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and Purposes
2.Methods
3.Development
Dawah
4.Basic Technical Terms in the Science of Dawah
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OBJECTIVES AND
PURPOSES
Abdullah
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According to Ab. Aziz Mohd Zin (1997, pp. 29-37)
the objectives of Dawah are:
1. To make sure that man will know his purpose
of his life, i.e. to obey Allah (s.w.t.) by
worshipping Him alone and serve humanity. Allah
(s.w.t.) says:
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There was, for Saba, afore-time, a Sign in their homeland, two Gardens to the right and to the left. Eat of
the Sustenance (provided) by your Lord, and be
grateful to Him: a territory fair and happy, and6 a
Lord Oft-Forgiving! (Saba: 15)
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To prepare Muslims with all available powers:
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Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power,
including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the
enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye
may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall
spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall
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not be treated unjustly. (al-Anfaal: 60).
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iii) Easiness and simplicity:
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Allah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make
things difficult for you (al-Baqarah: 185)
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And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently.
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(Aal Imraan:159).
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v) Giving the rationale behind certain commandments:
For example, the prohibition of wine, gambling, etc. Allah (s.w.t.)
says:
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Satan's plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with
intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of
Allah, and from prayer: will ye not then abstain? (al-Maidah: 91)
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vi) Message conveyed must suit the
audiences
thinking,
culture
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education.
Ali (r.a.) said:
Speak to the people according to what they
know.
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1. Content
2. Style of
Presentation
4. Strategy
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3. Media
1. Content:
The content of Dawah should:
be correct and clear,
include
problems faced by the
audience, and
be according to the level of audiences
education, culture and thinking.
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2. Style of Presentation:
1) soft:
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2) firm (to those who adore earthly life)
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O ye who believe! Let not your riches or your children divert you
from the remembrance of Allah. If any act thus, the loss is their
own. (al-Munaafiquun: 9)
3) indirect:
For example, when a youth asked permission from the Prophet
(a.s.w.) to allow himself to commit adultery. The Prophet (a.s.w.)
asked him whether he would be pleased if such thing will happen
to
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his mother, sister, wife, or daughter.
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Use Of Media. 3
Media
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Family
Self
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2. Basic Foundations of the Prophetic Dawah
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3. Examples of Prophetic Dawah:
Prophet Nuh (a.s.w.) and his Dawah.
Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.w.) and his Dawah.
Prophet Musa (a.s.w.) and his Dawah.
Prophet Isa (a.s.w.) and his Dawah.
Prophet Muhammad (a.s.w.) and his Dawah.
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His people disputed with him. He said: (Come) ye to dispute with
me, about Allah, when He (Himself) hath guided me? I fear not (the
beings) ye associate with Allah: Unless my Lord willeth, (nothing
can happen). My Lord comprehendeth in His knowledge all things.
Will ye not (yourselves) be admonished? (al-Anaam: 80)
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"How should I fear (the beings) ye associate with Allah, when
ye fear not to give partners to Allah without any warrant having
been given to you? Which of (us) two parties hath more right to
security? (tell me) if ye know. (al-Anaam: 81)
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Behold! he said to his father and his people, "What are these images,
to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted? * They said, "We found
our fathers worshipping them." * He said, "Indeed ye have been in
manifest error - ye and your fathers." * They said, "Have you brought
us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?" * He said, "Nay, your
Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them
(from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth). (al-Anbiyaa : 5256)
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4. The Rise of the Science of Dawah
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Types of Madu
al-Mala (Noble, Elite people)
2. Common people
3. Hypocrites, and
4. Disobedient people.
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Al-Usul (Foundations)
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