Dawah, or inviting others to Islam, is an important religious duty in Islam according to numerous Quranic verses and hadiths. The Quran and hadiths establish that Islam is the perfect and complete religion, that prophets including Muhammad (peace be upon him) were sent to guide people to truth, and that following any religion other than Islam will lead to failure. Numerous hadiths also emphasize that dawah was the way of Muhammad and all Muslims, and that even successfully inviting one person makes contributing to dawah rewarding. The verses and hadiths collectively show that dawah should be done with wisdom, mercy, and in the best manner possible.

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2. Why Dawah?
 Al-Maida, 5:3- Perfect and complete religion
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 This day have I perfected for you your religion and
completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam
as a religion

3. Why Dawah?
 Al-Baqara, 2:213-Allah has guided
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.
 [Shakir 2:213] (All) people are a single nation; so Allah raised
prophets as bearers of good news and as warners, and He
revealed with them the Book with truth, that it might judge
between people in that in which they differed; and none but the
very people who were given it differed about it after clear
arguments had come to them, revolting among themselves; so
Allah has guided by His will those who believe to the truth about
which they differed and Allah guides whom He pleases to the
right path.

4. Why Dawah?
 Al-Imran, 3:85-The only acceptable religion
.
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 [Shakir 3:85] And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it
shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be
one of the losers.
 Al-Nahl, 16:125-Dawah is a commandment
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 [Shakir 16:125] Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and
goodly exhortation, and have disputations with them in the best
manner; surely your Lord best knows those who go astray from
His path, and He knows best those who follow the right way.

5. Why Dawah?
 Al-Ahzaab, 33:40-Muhammad (sww) is last messenger
.
 [Shakir 33:40] Muhammad is not the father of any of your
men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Last of the
prophets; and Allah is cognizant of all things.
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 Al-Anbiyaa, 21:107-He (sww) was sent as a mercy for all
.
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 [Shakir 21:107] And We have not sent you but as a mercy to
the worlds.

6. Why Dawah?
 Al-Ahzaab, 33:45-46-Dawah is the sunnah of
Muhammad (sww)
.
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 [Shakir 33:45] O Prophet! surely We have sent you as a
witness, and as a bearer of good news and as a warner,
.
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 [Shakir 33:46] And as one inviting to Allah by His
permission, and as a light-giving torch.

7. Why Dawah?
 Yusuf, 12:108-Dawah is also the way of all Muslims
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 [Shakir 12:108] Say: This is my way: I call to Allah, I
and those who follow me being certain, and glory be to
Allah, and I am not one of the polytheists.

8. Why Dawah?
 Al-Imran, 3:110-Dawah is the best to serve Allah
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 [Shakir 3:110] You are the best of the nations raised up for
(the benefit of) men; you enjoin what is right and forbid
the wrong and believe in Allah; and if the followers of the
Book had believed it would have been better for them; of
them (some) are believers and most of them are
transgressors.

9. Why Dawah?
 Fuzzilat, 41:33-The best of the speeches
.
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 [Shakir 41:33] And who speaks better than he who
calls to Allah while he himself does good, and says: I
am surely of those who submit?

10. Why Dawah?
 Abdullah bin Masud (ra) narrated that Allah's
Messenger (sww) said: Do not wish to be like anybody
except in two cases: The case of a man whom Allah has
given wealth and he spends it in the right way; and
that of a man whom Allah has given religious wisdom
(Quran and Sunnah); and he gives his verdicts
according to it and teaches it to others. (Bukhari,
Volume 9, Book 89, Number 255).

11. Why Dawah?
 Al-Imran, 3:104-There should be a group. Daiyee will
be successful

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 [Shakir 3:104] And from among you there should be a
party who invite to good and enjoin what is right and
forbid the wrong, and these it is that shall be
successful.
.

12. Why Dawah?
 Az-zumar, 39:33-35-The worst of Daiyees’ will be removed
.
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 [Shakir 39:33] And he who brings the truth and (he who)
accepts it as the truth-- these are they that guard (against
evil).
.
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 [Shakir 39:34] They shall have with their Lord what they
please; that is the reward of the doers of good;
.
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 [Shakir 39:35] So that Allah will do away with the worst of
what they did and give them their reward for the best of
what they do.

13. Why Dawah?
 Even one person accept Dawah, that is a great success
 Sahl bin Sad (ra) narrated that Allah's Messenger (sww)
said: Be patient till you face them (the infidels) and invite
them to Islam and inform them of what Allah has enjoined
upon them. By Allah! If a single person embraces Islam at
your hands (through you) that will be better for you than
the red camels, Bukhari, 4/192 and 5/51.
 Abu Masud Al-Ansri (ra) narrated that Allah's Messenger
(sww) said: One who guides to something good has a
reward similar to that of its doer, (Muslim 1893).

14. Why Dawah?
 Contribution in Dawah has reward of manifold
 Khuraym bin Fatik (ra) narrated that Allah's
Messenger (sww) said: If anyone makes a contribution
towards Allah's path, 700 times as much will be
recorded to his credit. (Tirmidhi. Nasai).

15. Why Dawah?
 At-Tauba, 9:71-Dawah is religious duty

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 [Shakir 9:71] And (as for) the believing men and the
believing women, they are guardians of each other;
they enjoin good and forbid evil and keep up prayer
and pay the poor-rate, and obey Allah and His
Messenger; (as for) these, Allah will show mercy to
them; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.

16. Why Dawah?
 Dawah does not have to be voluminous
 Abdullah bin Arnr (ra) narrated that the Prophet (sww)
said: Convey (my teachings) to the people even if it were a
single sentence. (Bukhari, Vol.4, Hadith 667).
 Abu Said Al-Khudri (ra) narrated: I heard Allah's
Messenger (sww) as saying: He who amongst you sees
something abominable should modify it with his hand; and
if he has not enough strength to do it, then he should do it
with his tongue; and if he has not enough strength to do it,
then he should abhor it from his heart and that is the least
of faith. (Muslim, book 1, faith, Hadith no. 0079).

17. Why Dawah?
 Daiyee Maturity
Daiyee
Experience
Training
Fikr
Knowledge
Sacrifice
Pacience
Dua

18. Bibliography
 http://Quran.al-islam.org
 Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 89, Number 255:
 Bukhari, 4/192 and 5/51
 Bukhari, Vol.4, Hadith 667).
 (Muslim, book 1, faith, hadith no 0079).