Your experience in giving da'wah...

[glo]

ps: suppose u had a child who doesnt know what fire feels like, so he decides to jump in there, would you just tell him 'about ur feelings of what fire is like, and hwo harmful it is' without taking the extra step of persuading him and physically stopping him from jumping in if he remains stubborn :?

all the best

That comparison doesn't quite follow, lol.

Of course it would be your responsibility to prevent a child from coming to harm, but it is not your responsibility to choose somebody else's religion for them:

Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And God heareth and knoweth all things. (Surah 2 Verse 256)

peace

 

[lolwatever]

Heya Glo,

ofcourse we can't impose religions on people because whilst their mouth might pretend to agree, their hearts won't if they're not convinced. And Allah doesn't accept a belief that's uttered by mouth but not believed in the heart.

What i am saying is, it's our duty to persuade and convince people about our religion, so that they agree and choose the right path for themselves whole heartedly

take care all the best

 

[glo]

Heya glo

well Muslim's want the best for everyone, just telling people about our faith and not encourage them to follow is like 'well i dont mind if u go to hell, just thought i tell u about my path to go jannah'

Actually, i think that's exactly what daway should be!
But that doesn't mean that you do not care about the non-believer. It just means that you cannot make the choice for them. Whether they will open their heart ot the Lord and submit to him, is their decision not yours.

the prophets do more than just talk, part of dawah, and even teaching is to persuade and convince, not only just beat around the bush

Of course.
But you are not a prophet, and neither is anybody else walking this earth today.
Some are called to teach and preach - but not everybody has that calling.

Peace

 

[glo]

What i am saying is, it's our duty to persuade and convince people about our religion, so that they agree and choose the right path for themselves whole heartedly

From a Christian perspective I cannot agree with that.
Only God's spirit can convict people. He may use us as instruments in that process, but it is neither our argument (however eloquent and well-presented it may be) nor our action (however humble and reverent) that draws people to God. Only God himself does.

Just my own understanding ...

Peace

 

[lolwatever]

Actually, i think that's exactly what daway should be!
But that doesn't mean that you do not care about the non-believer. It just means that you cannot make the choice for them. Whether they will open their heart ot the Lord and submit to him, is their decision not yours.

Ofcourse it's their decision not ours, no doubt, but put it this way, on day of judgement just imagine the scene where a disbeliever is raging at me for not debating him and putting enough effort to convince him?

It's xactly like the situation where some parents don't force their kids to study and only talk to them about 'the benefits of studying', the kid doesn't giv a stuff, but when his final results come out he's like :raging: that his parents didn't pressure him enough to study. In the short term forcing the kid may have been sour, but in the long term he'll be :statisfie

when it comes to religion, we can't force, but we can persuade and do our best to convince them, rather than merely talking about our beliefs in a non-persuasive manner

Of course.
But you are not a prophet, and neither is anybody else walking this earth today.
Some are called to teach and preach - but not everybody has that calling.

Peace

Allah told us that he made the prophets humans like us so we can take them as role models and follow them, they make mistakes like we do, and get depressed the way we do, that's why they're the best examples for us to follow and do what htey did

take care all the best

 

[snakelegs]

she seems like quite a good person, a good kafir (if there's such a thing).

rumour has it that they do exist.
;D ;D :giggling: ;D ;D
:hiding:

 

[lolwatever]

From a Christian perspective I cannot agree with that.
Only God's spirit can convict people. He may use us as instruments in that process, but it is neither our argument (however eloquent and well-presented it may be) nor our action (however humble and reverent) that draws people to God. Only God himself does.

Just my own understanding ...

Peace

exactly, at the end of the day Allah guide whom he wills. But part of the responsibility he gave us on earth is to enjoin good and forbid evil, and do what's in the best interest of mankind.

Our job is to obey Allah when he tells us to advise and enjoin good, the results are in his hands, not ours but we have to do the task in the best form possible, which means we do our best to convince in the best and most persuasive manner possible

allt he best!

 

[glo]

exactly, at the end of the day Allah guide whom he wills. But part of the responsibility he gave us on earth is to enjoin good and forbid evil, and do what's in the best interest of mankind.

Our job is to obey Allah when he tells us to advise and enjoin good, the results are in his hands, not ours but we have to do the task in the best form possible, which means we do our best to convince in the best and most persuasive manner possible

allt he best!

I am sure we are agreeing in this matter, lolwhatever ... we are just agreeing ... ermm ... differently! :giggling:

peace

 

[Malaikah]

Then there was this other girl with her who was just talking the most absurd stuff like 'doesn't the Bible say Adam and eve covered just their private parts, i.e. his thing and her things. with leaves' I was like thinking 'Learn your bible aint nowhere say what part of the body adam and eve covered and if they covered it with leaves thats just pictures of artists, and she telling me all this stuf about how religions are all true.

LOL! Either way, they were husband and wife!!! :rollseyes

I cant say I've really given real dawah, but I've had some friends at uni ask me some stuff. Like at the end of ramadan I had in my msn nick "Bye bye Ramadan, see you next year", and one girl asked me later at uni who is Ramadan. ;D So I explained to her, and I've also explained to her about hijab (she thought we wear it cos we are bold! ;D) and about halal food and how we dont drink alcohol.

 

[lolwatever]

LOL! Either way, they were husband and wife!!! :rollseyes

I cant say I've really given real dawah, but I've had some friends at uni ask me some stuff. Like at the end of ramadan I had in my msn nick "Bye bye Ramadan, see you next year", and one girl asked me later at uni who is Ramadan. ;D So I explained to her, and I've also explained to her about hijab (she thought we wear it cos we are bold! ;D) and about halal food and how we dont drink alcohol.

:lol: the invisible dude

 

[Woodrow]

It is possible to pound any size nail into a person's head if you use a heavy enough hammer.

However, to place love of Allah(swt) into a person's heart it is usually best to use the lightest touch possible.

Some people can do that with just a single word in the right tone and others can not, no matter how loud they explain the Beauty of the Qur'an.

We each have different gifts. It is through the proper use of the gifts we have that we can show our genuine love for Allah(swt) and encourage another person to seek the same for themselves.

 

[Umar001]

LOL! Either way, they were husband and wife!!! :rollseyes

I cant say I've really given real dawah, but I've had some friends at uni ask me some stuff. Like at the end of ramadan I had in my msn nick "Bye bye Ramadan, see you next year", and one girl asked me later at uni who is Ramadan. ;D So I explained to her, and I've also explained to her about hijab (she thought we wear it cos we are bold! ;D) and about halal food and how we dont drink alcohol.

:uuh:

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I knew that :happy: