1. The document discusses various terms and definitions related to methods of Da'wah (Islamic proselytism), including Arabic terms like Manhaj, Minhaj, Uslub, and Wasilah. 2. It examines definitions of Da'wah from Islamic scholars as conveying the message and teachings of Islam, or shifting people from ignorance to knowledge. 3. The document outlines various methods and objectives of Da'wah discussed by scholars, including through words, actions, the Quran, Hadith, and experience to guide people to Islam and fulfill the duty of Muslims.

1. METHODS OF
DA’WAH
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2. Method /Manhaj/minhaj (pl. manÉhij): : a
way of doing something – order
UslËb(pl. asÉlÊb): ways, method, manner
and style
WasÊlah(pl. wasÉÒil): means, medium
 DÉÑÊ: thecaller
 MadÑË: thecalled

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 Method: It is “a way of doing something,”
or “an order,” or “an efficient habit.”
 Methodology: It is “a set of methods used
in a particular area of activity.”
 The Arabic term for method is ‫جججج‬ –
Manhaj or ‫ججججج‬ - Minhaj (pl.
‫ججججج‬ - Manahij): “Open, plain and
easy road,” or “programme.”
 The word Minhaj occurs in the Qur’an:
 ( 48(“‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬
‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫ج‬
‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ججج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬”
“To each among you We have prescribed
a law and a clear way.” (al-Maidah: 48).

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 Other Arabic words related to method(s):
 ‫ببببب‬ – Uslub (pl. Asalib) meaning
“ways, method, manner and style”,
 ‫ببببب‬ – Wasilah (pl. Wasa’il)
meaning “means, medium”.
 Method(s) of Da‘wah, hence, denotes:
1. “ways of doing Da‘wah,”
2. “ways of propagation of or inviting others to
Islam,” and
3. “ways of informing others about Islamic way
of life.”
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Literal Meaning:
• The Arabic term (‫)جججج‬ Da‘wah is a
verbal noun of the root verb () Da‘awa or ()
Da‘aa that signifies the following meanings:
• “to pray,
• to supplicate,
• to desire or require,
• to call or summon,
• to invite people to food, and
• to call to one’s aid.”
*Reference: Arabic-English Lexicon, Edward William Lane (London:
Willams & Norgate, 1863), p. 883.
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The term - Da’wah signifies:
 “A single time or act of prayer and of
imprecation ‘calling down a curse that invoke
to evil’ ( - Du‘aa’),
 the call ( - Nida’)
 the call to prayer ( - Adhan)
 a call or an invitation to Islam ( - Da’wah)
 An “invitation to food” ( - Walimah)
 Confederation to aid or assist (‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬ -
halfun)” (Lane, 1863, p. 884).
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1. ‘Abd al-Karim Zaydan (1981, p. 5) in his
Usul al-Da‘wah defines it as:
“The call to Allah, as Allah says: (‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬
‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫ج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬ ‫جج‬‫ج‬
‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬ ‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬
(‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬
:‫جججج‬ )108 ) “Say this is my way, I call on
Allah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever
follow me” (Yusuf: 108), so what is meant by
‘call to Allah’ is the call to his religion, and that
is Islam: (‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬
(‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬ ‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫ج‬‫جج‬‫)جج‬
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2. Adam ‘Abdullah al-Aluri (1988, p. 17)
in his Tarikh al-Da‘wah Ila Allah Bayna al-
Ams wal-Yawm:
•Firstly “Changing the opinion of the people
and their thinking either to ‘aqidah, which is
beneficial to them or to interest (maslahah)
which also benefits them”, and,
•Secondly “a call to save man either from
committing an error which they closely fall
into it or from misfortune which encircled
them.”
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3. Muhammad al-Ghazali (1997, p. 13) in his
Ma‘a Allah defines Islamic Da‘wah as:
“a perfect programme that consists of all required
knowledge that mankind is a need in order to know the
purpose of their life, and trace his path of life as
experienced by guided people.”
4. Al-Shaykh al-Bahi al-Khuli (1984, p. 39)
defines it as:
“Shifting the Ummah from one situation to another (i.e.
from the stage of ignorance to knowledge)”.
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5. RIDZUAN A. WU (1990, p. 53) defines
Islamic Da’wah as:
“The introduction of beliefs and teaching of
Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims. To non-
Muslims it is essentially the introduction that
there is Creator, and that life in this world is
temporary and man will face God in the
Hereafter.
… For people who believe in Islam, Da‘wah
would imply the translation of this belief into
personal, family, day to day life as well as his
social, political, economic life as whole.”
Islamic Da‘wah is also the “communication of
Islam to Muslims as well as non-Muslims.”
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6. M. MANAZIR AHSAN (1989:3-4) asserts
that:
Da‘wah is a continuous process, “a perpetual endeavor
aimed at inviting one’s own self, every Muslim and all
those who are not yet Muslims to embrace Islam
willingly and completely.”
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12. Imam Tabari: Calling people to Islam by
word and action. (Tafsir al-Tabari, 11/53)
 Ibn Taymiyyah: Calling to Allah (swt),
which includes calling people to belief in
Allah (swt) and what were sent to the
Prophets, and certifying what they
conveyed and submitting to what
commanded. (al-Fatawa, 25/157)
Ibn Faris says, da’wah is to incline
something to oneself by means of speech or
word. (nadhrah al-Na’im).

13. Al-Muqarri says, the word da’wah is used to mean
invocation, request and inclination to Allah’s bounty.
(Musbah al-Munir)
Abd al-Qarid al-Razi says, da’wah is derived from dua’
which stands for appealing something to all the people and
inspiring them to materialize it. (Mukhtar al-Sihah)
Al-Bayanuni: Conveying the message of Islam, educating
people about teachings of Islam and applying them in
practical life. (al-Madkhal Ila Ilm al-Dawah, 19)
In Encyclopedia of Islam, da‘wah is also explained as the
duty to “actively encourage fellow Muslims in the pursuance
of greater piety in all aspects of their lives.”

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It can be concluded that Islamic
Da‘wah is:
a call for people to know, then
choose, accept and practice Islam as
their way of life.
a process of reviving the Islamic ways
and its system in both, the individual
and the societal aspects of life.
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 The nature of Islamic Da‘ wah is
universal - a call addressed to all
human beings.
 It is directed to:
1. the black,
2. the white,
3. the Muslims, and
4. the non-Muslims.
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 It is not limited to a particular:
1. race,
2. color,
3. community, or
4. religion.
 Islamic Da‘wah introduces humanity to a new
order – the Islamic transcendental way of life.
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• Methods of Islamic Da‘wah are very much needed
as they enable the Muslim Caller to inform both,
Muslims and non-Muslims about the beauty of
Islam as a comprehensive way of life, which
comprehends all aspects of human life – the seen
and theunseen.
• The Prophet (a.s.w.) conveyed Islam to others in
such away. Allah (s.w.t.) says:
  

: 17)
•“And our duty is only to convey plainly (the message).”
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1. To inform people about Islamic values,
2. To make people appreciate Islam,
3. To give to people a clear understanding
of Islam,
4. To avoid chaos in society,
5. To show Islam through examples,
6. To differentiate Islam from other
religions in term of propagation.
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   )
 



(... 
:)125(
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According to ‘Abd al-Karim Zaydan
(1999, pp. 413-416):
1) The Qur’an,
2) The Prophetic Sunnah,
3) Sirah al-Salaf al-Salih (Way of Pious
Predecessors),
4) Results of Muslim scholars’ inquiry,
5) Experience.
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Ab. Aziz Mohd Zin (1991, pp. 78-
80), summarizes the sources of
Islamic Da‘wah into three:
1) The Qur’an,
2) The Sunnah, and
3) Experience.
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 Abdullah Muhammad Zin (1995, pp. 10-12)
views that the true guidance is very much
needed by every single person.
 Without it (the guidance), people will be in
the state of a great loss, i.e. they will not
know Allah (s.w.t.) and His commandments
and will not be able infuse them in their
deeds.
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The objectives of Da‘wah are:
1. to guide people to the religion of Allah
(s.w.t.),
2. to establish evidence against those who
decline from or oppose the religion,
3. to discharge the duty enjoined on every
Muslim by Allah (s.w.t.), and
4. to exalt the Word of Allah (s.w.t.) on earth.
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According to Ab. Aziz Mohd Zin (1997, pp. 29-
37) the objectives of Da‘wah are:
1. To make sure that man will know the
purpose of his life, i.e. to obey Allah (s.w.t.) by
worshipping Him alone and serve humanity.
Allah (s.w.t.) says:
(  
 
(
:)56 )
“I have only created Jinns and men, that they may
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2. To lead man to the right path, which grants him
success and the pleasure of Allah (s.w.t.). This is
done by bringing man out of the darkness to the
light of Iman:
( ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬
‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
( ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا )ننننننن:ا‬
16)
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3. To establish baldatun tayyibah (a fair land)
which is governed by a fair government:
( ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫ن (ا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫)ننن:ا‬
15)
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4. To prepare Muslims with all available
powers:
( ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ننا ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نا ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫ننا‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬
( ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا )ننننننن:ا‬60 )
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5. To attain the light of Iman:
( ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫ن (ا )ننننننن:ا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬1 )
“A. L. R. A Book which We have revealed unto thee, in order
that thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness
into light - by the permission of their Lord - to the Way of
(Him) the Exalted in power, worthy of all praise!-.” (Ibrahim:
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6. To attain the pleasure of Allah:
( ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫*ا‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫ننا‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫*ا‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
( ‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا )ننننن:ا‬28-30 )
“Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself),
and well-pleasing unto Him! * "Enter thou, then,
among My devotees! * "Yea, enter thou My
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i) Clear Message:
( ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫ن... (ا )ننننن:ا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬36 )
“And We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger,
(with the Command), ‘Worship Allah, and avoid Evil’…”
(al-Nahl: 36)
ii) Gradual Approach (tadarruj):
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iii) Easiness and simplicity:
(... ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
( ...‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫)نننننن:ا‬ ‫ا‬
185)
“… Allah intends for you ease, and He does not want to
make things difficult for you…” (al-Baqarah: 185)
iv) Merciful and friendly preaching:
( ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
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v) Giving the rationale behind certain
commandments:
For example, the prohibition of wine, gambling, etc. Allah (s.w.t.)
says:
( ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬ ‫نننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬
‫ن (ا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬ ‫)ننننننن:ا‬91 )
“Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with
intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of
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vi) Message conveyed must suit the
audience’s thinking, culture and education.
‘Ali (r.a.) said: “”
“Speak to the people according to what they
know.”
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34. 34
1. Content
2. Style of
Presentation
3. Media
4. Strategy
The Main Components of Methods of
Da‘wah

35. 35
The content of Da‘wah should:
be correct and clear,
include problems faced by the audience,
and
be according to the level of audience’s
education, culture and thinking.
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36. 36
 It must be vary according to the situation, place and
time. For instance, the method of preaching can
sometimes be:
1) soft:
( ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫ننا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫*ا‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬ ‫نا‬‫ن‬‫نن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬
‫نن (ا )نن:ا‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬‫ن‬43-44 )
"Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed
transgressed all bounds; ‘But speak to him mildly;
perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah).’” (Ta-

37. 37
2) firm (to those who adore earthly life)
)‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬ ‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا‬
‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬
‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬
‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬
:‫) ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا ا‬ ( ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬9 )
“O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you
from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their
own.” (al-Munaafiquun: 9)
3) indirect:
For example, when a youth asked permission from the Prophet
(a.s.w.) to allow himself to commit adultery. The Prophet (a.s.w.)
asked him whether he would be pleased if such thing will happen to
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40. 'the mean does not justify the objective.'

41. - employ lawful means
-It is not permissible to make use of any
mean that is forbidden in essence as a
pretext to convey the Message
- necessary to distinguish between means
that are forbidden in essence from means
that are essentially lawful but are chiefly
employed in forbidden tasks or for
forbidden purposes

43. First: the individual method; that is, to invite
the person individually if the matter pertains to
him specifically.
Second: public or mass propagation such as
in lectures or exhortations that benefit the
generality of people.

44. Third: private lessons to students each in his
specialty. This is the task of the scholars who
specialize in their disciplines.
Forth: da’wah through writing, correspondence and
authorship with guidance for those who are called.
Fifth: da’wah using modern means of
communication to advance the cause of truth. Eg.
audiovisuals and computer software such as radio,
television, video, cd, Lcd, Dvd and the Internet
(WWW, e-mail etc) and telephone (sms), fax etc.

45. -Da’wah is not by words only.
- Establishing Da'wah institutions, designing
educational programs, conducting camps with
Da'wah themes or even personal dialogue with
neighbours and work or student-mates
- Any thing that helps to establish the religion

46. - through oration, eg. e.g. Khutbas,
lessons, etc.

47. 47
 Da‘wah must be carefully conducted by
employing strategic planning and action.
 The Prophet (s.a.w.), began his Da‘wah
with his family and his Companions:
( ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬ ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا‬
( ‫ ا‬‫ ا ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬‫ ا ا‬
:‫) ا ا ا ا ا ا ا‬214 )
“And warn your tribe of near kindred.” (al-
Shu‘araa’: 214).
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 The Prophet’s Da‘wah was conducted stage
by stage, i.e., secretly then openly.
 Choosing the correct audience. You have
to study the audience before you
communicate with them.
 The migration. A Muslim must use
migration as a means of promoting Islamic
tenets.
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