An important requirement of religion is that its followers should also continue to urge others to adopt and adhere to it. It is this requirement of religion for which the terms da‘wah (preaching) and tabligh (propagation) are used. We Muslims have always been aware that the radiance of faith and good deeds that we have been blessed with entails that we must also enlighten others about it.
The Qur’an has given us definite guidelines in preaching Islam and says that Muslims must keep in consideration certain important points regarding the strategy they adopt in preaching:
اُدْعُ إِلِى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ (16: 125 )
Call men to the path of your Lord with wisdom and kindly exhortation and debate with them in the most befitting manner. (16:125)
While presenting one’s message with wisdom and with kindly exhortation certain aspects – the source of which is the example set by the prophets – should be kept in consideration. In this course, these shall be discussed in detail.
