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    The Art Of Dawah






    • Introduction
    • Major Elements Of Dawah
    • The Key Is Inner, Not The Outer
    • Justice
    • Elevation
    • Caution Against Exaggeration
    • Hastiness In Seeking Results
    • Two Fatal Qualities Quick Anger And Rushing
    • Respect Of Qadr
    • Ultimate Manner
    • Transparency is the Key
    • Eloquence Does Half the Job
    • Conclusion






    Introduction
    Quran Chapter 51
    Surah Adh Dhariyat

    I have only created Jinns and men, that they may serve Me.

    [Verse:56]
    This is the word of Allah SWT which declares the purpose of our
    existence in this earth. If we conform our existence to the purpose
    for which we are created, we can attain pure joy and happiness; but if
    we try to fulfill our soul with other than what the Creator wants for
    it, then we are filled with anxiety and sorrow.

    One Of The Highest Forms Of Service To Allah
    Is To Invite His Creation To His Oneness
    And That In Islam Is Called Da’wah.
    Da’wah In Arabic Means
    Invitation To A Feast...

    This by extension means that the person who is intending on inviting
    people to the feast must have made preparations because if he hasn’t
    prepared the banquet, he is not only going to turn his guests hungry,
    he is also going to ruin his own reputation and lose his trust.

    Another Important Factor In A Da’wah
    Is The Quality Of The Service And Preparations,
    Since This Is What Makes
    Any Feast Or Occasion Memorable.

    A person can arrange a beautiful party but if the food runs short or
    its quality is low, then the feast will be a failure. Just like this,
    da’wah to Allah requires a lot of preparation and quality. It requires
    an untarnished character with high moral and ethical credentials.

    Allah Chooses Certain People And Decorates Them
    Inside Out With The Choicest Qualities
    Until They Are Ready
    For The Noble Job Of Inviting People
    To The Creator; To His Oneness,
    And To His Obedience...

    This requires calmness of character and wisdom because, as history
    teaches us, bearing this message is not easy; it usually generates a
    lot of opposition from influential people in power, from ignorant and
    prejudice masses, and jealous competitors.

    By This Way We Can See That
    This Job Is Very Difficult Yet Very Delicate
    And Requires A Lot Of Wisdom And Quality!

    In my video sessions about Da’wah, I have emphasized the most
    important pillar to be that the person has to live the message,
    believe in it with complete conviction, and disconnect his heart from
    all except the Creator who is the owner of all quality and the one who
    will be supporting him with all means possible.


    Major Elements Of Dawah
    Today, we will talk about some of the major elements which I consider
    very important for anyone who wishes to invite others to goodness on
    personal, family, or societal level.
    THE KEY IS INNER, NOT THE OUTER

    It Is Imperative That A Da’ee
    (The One Who Invites Others To Allah)
    Focuses In Building The Main Core Of The Faith
    Inside People’s Hearts And Souls,
    And Not To Start With The Outer Part.

    He has to protect himself from being quick at making judgments based
    on the way people dress or behave—this is called the fiqh of priority.

    Example:
    When human beings commit sins or are involved in any action or
    reaction, it can be divided into two categories:
    The Sins From Outside.
    And The Sins From Within The Heart.

    Let’s examine the first sin committed on earth: Adam AS disobeyed
    Allah and ate from the tree; right away he humbled himself and went to
    Allah and asked Him SWT for forgiveness.

    Quran Chapter 20
    Surah Taha

    In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness
    appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering,
    leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow
    himself to be seduced.

    [Verse:121]
    But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him
    Guidance.

    [Verse:122]
    Allah Accepted His Repentance,
    Forgave Him, Opened For Him
    And Elevated Him To The Level Of Prophet-hood.

    On the other hand, Iblees, who was elevated to the level of angels due
    to his knowledge, plunged to the status of Satan due to his arrogance
    and jealousy. When Allah created Adam, He commanded angels to
    prostrate to him; everyone obeyed except Iblees who refused due to his
    ego and then blamed Allah SWT of tricking him.

    Quran Chapter 20
    Surah Al Araf

    He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way…

    [Verse:16]
    On one hand we see adam who upon committing sins blamed himself and
    sought forgiveness and allah swt forgave him; whereas shaytaan was
    arrogant and blamed allah which prevented him from seeking allah’s
    forgiveness...

    At This Point, I Want You To Stop And Reflect:
    Adam’s Sins Were Outer,
    And Upon Showing Humbleness And Humility
    His Sins Didn’t Mean Anything And Allah Forgave Him.
    Iblees’s Sins Were Inner, [From The Diseases Of The Heart]
    Which Caused His Destruction...

    By this way, today a lot of people worry about the way they look, the
    way they dress, and outer appearances while they ignore the inner
    reality. Prophet SAW informed us that no one will enter jannah who has
    an atom of arrogance in his heart.

    How Many Of Us Try To Get Rid Of
    The Arrogance From Our Hearts?

    How Many Of Us Are Looking To The Mistakes Of Others
    And Are Ignorant Of Our Own Mistakes To The Point
    It Is Drowning Our Hearts In The Diseases That Can Destroy Us?

    From here also, we can see that all the sins from outside are easier
    to make tawba (repent) from whereas the diseases of the heart are very
    difficult to change—sometimes the person is not even aware of their
    existence because he is so busy focusing on the outside and blaming
    others.

    If we go to Qur’an we find out that from beginning to end, it deals
    with the inner, not the outer; and if this is the case we have to set
    priority according to how Allah prioritized. This is where the
    distinction between Quran Makki and Quran Madani becomes important.

    Quran Makki Is 2/3 Of The Quran
    And Focuses On Developing The Inside—
    Your Faith And Your Relationship With The Creator...
    If This Pillar Is Strong,
    Everything Would Be Strong.

    Now your manner will be according to Qur’an, your criteria of dealing
    with others will be according to Qur’an and now you will have justice
    and good manner with everyone you deal with.


    JUSTICE
    Justice signifies justice of the eyes, ears, tongue, heart—in general
    justice in all your actions.

    This Is The Core Of Everything You Do
    And Reflects In All Your Relationships!
    Your Relationship With Allah,
    Yourself, And Other Humans.


    ELEVATION
    We have to be elevated from the state of emotion and hastiness without
    rational thinking and reflection to the level of wisdom, calmness,
    simplicity, realistic thinking, and awareness of the consequences of
    our actions.

    Meaning, How To Cast Aside Emotions
    And Deal With Situations With Wisdom, Patience,
    Compassion, Intelligence, Knowledge And Justice...


    CAUTION AGAINST EXAGGERATION
    The extreme exaggeration of looking at things or dealing with them
    with either too much love or emotion causes two major obstacles for
    us.

    It Makes Us Deny Our Thinking
    And Drowns Us In Fantasy And Fake Behavior,
    Or It Generates Hostility And Anger
    Which Leads To Hate-filled Actions
    And Reactions According To Our Emotions.

    By this way exaggeration in thinking or action can cause a lot of
    problems and prevents us from dealing with others with justice.


    HASTINESS IN SEEKING RESULTS
    Our hastiness to produce results makes us skip many steps and
    generates a lot of problems. These kind of actions are bereft of the
    blessing of Allah SWT. RasulAllah SAW has told us:

    “CONSIDERATION IS FROM ALLAH,
    AND HASTINESS IS FROM SHAYTAAN”

    If we deal with other with rahma and with the intention of benefitting
    them, we have to respect who we are talking to and address them
    according to their level. RasulAllah SAW said:

    “Talk To People According To Their Level Of Understanding.”
    Bukhari

    We cannot set agenda according to what we want and rush to bring
    people to the level of perfection; rather take them step by step until
    they develop a level of maturity and strength to the handle the next
    level of knowledge.

    A General Mistake That Some Muslims Make
    When Inviting Others[Muslim And Non-muslims]
    To Islam Is That
    They Advise Them Of Hijaab Or Halaal And Haraam
    Instead Of Focusing On Developing The Faith...

    This can result in the person becoming overwhelmed and abandoning the
    message completely. All because the da’ee couldn’t wait for the
    results and hastened the da’wah.


    TWO FATAL QUALITIES
    QUICK ANGER AND RUSHING
    These are absolutely unacceptable if you want to be an inviter. This
    condition applies to your niyyah, actions and reactions.

    These Qualities Can Destroy
    Everything From The Base,
    Even Your Niyyah.

    If the inviter has quick temper and hastiness, he will have poor
    judgment and will not be able to judge any situation with rationality
    and wisdom. In fact, he will not be able to implement any of the
    elements mentioned here.


    RESPECT OF QADR
    It Is Imperative For An Inviter
    To Respect The Condition And Situation,
    Study It According To Qur’an And Sunnah Of Allah,
    And Behave Accordingly.

    This makes it important for a Da’ee to study the Sunan of Allah so he
    will know what to expect in certain situations and conditions and how
    to deal with them. This belief and knowledge helps crystallize all the
    other elements mentioned above in his character.


    Ultimate Manner
    This leads us to the exploration of the relationship between manner
    and will-power, and the importance of dealing with things with the
    ultimate manner.

    The Ultimate Manner Is The Manner Of Allah
    According To The Teachings Of Prophet Muhammad SAW.
    Meaning The Way I Act Or React
    Has To Be Driven From
    The Attributes And Knowledge Of Allah
    And The Teachings Of Prophet Muhammad SAW...

    You have certain innate manners that you are created with, but you
    also have a will; and this will is generated from your knowledge,
    desire, and your goal. This will keeps changing as you grow and
    acquire more knowledge, as your desires and goals change etc.

    They are all linked with each other like a chain and the glue that
    holds it all together is called sidq—truthfulness. Truthfulness will
    lead you to be prepared, and always be alert to your surrounding and
    in perpetual state of questioning and learning; and this leads one to
    the pillar of talking.

    It Is Said That To Speak One Minute
    You Need 30 Minutes Of Preparation
    And To Speak One Hour,
    You Need 10 Hours Of Preparation!

    Example:
    One honorable scholar was requested to deliver an hour long speech, he
    asked for one week of preparation time; the person asked him, ok give
    me 10 minutes speech, he said you make it too difficult for me, now I
    need one month of preparation.

    Because Sincere People Think Very Thoroughly
    Before They Talk
    And They Know That This Talk Is An Amanah,
    A Trust From Allah
    For Which They Will Be Questioned...


    Transparency is the Key
    One of the traits of a believer is transparency; the need to be real,
    not fake. Don’t try to be somebody you are not. This is all the more
    important for a da’ee, someone who is not only representing Islam, but
    calling others to it. RasulAllah SAW said:

    "The Worst People In The Sight Of Allah
    On The Day Of Resurrection Will Be
    The Double Faced People
    Who Appear To Some People With One Face
    And To Other People With Another Face."
    (Sahih Bukhari)


    Eloquence Does Half the Job
    You have to think about the benefit of what you are going to say. If
    you feel it has benefit, say it; if there is no benefit, be quiet.
    Prophet Muhammad SAW said:

    “Should You Wish To Act,
    Ponder Well The Consequences.
    If Good, Carry On;
    If Not, Desist.”
    Ibn Al-mubarak

    Have a polite, wise way of talking— neither too low, nor too high,
    neither slow, nor fast; pace yourself according to your audience and
    topic. Don’t make your talk too long, keep the duration according to
    the attention span of the listener. This is justice and mercy.

    Prophet Muhammad SAW Used To Shorten The Prayers
    When Women Attended With Children
    In Order Not To Discomfort Them!


    Versatility Of Knowledge
    A da’ee is open minded and always on a look out to seek new and
    different kinds of knowledge. Versatility of knowledge and
    understanding enables him to have command of various topics, which
    helps him develop confidence and eloquence.

    Islam Is Deen, Meaning A Way Of Life;
    All The Topics Related To Life Are Part Of Islam
    And A Successful Da’ee Is One
    Who Has Knowledge Of Every Day Affairs
    As Well As Religious Knowledge.

    The more knowledgeable about life a da’ee is, the more he will hold
    sway over people and the more respect he will get. Always emphasize
    the message and repeat it.

    According to the companions of Prophet SAW, he SAW never taught them
    more than 3 to 5 verses per day. They also mentioned how Prophet SAW
    used to repeat himself sometimes up to three times in order to
    emphasize a point.

    A successful speaker has three elements:
    Substance
    Body language
    Way of addressing oneself


    A study determined that substance is of only 7% importance; body
    language is of 55% and speech is of 38% importance. What it really
    means is that if you master the body language and way of addressing
    yourself, you can win any speech.

    Don’t Speak Too Slow Or Low
    To Put People To Sleep,
    Neither Speak So Fast That
    You Lose Them...

    Make sure to break your talk into segments; the art here is which word
    or sentence you stop at and for how long—the pause shouldn’t be too
    long, or too short, just enough to give listeners time to digest your
    words.

    The Speech Should Be Delivered
    With A Clear Pronunciation In Eloquent Words!
    The Words Don’t Need To Be Sophisticated,
    Rather It Is Best To Use Simple Terminology...

    Always have evidence of what you are saying and don’t ever say things
    you are not sure of. There is no insult in saying ‘I don’t know’. If
    you give wrong answers, you lose credibility and come across as
    incompetent or a liar.


    Conclusion
    ACTIONS ARE BASED ON INTENTIONS

    This Entire Talk Is Rendered Fruitless
    If The Niyyah Is Corrupted
    And Not Purely For The Sake Of Allah Swt...


    The sign of corrupted niyyah is that the person is focused on showing
    off his actions and has different personality in front of people than
    when alone. This is called sincerity.

    A Sincere Person Will Never Give Advice To People
    That He Is Not Living Himself...

    May Allah Make Us Among Those Sincere Ones Who Make It Their Life’s
    Mission To Invite Humanity To The Pleasure Of Allah ; Those Who Seek
    Knowledge, Live It And Spread It Purely For His Sake. Ameen!





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    Iblees, who was elevated to the level of angels due
    to his knowledge, plunged to the status of Satan due to his arrogance

    and jealousy.

    we must learn from the sins of Ibless . May Allah protects us from arrogance , jealousy and disobedience .


    The sign of corrupted niyyah is that the person is focused on showing off his actions and has different personality in front of people than when alone



    that reminds of a funny story . A man was offering salat at home . He was doing it quickly . Then he heard someone opened the door and he started offering salat slowly .

    Later he saw it was a dog lol.
    Last edited by Muslim Woman; 04-25-2012 at 01:22 AM.
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    Christ will never be proud to reject to be a slave to God .....holy Quran, chapter Women , 4: 172

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    Re: The Art Of Dawah

    format_quote Originally Posted by Muslim Woman View Post






    we must learn from the sins of Ibless . May Allah protects us from arrogance , jealousy and disobedience .





    that reminds of a funny story . A man was offering salat at home . He was doing it quickly . Then he heard someone opened the door and he started offering salat slowly .

    Later he saw it was a dog lol.[/FONT]
    format_quote Originally Posted by Muslim Woman View Post
    that reminds of a funny story . A man was offering salat at home . He was doing it quickly . Then he heard someone opened the door and he started offering salat slowly .

    Later he saw it was a dog lol.



    the story is really funny. lol
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