RKUD3030:Methods of Da'wah

METHODS OF DAWAH

(RKUD3030)

Mohd Noh Abdul Jalil Department of Usuluddin & Comparative Religion, Kuliyyah of Islamic

Revealed Knowledge & Human Sciences, IIUM. mohdnoh@iium.edu.my rkud3030@gmail.com

Phone no. : +60361966137

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i. Definition: Methods, manhaj, uslub and wasilah

Method : a way of doing something order efficient habit

Methodology: a set of methods used in a particular area of activity

Manhaj/minhaj (manahij pl.): open, plain and easy road; programme

Uslub: ways, method, manner and style

Wasilah (wasail-pl.): means, medium

Methods of dawah: ways of doing dawah ie. ways of propagation of Islam

1. Its Nature, Need and Importance

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ii. The nature of Methods of Dawah

the contents : Islam (3:19)

the caller : Daei (33:45)

the called : Madu (34:28)

methods : Manahij/asalib/wasail (16:125)

(hikmah, good advise, debate in gracious manner)

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iii. The Needs of Methods of Dawah

Islam is a great and sacred religion

Its beauty can only be understood through calling/inviting/informing others about Islam with clear and informative methods

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) conveys Islam to others in such a way (36:17)

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iv. The Importance of Methods of Dawah

Allah himself prescribed them (16:125)

To make people understand clearly about Islam

To make people appreciate Islam

To show Islam through example ( )

To differentiate between Islam and other religions in terms of propagation different methods adopted in propagating the religion

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2. Islamic Dawah: Definition and Its

Relation to Other Disciplines

i) Definition of Islamic Dawah

Literal Technical

Dawah :

i. A single time or act of prayer (dua)

ii. The call (nida)

iii. the call to prayer (adhan)

iv. a call or an invitation to Islam

v. an invitation to food (walimah)

Literal

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Dr. Abdul Karim Zaidan (Usul al-Dawah, 1981:5)

the call to Allah (12:108) ie. the call to His religion, Islam (3:19) which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)

Adam Abdullah al-Aluri (Tarikh al-Dawah ila Allah bayn al-Ams wa al-Yawm, 1988:17)

Changing the opinion of the people and their thinking either to aqidah which is beneficial to them or to interest (maslahah) which is also benefits them

A call to save man either from committing an error which they closely fall into it or from misfortune which encircled them

Technical

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Muhammad al-Ghazali (Maa Allah, 1997:13)

a perfect programme consists of all required knowledge that mankind is in need in order to know the purpose of their life and trace his path of life as experienced by guided people

Al-Shaykh al-Bahi al-Khuli (1984:39)

shifting the ummah from one situation to another (ie. from the stage of ignorance to knowledge)

Ridzuan A. Wu (1990:53)

the communication of Islam to Muslims as well as non-Muslims

Islamic Dawah is a call for people to know, to accept and to practice Islam as the way of life. It is also a process of reviving

the Islamic ways and its system in society

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ii) Islamic Dawah and Its Relation to Human Sciences (Communication and Psychology)

Dawah methods are connected to the discipline of human sciences especially those aim to influence society

a. Dawah and Communication (20:25-28) (28:34) (50:18)

3 important things to understand

i) the relationship between daie and madu

ii) the content of teaching i.e ,message which is going to be communicated

iii) methods used in communicating the message

Definition: the exchange of meaning between two individuals through a common system of symbols (Brittanica Encyclopedia)

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Types of communication:

non-vocal

vocal

mass communication

Dawah is a communication in Islam

In addition, dawah is more specific in its message and aim

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b. Dawah and Psychology

The understanding of psychology (the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context; the mental characteristics or attitude of a person; the mental factors governing a situation or activity)

Objectives:

exposure to the human behavior

understanding the human behavior

influence to the human behavior

The success of a dawah activity depends very much on how

we can convince others with our message

Adopting gradual approach in dawah

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3. Sources of the Science of Dawah Dr. Abdul Karim Zaidan :

i) The Quran

ii) The Sunnah

iii) Sirah al-Salaf al-Saleh

iv) Result of Muslim scholars inquiry

v) Experience