IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL
Workshop #006 [At 24th Annual Convention of ICNA
at
TOPIC: DAWAH ILLALLAH AND ITS CONCEPT
Q.1. What is Dawah Illallah [DI]?
Q.2. Can you define Dawah Illallah
scientifically? [The following questions
will help you in
defining DI]
Q.i Did Rasulullah (S) do Dawah work casually?
Q.ii Was it not with determination and a definite
goal??
Q.iii Did he not do it for the whole of his life?
Q.iv Did he do it haphazardly or in an organized
fashion?
Q.v Did he leave his Dawah contactees after they
became Muslim?
Q.3. What are the prevailing concepts of
Dawah Illallah in this country?
Q.4. Can you compare the prevailing concepts
with your definition of DI and with what results?
Q.5. What are the main features or the
characteristics of Dawah Illallah as per our definition?
Q.6.
Is Dawah Illallah obligatory on
Muslims? If so, how?
Q.7. Is Dawah a means or an end in itself?
What is the first step and what is the last?
Q.8. Do you know that Dawah Illallah has a
great preference to Allah? Can you quote the Verse?
Q.9. Do
you know that Allah categorically ordains in the Qur’an about Dawah Illallah?
Can you quote the Verses?
Q.10. What
emphasis Rasulullah (S) gave to Dawah Illallah?
Q.11. What
Rasulullah (S) did as a Role Model of a Da’ee Illallah and through what
Process?
Q.12. Can
we deviate from that Process? If so, with what results?
Q.13. What
is the most effective method of Dawah Illallah?
Q.14. What
is the role of the Jamaah in making Dawah effective? Can you do it alone?
Q.15. Who
are our addressees and how to address them?
Q.16. How
far, are you prepared to be involved in Dawah activities at individual and
collective levels?
Q.17. What
is the key point to success?
SHAMIM A.
SIDDIQI
DAWAH
DEPARTMENT, ICNA July
3rd, 1999