the Meaning of Da’wah in Islam.

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Major religions or philosophies all require their message to spread in some way, Islam is no exception to the rule. Christians send off missionaries around the world to spread the word of Jesus. Buddhists send monks to expand the teachings of Buddha. Dawah translated to “invitation” in English, but it goes further than just inviting people to practice Islam. Dawah involves a Muslim inviting someone who doesn’t practice Islam, into their home for a meal, or to be generally hospitable to them before engaging in a conversation about Islam. Within Islam, Dawah could be more closely related to giving good advice to fellow practitioners on how to live more closely to the teachings of the Quran. The idea is that before you talk about why that person should practice Islam, you show compassion and kindness to your fellow human. Muslims believe it is not their job to try and convert people to Islam since the fate of each person is in Allah’s hands, Dawah is more like a push in the right direction. When engaging in Dawah, Muslims do their best to promote the true peace of Islam and clear up any misconceptions someone might have, and find common ground when addressing those topics. So, to bring it back to my initial example, instead of a missionary knocking on your door to talk about religion, Dawah is more like inviting people closer to you and talking about Islam through more of a hospitality mindset. An article from Learn Religions states the Quran instructs believers to: “Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious. For your Lord knows best who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance” (16:125).

P.S. the YouTube video was really helpful in wrapping my brain around Dawah and is worth the watch its only a couple minutes long.

Resources:

Huda. (n.d.). What Does Da’wah Mean for Muslims? Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/the-meaning-of-dawah-in-islam-2004196.

NAKcollection. (2016, June 18). What is Dawah? | illustrated | Nouman Ali Khan | Subtitled. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKWwdk4cThU.

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Class: Religion Class

You are writing a reply to forum posts made by my classmates.

2 replies. 200-words in each reply.

The main forum post[1] is at the bottom.

What you are replying to:

First reply:

Major religions or philosophies all require their message to spread in some way, Islam is no exception to the rule. Christians send off missionaries around the world to spread the word of Jesus. Buddhists send monks to expand the teachings of Buddha. Dawah translated to “invitation” in English, but it goes further than just inviting people to practice Islam. Dawah involves a Muslim inviting someone who doesn’t practice Islam, into their home for a meal, or to be generally hospitable to them before engaging in a conversation about Islam. Within Islam, Dawah could be more closely related to giving good advice to fellow practitioners on how to live more closely to the teachings of the Quran. The idea is that before you talk about why that person should practice Islam, you show compassion and kindness to your fellow human. Muslims believe it is not their job to try and convert people to Islam since the fate of each person is in Allah’s hands, Dawah is more like a push in the right direction. When engaging in Dawah, Muslims do their best to promote the true peace of Islam and clear up any misconceptions someone might have, and find common ground when addressing those topics. So, to bring it back to my initial example, instead of a missionary knocking on your door to talk about religion, Dawah is more like inviting people closer to you and talking about Islam through more of a hospitality mindset. An article from Learn Religions states the Quran instructs believers to: “Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious. For your Lord knows best who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance” (16:125).

P.S. the YouTube video was really helpful in wrapping my brain around Dawah and is worth the watch its only a couple minutes long.

Resources:

Huda. (n.d.). What Does Da’wah Mean for Muslims? Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/the-meaning-of-dawah-in-islam-2004196.

NAKcollection. (2016, June 18). What is Dawah? | illustrated | Nouman Ali Khan | Subtitled. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKWwdk4cThU.

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