tip:

Talk about Islam over a bucket of halaal chicken - you cannot lose.

The above method was tried, tested and perfected many times by me.

al-fateh · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 04-05-2007

Patience is a great virtue in making Dawah

- Qatada - · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 04-09-2007

Here's a good link to the mention of Allaah's final Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) prophecised in the peoples' own scriptures:

Old Testament:
http://www.islamicboard.com/153815-post1.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

New Testament:
http://www.islamicboard.com/385376-post5.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

In hindu scriptures:
http://www.islamicboard.com/655482-post26.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

main thread:
http://www.islamicboard.com/comparat...criptures.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

Muslim Woman · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 04-09-2007

I seek refuge in Allah (The One God) from the Satan (devil) the cursed, the rejected

With the name of ALLAH (swt) -The Bestower Of Unlimited Mercy, The Continously Merciful

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)

&&&

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fi_Sabilillah

Here's a good link to the mention of Allaah's final Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) prophecised in the peoples' own scriptures:

Old Testament:
http://www.islamicboard.com/153815-post1.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

New Testament:
http://www.islamicboard.com/385376-post5.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

In hindu scriptures:
http://www.islamicboard.com/655482-post26.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

main thread:
http://www.islamicboard.com/comparat...criptures.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.)

---may i re-post it in another forum ? I will post the link of this forum , of course

- Qatada - · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 04-09-2007

Inshaa Allaah please do, just remember to keep your intention for the sake of Allaah.

- Qatada - · **Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. -** 04-12-2007

If someone ever asks you why a person should go to hellfire if they've disbelieved in this life for only maybe about 70years, then alhamdulillah we have an answer to that:

If someone called a person to Islaam, and the person rejected the message when it was clear and apparent to them - then they would probably continue in their disbelief, and if given an immortal life - they would persist in their disbelief. So being punished in the hellfire forever wouldn't be unjust. Since that person if given a life of eternity would remain in the state of disbelief [forever] anyway.

How do you know i would remain in disbelief forever? the person might ask.

Well why don't you accept Islaam now if the message is so clear?

Anyone who is sincere, Allaah will guide them to the truth.

Allaah says:

“O My slaves, all of you are astray except those whom I guide, so ask Me for guidance, and I will guide you. O My slaves, all of you are hungry except those whom I feed, so ask me for food and I will feed you. O My slaves, all of you are naked except those whom I clothe, so ask Me for clothing and I will clothe you. … O My slaves, if the first of you and the last of you, your humans and your jinn, were to stand on a single plain and ask of Me and I were to give each one what he asked for, that would not cause any loss to Me greater than what is lost when a needle is dipped into the sea.”

Narrated by Muslim (#2577).

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Allah the Almighty said:

I am as My servant thinks I am (1). I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assemble better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed.

(1) Another possible rendering of the Arabic is: "I am as My servant expects Me to be". The meaning is that forgiveness and acceptance of repentance by the Almighty is subject to His servant truly believing that He is forgiving and merciful. However, not to accompany such belief with right action would be to mock the Almighty.

It was related by al-Buhkari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Majah).

However if someone isn't sincere, then that shows that they don't want to fulfill the true purpose that they are created for. You have to warn these people of the hellfire [give them description of the fire] and give them glad tidings that if they submit [Islaam means submission to Allaah] they will be rewarded with a great reward of Jannah [Paradise - then give description of Jannah from Qur'an and Sunnah], since that is the real life which is forever - and this life is only temporary.

http://www.islamicboard.com/akhira-h...an-sunnah.html (Jannah wa an-Naar - In The Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah)

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Yanal B O R E D Status: Offline Posts: 942 Reputation: 2864 Rep Power: 12 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 03-08-2007 my dua is that one day before the day of judgement everybody will become a muslim and do the 5 pillars i don't want any person to go to hell becuz i like everyone to go to heaven so please dua this for not only me for everyone else including u and also make dua that i will go to the 7th heaven please

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Yanal B O R E D Status: Offline Posts: 942 Reputation: 2864 Rep Power: 12 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 03-08-2007 that is my dua and please ask allah to make Yanal's dua come true that everyone become's a muslim and does the five pillar please Love Yanal wa salaam

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,234 Reputation: 39615 Rep Power: 78 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 03-17-2007 These short videos are good for dawah: What does Islaam really teach? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIxIk2Wta58&eurl=[/media] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIxIk2Wta58&eurl= The 99 Beautiful Names of Allah [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFh6gXmWdIo[/media] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFh6gXmWdIo __________________ iDawah.com Bringing Dawah back..to the future!

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,234 Reputation: 39615 Rep Power: 78 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 03-27-2007 Dawah to Atheists [people who don't believe in God] The Majority of mankind has always believed in a God, whether it's nowadays or ages ago. Therefore the claim that God is part of imagination can be proved wrong with that [i.e. the majority of mankind always believing in a Creator.] Atheists have always been a minority. Whenever you talk to an atheist, by fitrah [the natural way that Allaah has created us] we know that God exists - ask them why they don't personally believe in God. Because in reality, it's common sense and the way Allaah created us that we do know that Allaah is watching over us etc. Their claim that we are blindly following can be refuted by saying the majority of mankind has always believed in a God. So they're the ones who are wrong. So ask them why they don't personally believe in God. This will help to focus on specific points related to them inshaa Allaah. However, not all atheists believe in the big bang theory. Some arguments you can put forward to Atheists: For Every Design - there needs to be a Designer. Some atheists might say that everything fitted perfectly by chance. Logically you would say that if something is done by chance, not every single aspect of it is perfect. So if you flicked some paint on a wall - it wouldn't create a piece of art perfectly, even though there may be some good effects to it. But every single aspect of it wouldn't be exactly perfect, whereas anywhere you go on earth - there is perfection and the things which may seem bad are in reality for a better purpose for the people. This leads to the issue of good and evil, people might ask: how can there be a God if there is evil in the world? You simply say that there might be something good from that evil, but we don't know the good behind it as we don't know the future, yet Allaah does. A small example of that can be that getting poked by a needle may not look good, feel good etc. but the doctor does it for a greater purpose [because they have more knowledge] - to give us an injection to cure a problem that might have come to us in the future [that might have been worse.] I'll continue this after a little while inshaa Allaah.

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Abdul-Raouf a.k.a. MUZAMMIL Status: Offline Posts: 1,725 Reputation: 5508 Rep Power: 20 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chennai, India Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Steps for Effective Da'Wah - 03-28-2007 I. Ways of Relating to People A. Be attentive and show concern. When shaking hands. The Prophet (pbuh) never released his hand first, and never turned his face away from others until they did. 1. Be consistently considerate 4. Share in others' interests. 2. Inquire about the absent 5. Exchange gifts 3. Visit the sick 6. Listen to and look at the speaker B. Address people by the names they like One day the prophet asked a man about his name, and he replied that it was Abdulhajjar (slave of stone). The prophet said "No, you're Abdullah" (the slave of Allah) II. Requirements for Effective Da'wah A. Don't blame the people for their mistakes or be critical. 1. Many people are hypersenstive to criticism. 2. Some people become defensive when blamed. When Musa went to Pharoah, Allah said, "but speak to him mildly...... .. perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)". B. Don't embarrass by correcting someone in front of others. The Prophet (pbuh) used to use plurality when correcting a particular person in front of a group. For example, he would ask the group, "what do you think about those who do such-and-such a bad thing?". C. Satisfy the people's halal needs. 1. Help those in need 2. Don't wait to assist the needy until they ask you 3. The prophet (pbuh) always helped the needy 4. The Prophet (pbuh) said, "Whosoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgement. whoever alleviates [the lot of] a needy person, Allah will alleviate [his lot] in this world and the next. D. Always be fair, just, and honest E. Give others sincere respect and heighten their self-esteem. 1. Remember, if the respect you show others is not genuine you will be showing hypocrisy, rather than respect. 2. One day a mushrik came to the prophet (pbuh) who was sitting with Abu Bakr on his right. The Prophet had Abu Bakr move to left,and had the mushrik sit on his right,a position of honor. 3. Two brothers came to speak to the Prophet (pbuh) when the younger of them spoke first, the Prophet interrupted him and asked the older to start. F. Don't be angry or retaliate for injury to yourself, but be angry or retaliate only for wrongdoing in the view of Allah. III. Techniques for Growing Closer to Others A. Attempt to understand deeply those you deal with 1. Find out their background (cultural, educational, social, etc) because that helps in finding access to their minds and hearts. 2. Attempt to know everyone equally well. Favoritism creates mistrust and hurt feelings. B. Be simple, moderate, and respectful C. Do not insulate yourself from the bad people. They need you more than the others. D. Be tactful 1. Avoid personal questions and embarassing comments 2. Address the person according to his level of understanding E. Be cheerful and enthuisiastic Al-Harith, a companion said, I have never seen anyone who smiled most of the time as the Prophet (pbuh) did. F. Present a pleasant appearance 1. Be clean and neat 2. Observe decency in dress 3. Wear clothing that is harmonious to the total outfit 4. The prophet (pbuh) saw someone with uncombed hair and asked, "Didn't you find something with which to comb it?" 5. Never eat raw onion or garlic when going to the masjid or to meet with people. IV. Obstacles to Da'wah A. Don't be afraid of temptation. Some peole fear contact with non-Muslims for fear of succumbing to their bad influence. the remedy for this is to strengthen one's faith. B. Don't be shy. 1. Some people lack the courage to mix with others and socialize. 2. The remedy for this is practice. C. Fear of one's inability to express oneself and lack of confidence in one's capabilities for logical analysis and persuation. The remedy for this is practice. V. The field for Da'wah: school, neighborhood, workplace and family. __________________ VISIT MY BLOG V V http://islamic-forum-avatars.blogspot.com/

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,234 Reputation: 39615 Rep Power: 78 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 04-05-2007 Dawah to Atheists[people who don't believe in God] This is a really good refutation alhamdulillah using logic that God cannot be created. Many times people say that such a magnificent creation needs to be created by God, then atheists might attack and ask: then who created God? Insha Allaah this will answer that using logic. Creation <-- God ^ That's how the believers see, it. Let's use the logic of the atheists and see what would happen if 'the Creator was created.' Creation <-- God <-- Creator [but he needs a creatoralso] <-- Creator [Again, but he needs a creator] <-- Creator <---- Creator <-------------- - infinity - (the arrow [<--] means 'created by') From there we can see that if God needed a Creator, then He couldn't have been created since it would take infinite amount of time for Him to be created, which would mean we couldn't be created since it would take forever for our Creator [God] to be created. Which proves that God cannot be created. The same can be said about atheists who believe that this universe was never created and its been here forever, because if it's been here for an infinite amount of time - then we would never be here since scientists say we have only existed for a certain million amount of years, if thats the case - then how about the infinity time before that? Why weren't we here at that time? Infinite time means there was no starting point for the universe, and if that is the case - then there should be no starting point for us either. Which contradicts science. All the praise is for Allaah who gave us understanding. __________________ iDawah.com Bringing Dawah back..to the future! Last edited by - Qatada -; 04-11-2007 at 05:27 PM.

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al-fateh LI Oldskool Status: Offline Posts: 1,171 Reputation: 731 Rep Power: 16 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Miami, FL Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 04-05-2007 Patience is a great virtue in making Dawah __________________ Come and Visit our Forumwww.myislamweb.com

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,234 Reputation: 39615 Rep Power: 78 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 04-09-2007 Here's a good link to the mention of Allaah's final Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him) prophecised in the peoples' own scriptures: Old Testament: http://www.islamicboard.com/153815-post1.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.) New Testament: http://www.islamicboard.com/385376-post5.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.) In hindu scriptures: http://www.islamicboard.com/655482-post26.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.) main thread: http://www.islamicboard.com/comparat...criptures.html (Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) Prophecised in other Scriptures.) __________________ iDawah.com Bringing Dawah back..to the future!

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,234 Reputation: 39615 Rep Power: 78 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 04-09-2007 Inshaa Allaah please do, just remember to keep your intention for the sake of Allaah. __________________ iDawah.com Bringing Dawah back..to the future!

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,234 Reputation: 39615 Rep Power: 78 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Dawah Tips/Ideas. - 04-12-2007 If someone ever asks you why a person should go to hellfire if they've disbelieved in this life for only maybe about 70years, then alhamdulillah we have an answer to that: If someone called a person to Islaam, and the person rejected the message when it was clear and apparent to them - then they would probably continue in their disbelief, and if given an immortal life - they would persist in their disbelief. So being punished in the hellfire forever wouldn't be unjust. Since that person if given a life of eternity would remain in the state of disbelief [forever] anyway. How do you know i would remain in disbelief forever? the person might ask. Well why don't you accept Islaam now if the message is so clear? Anyone who is sincere, Allaah will guide them to the truth. Allaah says: “O My slaves, all of you are astray except those whom I guide, so ask Me for guidance, and I will guide you. O My slaves, all of you are hungry except those whom I feed, so ask me for food and I will feed you. O My slaves, all of you are naked except those whom I clothe, so ask Me for clothing and I will clothe you. … O My slaves, if the first of you and the last of you, your humans and your jinn, were to stand on a single plain and ask of Me and I were to give each one what he asked for, that would not cause any loss to Me greater than what is lost when a needle is dipped into the sea.” Narrated by Muslim (#2577). The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Allah the Almighty said: I am as My servant thinks I am (1). I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assemble better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed. (1) Another possible rendering of the Arabic is: "I am as My servant expects Me to be". The meaning is that forgiveness and acceptance of repentance by the Almighty is subject to His servant truly believing that He is forgiving and merciful. However, not to accompany such belief with right action would be to mock the Almighty. It was related by al-Buhkari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Majah). However if someone isn't sincere, then that shows that they don't want to fulfill the true purpose that they are created for. You have to warn these people of the hellfire [give them description of the fire] and give them glad tidings that if they submit [Islaam means submission to Allaah] they will be rewarded with a great reward of Jannah [Paradise - then give description of Jannah from Qur'an and Sunnah], since that is the real life which is forever - and this life is only temporary. http://www.islamicboard.com/akhira-h...an-sunnah.html (Jannah wa an-Naar - In The Light of the Qur'an and Sunnah)

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