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"Methodology of Dawah Elallah In American Perspective"
by Shamim A Siddiqi
Ramadan 23, 1409 H /April 2, 1989
New York
Copyright 1989 The Forum For Islamic Work
141pp
p.120
Here in the educational institution, the teacher should be the top target. They are free, they have the time and they exert a lot of influence upon the students. If they are convinced about Islam as a way of life, they can motivate their students to that effect in great numbers.
x. Through TV/Radio
TV and radio have assumed an importance of great magnitude in the present world of telecommunication. They are the predominant means of mass publicity and offer an easy means to reach everybody's living room (without appointment) at his leisure.
p.121
xi. Through Organizing Seminars, Symposiums An Conferences
The I.M.O.A. will organize and arrange for seminars, symposiums and national and international conferences on various issues that this country and human civilization are facing. It will invite learned Muslim and non-Muslim scholars from within and outside the country to speak and discus about the issues.
All man-made Isms have been tried but they have miserably failed to give solace to mankind, rather they have multiplied the human problems manifold. Islam is now the only way of life left for mankind to adopt, practice in its totality and reap the harvest of its blessings in every walk of life.
pp.121-122
a. To serve as the coordinating place for all Dawah activities.
b. To display the literature for sale and for distribution among the masses.
c. To acquire a good reference library in English, Arabic and Spanish.
d. To accommodate a sales department for the contactees and others to come and purchase books recommended by the Da'ee or by his own choice.
e. To use it as a meeting place for interested brothers/sisters who want to exchange views and learn about Islam.
f. To serve as a place for worker's meetings, training Tarbiyah) classes, small open Dawah or group meetings daily prayers, and entertaining guests, etc.
g. To serve as a mail receiving and dispatching office.
h. To attend telephone calls, to make appointments for Da'ee to visit at the appointed place/time or see appointees in the Dawah office.
p.124
i. To Present With Hikmah
ii. To Find Out The Common Denominator
iii. To Deal With People In Refined Manner
iv. To Speak Gently
A Da'ee should speak gently in a soft-spoken manner in the way Allah (SWT) ordained Moses to speak to the Pharaoh.
p.125
"And speak unto him a gentle word (mildly) that per chance he may heed or fear." (H.Q. 20:44)
v. Respectability In Presentation
Present the message in a respectable manner with dignity and patience.
"So have patience (O Muhammad)! Allah's promise is the very truth, and let not those who have no certainty (lack faith) make thee impatient." (H.Q. 30:60)
vi. No Forceful Conversion
Neither force nor any coercive method is to be applied while presenting Dawah to non-Muslims.
"There is no compulsion and coercion in Islam. The right thing has been made distinct from the ignorance.” (H.Q.2:256)
vii. Forgiveness Is The Best Virtue
viii. Opportunities To Enemies In Understanding Islam
p.126
ix. Treating Bad Deeds With Good Behavior
x. Moderation In Delivering The Message
xi. Clarity In Delivering The Message
xii. The Message Should Be Of Hope
xiii. Prayers (Du'A) For The Contactee
pp.127-128
xiv. Other Considerations In Dawah
i. A Da'ee must listen to the contactee silently and attentively and respond only when he is finished.
ii. The Da'ee should be audible and imaginative in his presentation.
iii. Nothing personal should come in the way.
iv. He should take notes of the important points of the arguments put forth by the person sitting before him. He should then discuss them point by point.
v. He should try to start his arguments from the point common to both. The synopsis of the arguments of the contactee will enable the Da'ee to understand the mind of his addressee. He will be able to diagnose both his shortcomings and qualities better. He should appreciate the beauties of his approach/arguments/logic and politely sidetrack his shortcomings by putting the positive side in the forefront.
vi. Time consciousness should be one of the prominent qualities of the Da'ee. He should value the time of both sides. He should always be punctual, courteous and magnanimous in manners that matter a lot when the Da'ee comes in contact with people on a large scale and every day.
pp.136-137
(Munkar).
1. "LOVE AT HOME AND ONLY WITH WIVES AFTER MARRIAGE."
2. "WOMEN, DON'T MAKE YOURSELVES CHEAP FOR MEN."
3. "ALCOHOLISM IS THE MOTHER OF ALL EVILS PLEASE ABSTAIN FROM IT."
4. "YOU BREAK UP YOUR FAMILY, YOU DESTROY YOUR COUNTRY."
5. "HOMOSEXUALITY- A SIN, A CRIME AGAINST SELF, FAMILY AND SOCIETY."
6. "DON'T BE A SLAVE TO YOUR PHYSICAL URGES. BE THEIR MASTER. HOW? FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE FROM YOUR CREATOR."
7. "SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL SOCIAL EVILS."
8. "INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM IS ABUSED BY INDIVIDUALS, TV, RADIO, AND THE MEDIA. THEY ARE DISMANTLING OUR MORAL VALUES IN A CONSPIRACY AGAINST SOCIETY. LET US BREAK THE HANDS OF OUR COMMON ENEMY."
9. "BOYCOTT PRODUCERS/MANUFACTURERS WHO DISPLAY NUDITY AS A PART OF THEIR ADS."
10. "COMMERCIAL ADS ON TV AND PUBLIC PLACES PROMOTE MORE PRONOGRAPHY THAN FILMS AND MAGAZINES." –LET US STOP IT
p.138
In 1982, I went around the world and visited many countries, with the sole objective of finding out the place where an effective Islamic Movement could be developed in the present context of the world in order to make Allah's Deen dominant somewhere on this earth.
I came to the conclusion that America is the most suitable place in the Western hemisphere for that glorious end to be started.
p.140
Basically, a Muslim is always an optimist. I am more than sure that if the motivated brothers and sisters move the caravan of the Islamic Movement in the right direction with the requisite amount of zeal and enthusiasm, the enlightened force of the Muslim community of America will be, Insha Allah, behind it.
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