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S<Chowdhury
:sl: Brothers and Sister,
Usually your all great with advice so i really need some help, from the title you guessed that a mate (Muslim Arab) well i use the term 'friend' lightly for now. we were tight back in the day but i haven't seen him since well he was convicted, things changed a lot but well I've been given a prison visitation order to go see him, and well I was contemplating whether i should see him and well a brother started saying he made the effort to choose you to go and see him and well perhaps it'd be good if you could show him how Islam changing your life and he might follow as well............... but i wouldn't know where to begin in giving him a dawah, any useful sites n tips much appreciated :statisfie
:sl: i myself have also been to a few prison visits. You should definatley go because those brothers realise when they are inside how their true friends really are. Most of the time the four walls to make them realise their mistakes but they need a lot of guidance as they can still be lead astray in prison hence why a lot of prisoners come out and re-offend.
Go and see your friend and just be yourself and let him know your not the same person as before and that you are striving to go towards Allah and that he should also do the same. Let him ralsie that this may be a blessing in disguise and that you are there for him and that Allah is most merciful and forgiving and so if he sincerely repents for his mistakes then Allah may forgive him but if he has hurt anyone then he must also ask them for forgiveness.
Let him realise that he should now learn from his mistakes and do things better now and the future. Let him realise that death is around the corner and can come at ANY second so he should prepare for the hereafter lest death takes him. Let him realise that he has wasted enough time already and that now he should concentrate on making the best of every second and learn from his past errors and mistakes.
Give him things to think about because he will have four walls around him which will force him to think about so many things. Give him good Islamic books to read and contemplate on.
Give him a copy of the Qur'an aswell as tafseer so that he may realise what Allah wants from us and what he is telling us in the Qur'an.
Encourage him to pray all of his Salaah and that by fulfilling the obligations to Allah he will find peace, tranquility, contentment and happiness in his heart that he never felt before.
Encourage him to remember Allah as much as he can and even give him a dhikr counter like a rosary or metal counter so that he can do dhikr and contemplate on the greatness of Allah and over his creations.
I have pasted some beneficial links for you to maybe print out for him on various aspects of Islam which he will find VERY useful and beneficial inshallah:
This is a good book for him to start from as it covers all of the basics of Islam and much more and is a very easy and good read:
DOWNLOAD THE FREE E BOOK- Islam Beliefs and Teachings
http://www.islamicbulletin.com/free_..._teachings.pdf
The translation of salat (namaz) - learn what you’re reading in namaz
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38303
Overcoming laziness and Procrastination
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52097
10 Steps to Increasing our Iman(Faith)
http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...man-faith.html
Signs of Weak Iman and How to Increase It
http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/weakimanfix.htm
10 steps to getting closer to Allah
http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...ser-allah.html
Overcoming tests from Allah
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61961
25 Ways to Deal with Stress and Anxiety VERY GOOD THREAD
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43179
Forty Very Easy, Quick & Rewarding Good Deeds for all of us to do Everyday!
http://www.islamicboard.com/worship-...-everyday.html
VERY Rewarding Nafl Salaahs we can Pray Everyday!
http://www.islamicboard.com/advice-s...-everyday.html (VERY Rewarding Nafl Salaahs we can Pray Everyday!)
My Daily Ibadah(worship) check
http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...hip-check.html
A party in Paradise, A party in Hellfire
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39698
The Ultimate Motivation for Muslims
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49243
The State of the People of Paradise in this World
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49125
Major Signs before the Day of Judgement
http://www.inter-islam.org/faith/Majorsigns.html
Signs before the Day of Judgement
http://etori.tripod.com/dajjalsystem/judgement.html
The Life of this World and the Hereafter
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51739
Beautiful Description of Paradise in Islam
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51707
Practising az-Zuhd in the Dunya
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51738
Everything about Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh)
http://www.mohammad-pbuh.com/
(THE SEALED NECTAR)Memoirs of the Noble Prophet [pbuh]
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/B..._tsn/index.htm