Eighty Ways To Give Dawah

Eighty Ways To Give Dawah        
Written by Dr Bilal Philips     
Sunday, 30 July 2006  
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Eighty Ways To Give Dawah (part 1)

Since people are often at a loss as to how they should go about giving da?ah, and use their ignorance as an excuse not to do anything, the following list of more than eighty suggestions have been compiled from among the many possible ways to give da?ah in order to make the way easier:

All praise is due to Allaah who expressed the highest praise for the ?aller? to his religion saying:

?nd who is better in speech than one who calls to Allaah and works righteousness and says: ?urely I am of the Muslims.? ?(41: 33).

And may Allaah? peace and blessings be on Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam), the role model, who said:

?hoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to that of one who follows it.? (Sahih Muslim, vol. 3, p. 1050, no. 4665.)

Muslims know that Allaah is the one who honored them with the religion of Islaam and made them responsible for fulfilling the trust of spreading it. Furthermore, they know that they will be asked about this responsibility, as Allaah says:

?his is a reminder to you and your people and you will be asked (questioned).? (43: 44)

They also know that if they fulfill this trust and become a reason for the guidance of others to Almighty Allaah, they will receive a reward greater than they can possibly imagine, as the Almighty said:

?ay: Let them rejoice in Allaah? grace and mercy, for it is better than what they accumulate.? (10: 58)

And the Prophet (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) said,

?or Allaah to guide someone by your hand is better for you than anything this world contains.? (Sahih Al Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 156-7, no. 253.)

It is from Allaah? grace upon us in these times that there are many ways to give da?ah (calling to Islaam) and sufficient opportunities for everyone to participate and benefit from its great rewards. One who calls to Islaam is obliged to choose the most suitable way for those whom he or she calls. Furthermore, the caller has to vary these methods according to the particular circumstances he finds himself in, as Prophet Noah and the prophets before him did.

The responsibility of the caller is to be aware of the various forms of invitation in order to facilitate his work. The caller should direct his invitation to everyone, including his immediate family, relatives, servants, guests, neighbors, colleagues and his friends. He should also be aware of the various locations where the invitation can be given like mosques, prayer halls, schools, hospitals, prisons, parks, beaches and recreational areas, Hajj tents, hotels, residences, airports, bus stations, banquet halls, shopping centers, market places, barbershops, public buses, offices, lunch rooms, cafeterias, and restaurants; and  Places where new comers to the country frequent such as passport offices, duty free shopping areas, immigration offices, post offices, traffic police offices, police stations, tourist bureau, information counters in the various governmental departments and embassies.

Cooperation in da?ah is also important as there are many others striving to give the invitation whose skills and experience may benefit you and yours may benefit them. Learning from their experiences will help you to be more creative and upgrade your knowledge and da?ah skills. Consequently, the caller should eagerly encourage others to collaborate with others in da?ah and to give their utmost in serving the religion, whether they are from his family or not. Futhermore, he or she should utilize a variety of da?ah materials and advertisements to recruit others to this noble cause by jointly printing books, pamphlets, and brochures, as well as copying tapes, CDs, video tapes, etc. and distributing them as widely as possible within his or her circle of friends as well as outside of the circle.

Sincepeople are often at a loss as to how they should go about giving da?ah, and use their ignorance as an excuse not to do anything, the following list of more than eighty suggestions have been compiled from among the many possible ways to give da?ah in order to make the way easier:

Link: http://www.bilalphilips.com/inde ... =150&Itemid=107

Eighty Ways To Give Dawah  (Part 2)      
Written by Dr Bilal Philips     
Sunday, 30 July 2006  


At Home:

Household library. Prepare a collection of books, magazines and tapes according to what is suitable for the various age groups (with consideration of what are suitable for all the members of the family).

Posters. Make a bulletin board for the home on which announcements for Islaamic lectures and events can be posted in order to remind the family of important events and lectures.

Family lessons. Read from a book, listen to a tape or memorize a portion from the Qur?an and hadeeth together as a group.

Family Competitions. Engage family members in Islaamic competitions and maybe the prize is writing the winner? name on the honor roll in the house).

Family Magazine. Create a family magazine by having family members participate writing essays or in cutting articles and pictures related to Islaam from the magazines and newspapers which you bring home.

Participation in Islaamic Social Work. Have your brother or son accompany you to the prayers, lectures or to visit a sick person or a scholar or the offices of Da?ah.

Righteous Acts in Public. Do some righteous acts in front of the family, such as prayer, reading Qur?an and giving charity, as an example for them to learn from.


At the Mosque:

Participation in the Wall Magazine. In most mosques there are bulletin boards at the back with announcements and Islaamic posters. Contribute articles to the board and purchase beneficial and informative posters for it.

Development of the Mosque? Facilities and Programs. Participate in developing the mosque? Da?ah facilities and activities such as its library, Qur?an memorization classes and its contribution? box.

Providing Books and Tapes. Collect good books, booklets, pamphlets and tapes from Islaamic charitable organizations and put them in various locations in the mosque. For example, it is possible to place the literature in the Qur?an shelves and in particular the Qur?anic commentaries and their translations in different languages.

Advertisement for Mosque? Programs. Announce the topics and timings for new lectures and classes in the mosque and post advertisements for them on the bulletin boards and on the doors of the mosque.

Lectures. Invite a good lecturers known to you to give lectures at the mosque or contact organizations like the Awqaaf or other Da?ah organizations to provide lecturers for your local mosque on a regular basis.

Translation of Friday Khutbah. Arrange with the Awqaaf for the translation of the Friday sermon into the languages of the majority of those who attend Jumu?h in your local mosque.

Mosque Committee. Participation in the mosque? committee which organizes the mosque? Da?ah programs and its social activities.

Eighty Ways To Give Dawah (Part 3)
Written by Dr Bilal Philips     
Sunday, 30 July 2006  


At School:

Morning Assembly. Help to prepare da?ah oriented material for the morning assembly and the school? morning broadcast.
Bulletin Boards. Prepare attractive posters advertising internal extra curricular activities as well as external Islaamic lectures and classes for the various bulletin boards around the school.
Drama Activities. Participate in the drama activity in the school by developing Islaamic plays and themes.
Lectures. Arrange for the visits of various speakers and callers to the school. Focus on open forums in which students are able to ask the questions which are most important to them, thereby making Islaam seem more relevant.
Competitions. Organize Islaamic and academic educational competitions between the students and schools and distribute Islaamic prizes. Use such occasions as a means to talk about the importance and responsibility of da?ah.
Facilitating Student Input. Collect students? suggestions and complaints and present them to the school authorities. Give full support to student opinions on important issues, especially those related to Islaam.
Islaamic Library. Help the Islamic studies department to develop a strong and varied section for Islaam in the school? general library. Focus on Islaamic novels and stories of the Companions and others.
Exhibitions and Expositions. Participate in book and tape exhibitions or anti-drug expositions, etc. which are officially organized by the school.
Islaamic Week. Request that the school dedicate a week annually to Islaamic exhibitions, displays, posters, artifacts, videos, books and tapes.
Summer Holidays. Introduce Islaamic content in the summer vacation activities of the school.

At the Work Place:

Da?ah Posters. Put up Da?ah posters and announcements for Islaamic events on the office? bulletin boards.
Your Desk. Keep Da?ah material on your desk at all times, among your books, in a rack as well as on your own bulletin board.
Tape Distribution. Distribute tapes of recent lectures relevant to co-workers. Especially those with catchy titles that address materialism.
Invitations. Invite interested co-workers to lectures and other Islamic events, as well as to visit Islaamic da?ah offices.
Congregational Prayer. Establish congregational prayer in the office or invite co-workers to accompany you to the nearby mosque.
Islaamic Socialization. Organize social gatherings and invite Islamic propagators to join you as informal guests.
Open Discussions. Encourage Islamic discussions during lunch and tea breaks.
Islaamic Projects. Gather other active Muslims in the office to initiate Islamic charitable projects on your job.
The Islaamic Example. Do your job to the best of your ability at all times as a good Islamic example to your co-workers.

Gravedigger

U must be a fan of Dr.Bilal Phillip. Anyway who is he?? Is he a Negro?

He is a Muslim and a brother to muslims.

Yes, in the simplest sense: Posting from his site or listening to his lecture's does not make a fan specific to anyone, as I listen to other lecture's from other scholar's.

[ Last edited by  Druss at 15-12-2006 03:04 PM ]

Gravedigger

The salafees labelled him as a deviant although he was graduated from the University of Madinah. Why??

Originally posted by Gravedigger at 16-12-2006 10:18 PM
The salafees labelled him as a deviant although he was graduated from the University of Madinah. Why??

As far as I am aware he is not deviant. One might be caught up in the power of rumour.

Also one must be aware if he made error's that one is also aware of the corrections. It might be he made a mistake (a mistake he now does not hold) and people are using this mistake as basis of attack. So please refrain from attacking and spreading rumour as far as I am aware he is good.

I am also try to follow the way of the salaf.

[ Last edited by  Druss at 17-12-2006 03:24 AM ]

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