The Fundamentals of Da`wah

By Dawood Adib.

Introduction

<<Say: ‘This is my way: I invite to Allaah on/with clear knowledge – I and whomever follows me (does this). Glorified is Allaah, and I am not of the polytheists.”>>(12:108),

This is one of the aayaat that our righ teous predecessors extract the rules/principles/basics of Da’wah from. The Arabic term is Usool ad-Da`wah and is used interchangeably with the word Minhaaj.

Qul

“Say” We are instructed to inform the people whatever follows after the command of “say”. This aayah, as well as all the others, is being addressed to the Muslims in general and the Prophet in particular as to how we are to give Da`wah. In it are important commands for us to implement. Thus, we should learn them, understand them, and apply them.

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