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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
RKUD3030:Methods of Da'wah
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