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DA`WAH TO NON-MUSILMS
SYED RAZIUDDIN ALI
1 Why Basics?
Fundamentals,
Essentials,
Rudiments ,
ABC’s
FOUNDATION ROOTS
The SIX of the BASICS
1. Time-wise First
2. Effort-wise Easy
3. Duration-wise Quick
4. Appearance-wise Not Visible
5. Function-wise Holding the structure
6. Importance-wise Most Important
2- WHO ARE
NON-MUSLIMS?
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WHO ARE NON-MUSLIMS?
Children of Adam è means: born to the “proto-parents” (Adam & Eve), i.e.,
We are all
Brothers/sisters in humanity
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WHO ARE NON-MUSLIMS?
But IGNORANT of
You are the best community raised up for humankind ِﻛُﻨْﺘُﻢْ ﺧَﯿْﺮَ أُﻣَّﺔٍ أُﺧْﺮِﺟَﺖْ ﻟِﻠﻨَّﺎس
(3:110)
ِﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨَّﺎس
َ َوَﻛَﺬَﻟِﻚَ ﺟَﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎﻛُﻢْ أُﻣَّﺔً وَﺳَﻄًﺎ ﻟِﺘَﻜُﻮﻧُﻮا ﺷُﮭَﺪَاء
And thus We made you a justly balanced community, so that ye might be
witness before humankind … (2:143)
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WHO ARE NON-MUSLIMS?
ٌﻋﻠِﯿﻢٌ ﺧَﺒِﯿﺮ
َ َﺧﻠَﻘْﻨَﺎﻛُﻢْ ﻣِﻦْ َذﻛَﺮٍ َوأُﻧْﺜَﻰ وَﺟَ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎﻛُﻢْ ﺷُﻌُﻮﺑًﺎ وَﻗَﺒَﺎﺋِﻞَ ﻟِﺘَﻌَﺎرَﻓُﻮا إِنَّ َأﻛْ َﺮ َﻣﻜُﻢْ ﻋِﻨْﺪَ اﻟﻠَّﮫِ أَﺗْﻘَﺎﻛُﻢْ إِنَّ اﻟﻠَّﮫ
َ ﯾَﺎ أَﯾُّﮭَﺎ اﻟﻨَّﺎسُ إِﻧَّﺎ
O humankind! We created you from a single [pair] of a male and a female, and
made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may
despise each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the
most righteous of you. Surely, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (49:13)
ِﺟ َﻌﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻣِ ْﻨﻜُﻢْ ﺷِﺮْﻋَﺔً َوﻣِ ْﻨﮭَﺎﺟًﺎ َوﻟَﻮْ ﺷَﺎءَ اﻟﻠَّﮫُ ﻟَﺠَ َﻌﻠَﻜُﻢْ أُﻣَّﺔً وَاﺣِﺪَةً َوَﻟﻜِﻦْ ﻟِﯿَ ْﺒﻠُ َﻮﻛُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﻣَﺎ آﺗَﺎﻛُﻢْ ﻓَﺎﺳْﺘَﺒِﻘُﻮا اﻟْﺨَ ْﯿﺮَات
َ ٍِّﻟﻜُﻞ
To each of you have We have prescribed a law and a way. If Allah had so
willed, He would have made you a single people, but [His plan is] to test you
through that He has given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues.
(5:48)
Allah (swt) does not address Muslims exclusively, but rather the entire human race,
thus indicating universal human brotherhood, and the diversity among humans
is God-willed.
WHO ARE NON-MUSLIMS? 7
As for such [non-Muslims] who do not fight you on account of [your] faith, or drive you
forth from your homelands, Allah does not forbid you to show them kindness (also
love and respect) and to deal with them justly, for Allah loves those who act justly.
Allah only forbids you to turn in friendship towards such as fight against you because
of [your] faith and drive you forth from your homelands or aid [others] in driving you
forth. (60:8-9)
NOTE that:
The term birr (and its derivatives) are the same expressions used in the Qur’an and Hadith to
refer to one’s relationship with the parents
The term qist means “going beyond justice by giving more than what is due to others”, while the Arabic
word “`adl” refers to giving the other his or her rights, no less and no more.
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MUSLIM & NON-MUSLIM RELATIONSHIP
(41:34) ٌﺣﻤِﯿﻢ
َ ٌّوَﻻ ﺗَﺴْﺘَﻮِي اﻟْﺤَﺴَﻨَﺔُ وَﻻ اﻟﺴَّﯿِّﺌَﺔُ ادْﻓَﻊْ ﺑِﺎﻟَّﺘِﻲ ھِﻲَ أَﺣْﺴَﻦُ ﻓَﺈِذَا اﻟَّﺬِي ﺑَﯿْﻨَﻚَ وَﺑَﯿْﻨَﮫُ ﻋَﺪَاوَةٌ ﻛَﺄَﻧَّﮫُ َوﻟِﻲ
Good and evil cannot be equal. Repel [evil] with what is better; and thereupon
your enemy [may then become] as close as an old and valued friend!
The Qur’an allows a Muslim man to get married to a Christian or Jewish woman,
and marriage is the closest human relationship
(described in the Qur’an as a relationship characterized by peace, love, and compassion (30:21)).
NON-MUSLIMS ARE:
Ø NOT-YET-MUSLIMS
Ø POTENTAIL MUSLIMS
3- Some Misunderstood Notions
about Da`wah to Non-Muslims
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SOME MISUNDERSTOOD NOTIONS
About Da`wah to Non-Muslims
UNLOADING information
It is important to understand:
2 What is “Da`wah”?
The ACTIVITY
of interaction
DA`EE Addressee
The MESSAGE
to be conveyed
THE BASIC ASPECTS
of “Da`wah”
” AS AN ISLAMIC TERMدﻋﻮة “
- Allah )(41:33 وَﻣَﻦْ أَﺣْﺴَﻦُ ﻗَﻮْﻻً ﻣﱢﻤﱠﻦ دَﻋَﺎ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠﱠﮫِ
- All that is good وَﻟْﺘَﻜُﻦ ﻣﱢﻨﻜُﻢْ أُﻣﱠﺔٌ ﯾَﺪْﻋُﻮنَ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟْﺨَﯿْﺮِ
)(3:104
وَ َﯾﺄْﻣُﺮُونَ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤَﻌْﺮُوفِ وَﯾَﻨْﮭَ ْﻮنَ ﻋَﻦِ اﻟْﻤُﻨْﻜَﺮِ َوأُوﻟَ ِﺌﻚَ ھُﻢُ ا ْﻟﻤُ ْﻔﻠِﺤُﻮنَ
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NATURE OF THE TASK
a. IN TERMS OF EASE/CONVENIENCE
Ø SITUATIONAL
Ø A CONTINUOUS PROCESS