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Preface

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As Salmualaikum,

Verily all the Praises are due to Allh (s.w.t.), we praise Him, we seek His help and we ask forHis forgiveness. And we seek refuge in Him from the evil within our souls and from the evils

of actions. Whomsoever Allh (s.w.t.) guides, no one can misguide him and whomsoever Hemisguides, no one can guide him.

We bear witness that there is no God but Allh (s.w.t.) and that Muhammad (s.a.w.) is Hisfinal Prophet and Messenger. We thank Allh (s.w.t.) Who helped us all along the way inproducing this notes and it would be no exaggeration to say that without His Help we wouldhave indeed failed. We also thank Him who preferred us upon many of His believing slavesin preparing this notes, alamdulillh.

This document contains the notes from the AlMaghrib Institute double weekend seminar,

Shahadah: Fiqh of Dawah which was taught by our own Shaykh Kamal El Mekki in KualaLumpur, Malaysia, hosted by Qabeelat Ihsaan on 2426 May and 12 June 2013.

We would like to thank the contributors of this Class Notes namely to Br. Amar Zaim, Sis.Anis Ishak and Sis. Aqqiela Zuhra. AlMaghrib Institute or its instructors are not responsiblefor the material inside this notes. There is no copyright associated with this work, it is highlyencouraged to spread around this knowledge to everyone; however, it should be donewithout editing.

Allh (s.w.t.) says in the Qurn, and man was created weak (Surat An-Nis, 4:28)

So indeed, in this booklet you will find mistakes but since we are weak creatures, we domistakes, so please accept our apology in advance. If you find any mistakes, please email usback at [email protected] or message us on Facebook page. Feel free to share it withothers as well. Kindly remember us in your dua and may Allh (s.w.t.) accept this effort.

We hope that Allh (s.w.t.) accepts from us this work and benefits the Muslims and non-Muslims alike as a source of guidance and away from misguidance, so that it can be a sourceof asant for us even after death; as Rasulullah (s.a.w.) said,

When a man dies, his good deeds come to an end except three: ongoing charity, beneficialknowledge and righteous offspring who will pray for him. (Muslim)Was Salmualaikum wa Ramatullhi wa Baraktuh,

Qabeelat Ihsaan Academic Team,23 June 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Contents

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Section 1: The Dawah 1The Definition of Dawah 1The Excellence and Virtues of Dawah 2The Nature of Guidance or Why You Can Move Mountains 5

The Ruling on Giving Dawah 6Advice 8Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil 9

Viable Dawah 10For the Sake of Dawah. 11Studies vs. Barakah Fumes 13The Types of Dawah 15

Section 2: The Diyah 16Understanding Yourself 18

Are You Extroverted or Introverted? 18Obstacles 22Manners 24

Akhlq with Allh 24Akhlq with People 27Akhlq with Yourself 31

Find out the beliefs of the person you are talking to 32

Section 3: The Madu 36Understanding People: The Three Personality Types 36

Change 37Obstacles to Change 38Cognitive Dissonance Theory 39Reciprocity 40Your Approach 41The Art of Disarming 42The Differences between how Men and Women Communicate 43Ethnocentrism 44

Section 4: The Calling 45Dawah Methods 45Logic vs. Emotion 46Straightforward Approach 47Answering Questions 49Rapport 50Changing Behavior, Changing Minds 51The Tools & Techniques to Change People 54Channeling Thoughts 57Thinking Outside the Box: Fixing the Mindset 60Low Point / High Point 63Golden Rules 64

Walking Away 66


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Section 5: Religions and Beliefs 67Wheres the Truth? 67The Qurn 69The Senseless Evasion of the Muammad (s.a.w.) Equation 70

The Trinity 74The Atheist 77Hamburgers are My Lifestyle! 82

Section 6: Conclusion 84


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The Definition of D

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The Excellence and Virtues of Dawah

It Is The WayOf TheProphets

It Is The WayOf The Prophet(s.a.w.) AndThose Who

Follow Him

What does theword Thisrefers to?

Opinion 1It refers to Islm

Opinion 2

It refers todawah

Say, This is my way; I invite to Allh withinsight, I and those who follow me...

Ysuf 12:108

We have already sent Our messengers with

clear evidences and sent down with them the

Scripture and the balance...

Al-add 57:25

And We certainly sent into every nation a

messenger, [saying], Worship Allh and avoidght. And among them were those whom

Allh guided, and among them were those upon

whom error was [deservedly] decreed...

Al-Nal 16:36


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It Is The BestOf Speech

There Is GreatReward In It

The ant in itsburrow and thefish in the seawill pray for us.

The reward willbe like what theone we guidedoes.

Better than redcamels (best ofwealth)

In another

narration:

Better than the

whole world and

everything in it.

For Allh to guide one person through you is

better for you than the red camels.

a Al-Bukhri

...verily the one who guides (someone) to good

is like the one who does it (in reward).

a Al-Tirmidhi

Verily Allh and His angels, even the ants in its

burrow and the fish in the sea will pray for theone who teaches people good.

a Al-Jami

And who is better in speech than one who

invites to Allh and does righteousness and

says, Indeed, I am of the Muslims.

Fuilat 41:33


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It Is One Of TheReasons WhyWe WerePreferred Over

Other Nations

Enjoin good

Forbid evil

Believe in Allh

BEST NATION!

It Is Also A Sign

That Tawhid IsComplete Andman Is StrongIn The Heart

You would not call others to something unless you know it and have nodoubt in it, so dawah is part of tawd.

It Strengthensman

Many people make the mistake of waiting for their mn to increasebefore they go and call people to Allh. The truth is, giving dawah isitself an action that increases mn.

You are the best nation produced [as an

example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right

and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allh.

li-Imrn 3:110


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SECTION 1: The

The Nature of Guid

Types Of Hidayah

Why is this distinction so im

It is crucial to distinct the two our roles and Allh roles

in giving people hidayah

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Al-Shra 42:52

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The Ruling on Giving Dawah

Opinion 1

On a basic level: OBLIGATORY TO ALL as it is part of mn and shahadah.

On a higher level: MANDATORY ONLYON CERTAIN PEOPLE, for example:

Issuing fatwah is mandatory onMuftis only.

Teaching the Sciences of adth isfor scholars or those educated onthe subject.

Enjoining good and forbidding evil atcertain levels is only for thoseappointed by the Imm. Forexample, the police.

let those who are present convey(the message) to those who are

absent. And it may be that those who

pass it on understand it less than some

of those who hear it.

a Bukhri and Muslim

Convey my teachings(to the people) even if it were

one yah or sentence.

a Bukhri

The religion is sincere advice.

a Bukhri and Muslim

The believing men and believing womenare allies of one another. They enjoin

what is right and forbid what is wrongand establish prayer and give zakh

and obey Allh and His Messenger.

Those - Allh will have mercy upon them.

Indeed, Allh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

Al-Tawbah 9:71

Invite to the way of your Lordwith wisdom and good instruction,

and argue with them in a way that is best.

Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has

strayed from His way, and He is most knowing

of who is [rightly] guided.

Al-Nal 16:125


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Opinion 2

Dawah is FARD KIFAYAH

Both verses mentiona group of people

doing dawah

Here is the thing about Opinion 2

Opinion 2 can also referred as High Level Dawah in Opinion 1 if we compare them.

We have to understand the Qurn by looking at all verses together.

And it is not for the believers to go forth

[to battle] all at once. For there should separate

from every division of them a group

[remaining] to obtain understanding in the

religion and warn their people when theyreturn to them that they might be cautious.

Al-Tawbah 9:122

And let there be [arising] from you a nation

inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what isright and forbidding what is wrong,

and those will be the successful.

li-Imrn 3:104


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Advice

The phrase The religion is nasastresses the important of givingadvice in Islm.

It is similar when the Prophet(s.a.w.) said, ajj is Arafah.

Some Manners Of Giving Advice

Try not to offer your advice to someone in public

A believer covers up and gives naah, whereas an evildoer exposes andhumiliates. - Al-Fuayl ibn Iy

Make an agreement that the two of you will exchange advice freely

"Let's make a deal, if you see I something do wrong, tell me"

Be gentle in offering your advice

Start with important thing first, prioritise!

If the person plays guitar and does not pray, start with praying first.

Be mirror to other believers

Bypass the ego or avoid hurting their pride

Offer yourself for advice first

The religion is naah.We asked, To whom, O Prophet of Allh?

He said, To Allh, and to His Book, and to His

messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims

and to the common folk.

a Bukhri and Muslim


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Enjoining Good And Forbi

Bear in mind:

Do not change the evil if t The order of the instrume

Do not expose yourself to

Whoever sees a munka

act), then let him change it

If he is not able, then witand if he cant, then wi

and that is the weake

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And cooperate in righ

piety, but do not coope

aggression. And fear Allhsevere in pena

Al-Midah 5

Dawah

dding Evil

The adth does not sdoing dawah.

The instruments of chon three things: the sin who is doing the s who is doing the d

at leads to destruction of property or bodilnts of change depends on the evil itself

the arm in the process

Hate the sin, Love the sinner

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with his hand.

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For the Sake of Da

The best interest of dawah isfounded upon.

Do these sounds familiar to y

I lied to him just to make our

I talk to a lot of girls, but only t

Compromises

We do not compromise when

But for lesser important issue compromises can be made it has to be on scholars op

Negotiations

They wish that you would

position], so they would soft

Al-Qalam 68:

Dawah

wah

to always adhere to the pillars and principle

u?

dawah work easier

The money I earn from selling liquor will go

bring them to Islm!

I entered the nightclub for the sake o

it comes to fundamental issues.

s based on the needs of time and place; and

inion.

soften [in your

en [toward you].

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The ends do not justify th

Verily Allh is go

only accepts that whi

a Musli

Say, "O disbelievers, I d

what you worship. Nor are y

what I worship. Nor will I be

what you worship. Nor will y

of what I worship. For you is

for me is my reli

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Dawah

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Studies vs. Baraka

What do we know about r

The majority of peopl Those that left Islm l Did they leave within What percentage of r When is follow-up wit

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Types of Dawah

Individual Dawah

To invite or advise one person individually

Group Dawah

lectures, reminders, khuab.

With khuab in particular:

Make sure you have a take-home message

Do not go over the time allotted

Do not make the khubah too long

Keep your audience interested (stories, questions, pauses)

Private or specialized classes

Usually the task of scholars or learned individuals

Dawah through writing, correspondence and authorship

Dawah through distribution of materials (pamphlets, booklets, CDs)

Dawah using means of mass communication

Indirect Dawah

Influencing people and altering behavior without speaking directly.

Dawah through good manners.

Performing acts of worship in public.

Printed messages on clothing, bumper stickers, etc.

Having a discussion with a friend intending others to hear.

Leaving dawah materials in public places.

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Change themethod butnot themessage.


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Understanding Yourself

Before you understand others: You need to understand yourself. You need to know what your strong points are and use them to your advantage. Be aware of your weaknesses and figure out how to improve.

Are You Extroverted or Introverted?

Extrovert

Often friendly, talkative

and easy to get to knowEasily express emotions;

what you see is what you get

Often take action and thenthink about it afterward

Use dramatic language for effect

Prefer to talk problems over,

and often change their minds afterdiscussing things with others

Often have a wide circle offriends and acquaintances

Relatively comfortable beingthe center of attention

Tend to talk more than listenand may interrupt without

realizing they are doing it

Introvert

Often happy with their own company

Tend to think first and then act

Often very loyal to few close friendsrather than have a wide circle of friends

Prefer constancy and routine,and prefer depth to breadth

A strong need for privacyand a preference not to be

the center of attentionOften feel drained by meeting too many

people and need privacy to mentallyrehearse before speaking

They relax by being alone

Tend to listen more than talkand may get interrupted by

the nearest extrovert

Prefer to keep their thoughts andfeelings inside.

Reserved, but have a rich inner worldof ideas, emotions and impressions

One is not better

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UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF

Why is this important?

1. Extrovert or introvert, it does not mean you have to fulfill allof the above characteristics.You may fit a mix of characteristics from both styles.

2. Do not allow people to limit yourself to certain characteristicsYou can push yourself beyond your comfort zone.

3. Knowing these characteristics would allow us to have betterunderstanding of others and their attitudes and this will leadto better dawah and interaction.


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Beware of

Being

Extremist

There are two extremes in any belief system, and there is a middle.

In Islm, who is in the middle?Rasulullah (s.a.w.).

Doing more than what he did is moving towards one extreme, and doingless than what he did is moving towards the other extreme.

You are doingwhat the Prophet

Muammad(s.a.w.) did =MODERATE

Extremist

NotPracticing

the Deen

You are doing MOREthan what the

Prophet(s.a.w.)Muammad

You are doing LESSthan what the

Prophet(s.a.w.)Muammad

O People of the Scripture, do not commit

excess in your religion or say about Allhexcept the truth

Al-Nis 4:171


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SpeakingAbout AllhWithoutKnowledge

Speaking about Allhwithout knowledge ismentioned after Shirk.

This shows the seriousnessof the issue since it is onlyAllh (s.w.t.) decides thearm or all.

REMINDER

If you do not know,just say so.

Do not guess!

I think Maybe

PartisanshipTo A Group

Loyalty to certain group that could ruin thebrotherhood between Muslims.

TheOpposite

Sex

Many times dawah begins sincereand then turns over when emotions develop.

Sufyn Al-Thawri said,I would not be alone with a woman even if teaching her the Qur'n.

Guidelines

Proper dress code Proper manners Lower your gaze Talk in public Talk does not goes outside of Religion

Swap!At dawah tables, if a woman comes to a brother, bring her over to thesisters to continue the conversation, and vice versa.

Say, My Lord has only forbidden

immoralities - what is apparent of them

and what is concealed - and sin, and

oppression without right, and that you

associate with Allh that for which He has

not sent down authority, andthat you

say about Allh that which you

do not know.

Al-Arf 7:33


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NotKnowingHow ToDisagree

Not every dissension should lead to separation

FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES: No disagreement

We must put effort to reform and teach the people.

If they still stick to their incorrect beliefs, this is a major issue,and it is a valid cause for separation.

FIQH ISSUES: Can have different opinions

It is not worth of separation of the Muslim community andthis should be dealt politely and even compromised over.

Bidah Only related to acts of worship.

Three questions to identify whether an act is a bidah:

1. Is what you are doing changing the way we worship Allh?2. Was it something done by the Prophet (s.a.w.)?3. If not, was there a reason why he (s.a.w.) did not do it?

If the final answer is No, then it is considered as bidah.

For example:

The compilation of the Qurn into one book

1. Is what you are doing changing the waywe worship Allh? No

2. Was it something done by the Prophet (s.a.w.)?It was not done during the Prophets time

3. If not, was there a reason why he (s.a.w.)did not do it?The revelation was still coming down

The act isnot a

bidah

During the Abbasid dynasty, the khubah for Eid

was done before the alah (because the people

did not stay for the khubah after alah),

whereas in the time of the Prophet (s.a.w.) it

was done after the alah1. Is what you are doing changing the way

we worship Allh? No2. Was it something done by the Prophet (s.a.w.)?

It was not done during the Prophets time

3. If not, was there a reason why he (s.a.w.)did not do it?There was nothing preventing the Prophet

(s.a.w.) from doing that. He could have put

the khubah before the alah if he wanted

(like the Jumuah khubah).

Since the

Prophet

(s.a.w.)

was able

to do it

and he did

not, that

makes this

act a

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MakingThingsDifficult AndConstricting

The WorldAroundPeople

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If you find di you did th you come

Make

things

Diyah

narrated that if the Prophet (s.a.w.) was givk the easier thing as long as it was not ar

fficulty in the deen, it is probably that e wrong way; or from lax environment

things easy and do not make

ifficult, give the good news and donot turn people away.

ai Al-Bukhri

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Obstacles

Obstacles Faced By Diyah

Every single Muslim on the planet whether a scholar or alayman needs reminders or dawah.

That does not mean we cannot invite and teach othersthose things that we know. We should strive to be the bestwhile teaching others.

NOTE!Doing dawah increases your mn.

I am inneed ofdawah

The truth is that every Muslim has enough basic knowledgeto call to good and to stop evils that we know about.

When Abu Bakr (r.a.) become Muslim, he immediately dodawah and 6 out of them that accepted Islam are fromthose that were promised paradise.

If you do not know something, just say it. Imm Mlik once answered only 8 out of

40 questions given to him. The other 32 questions?He said he did not know.

Research shows that people like someone withimperfection better than someone who is perfect.

Not havingenough

knowledge

For some, they want to see immediate result.

Sometimes, the results show up years later, and many times,you will not even see the fruit of our work at all.

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You will not get the promised reward if you do dawahnot for the sake of Allh.

Havingwrong

intentions

Having good manners goes a long way.

For example, in the story of the imam and the drunkard:

The Imam vs. The Drunkard

very knowledgeable, BUT very bad mannered very mean

When the communitymention the Imam, theymention his bad qualities.

polite well mannered

When they mention thedrunkard, they mentionhow sweet and nice he is.

Havingbad

akhlq

Find out who you are talking to by asking about their

religion, beliefs, culture, and issues that they are facing

and then tailor your speech accordingly.

Notknowingwho you

are talkingto

It is hard to start talking to people right away on the street,or doing dawah immediately.

But after a few tries, you become used to it and it becomes

natural to talk to people then.

It is like jumping into a swimming pool:after a few seconds, you are used to it.

TRY THE HANDPHONE TECHNIQUE!Pretend to discuss Islam with a friend on the phone.Raise your voice loud enough for your target to hear.

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Manners

If you possess all the knowledreceive knowledge from you?

People generally put you unreligion.

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ge in the world but have very bad manners,

er the microscope and associate your actio

A Close Relationship With Allh

be the candle that illuminates for others at tg itself out. People are naturally drawn to d

ippers.

evident in the adth of the man who killed0th victim of the man was a worshipper (

id the people send him to the worshipper w? Because people naturally love the ubbad,nt worshippers.

Akhlq with People

Be humble

Be gentle

Be patience

Be caring

Akhlq

Be truth

Review

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Free youfrom en

Excogitables!

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Dua This is an aspect that is often overlooked by many dut.

The Prophet (s.a.w.) would make dua to Allh to guide people, e.g.: the mother of Abu urayrah the tribe of Daws.

Always make dua to ask for guidance for people.

Allh asks every night in the last third of the night,Is anyone asking so I may give him, is anyone seeking forgiveness sothat I may forgive him?

We must take advantage of this time. If there was any worldly needwhich we were worried about, and we were told that someone

could fix it for good at 3am tonight, wed stay up to wait for thatperson without any problem. Allh can correct any issue you have,so wake up to ask from Him!

Trust Examine the lives of the Prophets and see the effects oftrusting in Allh on their dawah.

How many times did it seem like the end, but the Prophet (s.a.w.)didnt lose hope in Allh?

Akhlq With Allh Have Sincere Intention (Ikhls)

The early Muslims would say the most difficult thing is to struggle with is ones intention.But it is not impossible, or otherwise Allah will not ask for it.

GOOD NEWS!

Callers to Allh can refresh and renew their intentions so that

their efforts are for the sake of Allh not for the sake of reputation not for personal benefit

Our definition of dawah is when you work to make people closer to Allh (s.w.t.).If you stay focused on this as your ultimate goal, your dawah will not be for the sake ofmoney, power or fame.


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Remember the adth of the young Jewish boy in the book of Abu Dawd?

When the Prophet (s.a.w.) went to visit the boy when he was on his deathbed,he was walking so fast that the companions were struggling to keep up with him.

When the boy becomes a Muslim the Prophet (s.a.w.) says,Alhamdulillah who has saved him from the Hellfire through me.

This young dying boy would not add anything to the strength of the Muslim society,nor would he increase the wealth of the Muslims, but the Prophet (s.a.w.) rushed to him

just to save one soul from the Hellfire.

How To Know If You Are Not Sincere In Your Dawah?

WHEN YOU LOVE THAT YOUR NAME

IS MENTIONED OR RECOGNIZED

and hate to be ignored

A man who prayed every time in the frontrow for 40 years one day came late andwas in the second or third row. He keptthinking Today, people will see Im not inthe front row.

Then he realized that for 40 years he waspraying in the front row for the sake ofpeople instead for the sake of Allh.

He should have been thinking that Allhwould not see him in the front row.

IF YOU FOLLOW YOUR

DESIRES IN DAWAH

You do something because you get apersonal non-religious benefit from it

Are we benefiting Islm or are webenefiting from Islm?

Are we religious for the sake of Marriage Wealth / discount Fame Special treatment etc.?

WHEN YOU WANT TO SHOW

YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS TO OTHERS

(Not from an educational standpoint)

The early Muslims would hide their gooddeeds just like they would hide their baddeeds.

* This showing off does not include tellingstories or achievements to encouragepeople to do good deed.

IF YOU DO NOT

ACCEPT THE TRUTH

When you are sincere, you accept the truthfrom anyone, no matter who it was.

The Prophet (s.a.w.) accepted the truthfrom a group of Jews who visited him, andcorrected the companions not to say IfAllh and His Messenger will that is onlyfor Allh.


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Akhlq With People

Your akhlq with people is based upon your Akhlq with Allh simply becausehow you treat people is:1. For the sake of Allh (s.w.t.)2. Governed by the Laws of Allh

Akhlq With People Humility

Humility is that you submit to the truth no matter who it comes from and that you treat

people with gentleness and kindness no matter who they are.

The opposite of humility is arrogance, which is rejecting the truth and looking down uponpeople (Abu Dawd).

Consider how the Prophet (s.a.w.) greeted and dealt with people. Sometimes the slightestgesture accompanied by humility affects someone for the rest of his/her life

The Prophet (s.a.w.) would greet people with his whole body and full attention.This shows that you respect people and give them what they deserve, instead of beinghalf interested in them and not even paying attention to them

The Prophet (s.a.w.) traveled with a little girl to Khaybar, and he treated her so well andso gently. He brought a necklace for her and put it around her neck with his own blessedhands. When she was an old woman, she said that the necklace never left her neck andshe wanted to be buried with it on so she could meet the Prophet (s.a.w.) on the Day ofJudgment with it on her neck.

If you are kind with people, people will remember you for a long time.

You will also be

more effective

if you:

Practice whatyou tell peopleto do.

Abdullh ibn Ubay ibn Sall,the leader of the hypocrites,

would stand up when the Prophet(s.a.w.) was speaking and commandthe people to listen to the Prophet

(s.a.w.) and obey him.

After Tabk, when it became clearwhat he was, people would ignorehim or tell him to sit down. Theyhated him because they knew he

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Akhlq With People Ge

IS IT BETTER TO BE LOVED O

one would like to be bothbut because it is difficult to

better to be feared than love

This is an incorrect statemen

People will only obey youBut they will do anything t

The Prophet (s.a.w.) was tIf it was out of fear, as soocollapsed. The fact that wetestament to love being m

So by mercy from Allh, [O

were lenient with them. Arude [in speech] and harsh in

have disbanded from

li-Imrn 3:1

And speak to him with genperhaps he may be reminde

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Diyah

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He was talking abthe above ayah, frsending him to Fir

FEARED?

the one and the other: ombine them, it is far

if you cannot be both.Machiavelli, The Prince

for many reasons, e.g.:

hen youre there ey want behind your back

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now 1400 years later still obey and love there powerful than fear.

uammad], you

nd if you had been heart, they would

round you.

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Akhlq With People Patience

Sufyn Al-Thawri commented on theayah saying,

Leadership in din is attained throughpatience and certainty. Be patiencewith people when it comes to dawah.

Akhlq With People Caring

The Prophet (s.a.w.) was extremelyconcerned for peoples welfare.

He was worried over people notaccepting the message, so much sothat Allh told him not to kill himselfover grief of their non-acceptance.

The best dut is from the one that

cared most about people.

Then perhaps you would kill yourself

through grief over them, [O Muhammad], ifthey do not believe in this message, [and] out of

sorrow.

Al-Kahf: 6

And we have made among them leaders guiding

by Our Command when they were patientand [when] they were certain of Our signs.

Al Sajdah 32:24

And thus have We made for every prophet

an enemy from among the criminals.

But sufficient is your Lord as a guideand a helper.

Al-Furqn 25:31


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THE SECRET TO CARING FOR PEOPLE

Imagine that people are

walking towards the Fire,

and you are the only one

that can save them.

This will ingrain care in

you for others & thedesire to give everyone

dawah.

Rush to give people

dawah. Make them

comfortable with Islam

so they embrace it, do

not push people away.

Put yourself in their

places, try to stand in

their shoes.

If you understand their

condition, you will care

more for them and youll

know how to approach

them in the best way.

Make excuses

for people.

Make it one of the ways

of loving Allh: caring for

His creation

Want for others what

you want for yourself.

Focus on the positive

instead of the negative.

Give salm

and also presents.

Do not look down

on them.

Everyone has their

weaknesses.

They may actually be

better than you.

You will also be

more effective

if you:

Give peopleattention andmake them feelimportant.Help people.

The Prophet (s.a.w.) dealt with children inthe best manner, treating them kindly and

making them feel important.

LET THE OTHER PERSON SPEAKS !Dont cut people while they are talkingand never rush them to speak quickly.

Give people attention by getting to knowthem. Ask them about their day, hobbies

or interest.

PEOPLE WOULD REMEMBER YOU MOREWHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES

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Akhlq With Yourself

This is when you are truthful

You always review yourself aYou sincerely strive to better

You can do this every night: rcan do better.

Hold yourself accountable be

I DONT

Admit it! I

Admittin

Recognize

Remembe

Do it for t

Diyah

ith yourself.

d engage in self-criticism. ourself and free your heart from envy and

view your day and see what you mistakes a

ore Allh holds you accountable.

AVE THE COURAGE! WHAT SHOULD I DO?

t will be easier.

g a weakness is one step to overcoming it.

da'wah as a responsibility.

r that MORE DIFFICULT = MORE REWARD.

e sake of Allah.

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Find Out the Beliefs of the Person You Are Talking To

The idea here is that if something will make you more effective and credible as a diyah,use it as long as it is not arm or deceptive.

THE DOS

Use Simple Words And

Be Straightforward

Stay On The

Main Topic

Find Out The Beliefs And

Obstacles Of The Person

Use simple languageso that it could be easilyunderstood by everyone.

Main topic = Tawd.You will get side-trackedto other hot issues butbring yourself back to themain point.

Assess where they arespiritually and theirknowledge. Tailor yourtalk based on thatknowledge

Avoid

Arguments

Be An

Educator

Understand Needs,

Obstacles, And Issues

Do not say things thatwill hurt their feelings.For example if they lovemusic, do not startattacking on the fiqh ofmusic, rather talk aboutthe love of Allh.

Identify the issue facedby the person, only thenresolve those issues.

Acknowledge All

Questions As Intelligent

Avoid Human

Obstacles

Have A Partner

Whenever Possible

Do not make them feelstupid. Just respond to

the question.

E.g. When Rasulullah(s.a.w.) invited his family

to eat, the second timehe didnt invite AbuLahab, who told him notto talk about Islm.

A partner can add value to the

conversation have a different view

of the situation can save the day.

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THE ONTS

Attack Or

Be Aggressive

Either they will becomeMuslim or they will hateyou more.

REMEMBER!Debate is not the defaultdawah method.

Give Up If The Person

Seems Uninterested

Sometimes people seemunconvinced outwardly but inwardly they are

Diyah

THE ONTS

Use Annoying

(Or Inappropriate)

Approaches

Shouting at people ordisturbing peoplesprivacy

Avoidianswecoveri

Peoplis loop

It is be

I don

Make A Judgment

Based On Looks

Avoiding doing dawahto people that seemdifficult (e.g. those withtattoos)

MakinexactlWhhave t

then?

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THE ONTS

Be

Evasive

ng or not directlyring the question,g flaws.

might think there holes in Islm

tter to say

t know

Falsify

Information

g Islm looklike Christianityat reason do they

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Changing Styles

Use different

methods andtechniques ofdawah

N (a.s.) called his people at different times at different places by night and by day in secret and in public.

The Qurn also usesdifferent methods: It is not always targhib (glad tidings) and not always tarhib (punishment) and not always stories.

The early Muslims didnot like the Qaan.

Ibn Masd described that the Prophet (s.a.w.) would fear tooveruse the mawi to the point where they lose their effect.

Shaqq ibn Salamah reported:We were sitting at the door of Abdullh (Ibn Masd) waiting forhim (to come out and deliver a sermon to us). Abdullah Ibn

Masd lost no time in coming out to us and said,I was informed of your presence here but nothing hinderedme to come out to you but the fact that I did not like to bore

you by giving you sermons (every day) and follow the example

of Allh's Messenger (s.a.w.) who used to preach us on certain

days lest it might be boring for us.

The scholars also used to say, Mawi are like whips after a while, their effect is no longer the same.

1. GIVE PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED, NOT WHAT THEY WANT.

Sometimes people want stories and jokes all the time.But the wisdom is to give people what they need in the way they want.It is not about getting people to like you and becoming popular.

The best? If you can give them both.

2. TEACH WHAT IS IMPORTANT THEN THE LESS IMPORTANT,

AND NOTHING IN OUR RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT.

Everything is important but some things are more important than the others.

AL-WU

They focused on admonitions: hellfire punishment of the grave death accounting

AL-QAAN

They exist duringthe early Muslim.

The dutuse stories all

the time.


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Understanding Peo

They are leaders who valstrong handshake, and hhusky, dominating physic

Words: TACKLE, POWER,SENSE, GRASP, TOUCH,PEOPLE, TEAM

OMM NDER

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FEEL,

They are self-definand intellectuals

Words: THINK, SOUNDERSTAND, NUSENSE, LOGICAL, PKNOW, REASON

THINKER

enjoy being CREATIVE andQUICK & EASY mindset.

ng sign: always have paperpen, and start scribbling whileaining

ds: SHOW, SEE, LOOK, VISUALIZE,URE, WATCH, EASY, QUICK, FAST,ANT, PERSPECTIVE, PERCEPTION,EDIATE

VISU LIZERShow visually

dramatic

presentation, some

diagrams or graph

while explaining,

quick and easy

Speak with

confidence and

make them feel

important

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es

ing,

NDS,BERS,

ROVE,

Show the profit,

logical and

clever designs,

statistics, expertendorsement


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Change

Can someone change? YES!Everyone wants to change.

When change is welcomed anobstacles involved.

Abu Juray complained to theThe Prophet (s.a.w.) gave himWhat was the effect of theseHe says, So I never cursed (a(ai Abu Dawd, by Shaykh

Scholars said:Every act of a person is eithdirectly or indirectly, now or

Madu

d planned, it can be a fairly easy process pr

Prophet (s.a.w.) that he had the crudenethis advice: Do not curse anyone.

three words? fter that) a free man, nor a slave, nor a cam

Al-Albani)

r pushing out something bad or bringing i

uture.

The moreresources youhave, thegreater guiltyou feel fornot changing.

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s of the Bedouins.

l nor sheep.

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Obstacles to Change

Not aware of the fact that they need to change

Staying the same is easier

Staying the same is more beneficial

Do not know what to change

No proper resources

External shackles

External obstacles e.g. poverty and oppression

Self-imposed shackles

Internal obstacles e.g. laziness, procrastination, excess guilt

Learned helplessness

Linking the change to a sign or an event

Sometimes to change someone you have to change yourself

They can

stop us from

moving

forward.

When yougive up, you

set yourself

for a FAILURE

It is a blessing

when you

know what

you need to

change.

It will take time

to "perfect"

them:

KEEP ONTRYING!


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Cognitive Dissonan

Cognitive DissonanceThe discomfort felt when the

What you believe vs.

What you alreadyknow or believe

vs.

To reduce the disone may resor

Changing the action

Changing the attitude/beli

Justifying, blaming, denyin

Example: Buyers Remors

After buying something yexpensive, and then you cyourself that I need it, itsits better quality, etc in oless guilty.

Criticizing the item

Example: The Fox and the

A fox tried to get some grfailed again and again. Givfox turned up his nose anare probably sour anyway

Convincing yourself

It wont happen to me

Madu

ce Theory

e is a difference between:

How you behave

New information orinterpretation

omfort,t to:

Other things rcognitive disson

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u feel its onvince

useful, and der to feel

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pes but ing up, the

said, "They .

Effort justification

Where working for sopaying more) causes somore

Selective attention

When you only pay attconsistent with what y

Selective interpretation

Only interpreting infor

consistent with your b

Selective retention

You only remember infconsistent with your b

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The bigbetweeyou arepotentimore rohave foyour life

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Reciprocity

It is a basic norm of human nwhen a person tries to repaywhat another has provided

How Do You Prevent A De

What if someone is being rud

Try to disarm them using Were only here to sh

belief with you. It will be better if we

understanding betwee

other. So let me shareyou

Im not here to argue

DONT RECIPROC

Madu

ture,

Use this nature to contrby trying to bring that pto your level/state

bate?

e? How to have a discussion with someone

hese: re our

ave full

each

his with

ith you.

These are the options: Highlight the seriousne

situation (maybe they arewards and punishmen Ignore the argumentati

gently; they might do th Begin to wrap up the di

because you cant move Stop the argument by s

viewpoint.

If they keep repeating tmaybe they think you d

understand. Repeat theiensure them you heard

What if they still INSIST

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Your Approach

What is the most

suitable approach

depends on

etc.

The PlaceRally

Elevator

Library

There are NO HARD-and-FAST RULESwith dawah and NO MAGIC WAND!


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The Art of Disarming

Research has shown that if people like you, you are more likely to get a yes out of them.

WHATMAKES

PEOPLE LIKEYOU?

Jokes

It is hard forsomeone to be

angry with you ifyou are making

them laugh.

Gifts

Not only is it hardto be angry with

someone who has just

given you a gift, butyou also feel the needto reciprocate.

Similarities

We naturallylike people who

are similarto us.

Good manners

It is hard todislike a well-

manneredperson.

Praise

We all like peoplewho praise us and

have a goodopinion of us.


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The Differences Between How Men And Women

Communicate

MEN WOMEN

Speak to report facts in short phraseswith little or no details.

Speak in paragraphs to build rapportwith lots of details.

Want and need the bottom line firstand foremost, followed up with

more details.

Want and need to build up to the bottomline, their enjoyment comes from

telling the story.

Dont like to be interrupted. Interruptions are not as severe.

Have a more difficult time understandingemotions that are not explicitly verbalized.

Tend to intuit emotionsand emotional cues.

FACTS!

On average

A woman maintain eye contact while speaking for 12 seconds.

A man maintaining eye contact for 3 seconds.

On average

The female brain is 150 grams smaller than the males.

When a woman falls in love, her testosterone level increases.

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Dawah Methods

In the Qur'n, Allh uses a number of techniques to prove an issue; and to get people to act upon it.

TECHNIQUESUSED IN THE

QUR'N

Direct

Order

Benefits ofdoing

Consequencesor harm of

leaving

Rewards &punishments

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Logic vs. Emotion

Which do people use more: l

In the Qurn, are they more l

In most of psychology books, people use emotion to ma

use logic to justify them.

However, in Islm, we believTears dont roll down for no r

Some examples from t

And when they hear what

revealed to the Messenger, y

eyes overflowing witbecause of what the

recognized of the tThey say, "Our Lord, we have

register us among the wi

Al-Midah 5:83

Calling

gic or emotion?

ogical or emotional arguments?

it is said that ke 90% of their decision; and then

that emotion and logic are interrelated. eason, something has to cause the emotion

e Qurn

Nor [is there blame] up

when they came to you th

them mounts, you said, I

for you to ride upon. Th

while their eyes ovetears out of grief th

not find something

the cause of

Al-Tawbah 9

has been

ou see their

h tears y have

ruth. believed, so

tnesses.

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on those who,

at you might give

can find nothing

ey turned back

flowed with t they could

o spend [for

llh].

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Straightforward Approach

This method can be used only in certain cultures.Some people feel uncomfortable when we use straightforward method.

For example, it is alright to use this method in the US and it is a big no no in countries likeUK and South East Asian countries.

We save a lot of time and our message will get across clearly.

They do not have a good reasonwhy they are not Muslims.

They tell you they are not Muslim because oftheir affiliation to another religion

We now know that:1. They are Christian.2. They believe in Trinity or the divinity of Jesus.3. They are probably religious or strongly

attached to their faith (because they gotupset or irritated).

Notice theyve already calmed down?

And you keep going from there.

Madu:

What is the difference?

Diyah:

Oh really? Well you know we also

believe in Jesus! But do you know

what the main difference is betweenour belief in Jesus and your belief in

him?

Madu:

Because I have my Lord and savior

Jesus Christ thats why not!

Diyah:

Are you a Muslim?Madu:

No.Diyah:

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Answering Questio

When we are giving dawah tbe asked with questions. Some questions deserve t Some questions need to b

For example, Why does G

No matter how well we anus to worship him. We nee

The rule is:Do not immediately accep

Calling

s

o Muslim or non-Muslims, there are higher

be answered. corrected before we answer it.

od need us to worship Him?

swer the question, we will always be affirmid to fix the question first before we proceed

t the persons premise, or you may be at a

ays of Answering Questions

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Rapport

Rapport is establishing a relationship or connection with an individual.

Sometimes, it might be too abrupt to call someone to Islm or give a Muslim advice at yourfirst time meeting the person. We can also start with building rapport.

This technique is very suitable if we are going to meet our madu in regular basis,e.g. neighbors, officemates, etc.

Emotional Mirroring

How would you feel if you were conveying exciting news to a friend

and they responded to you in a bored tone?Or what if you are telling them about something bad that happenedand they respond with a happy tone?

Most likely you would feel that they are not connecting with you or not being sympathetic.

When someone reacts accordingly, that is known as emotional mirroring.

Commonality

It is best to start approaching our target madu with finding something in common e.g.shared interests and so on.

Prophet (s.a.w.) quickly changes his dialect when a companion came and spoke to him witha dialect.

When Using Rapport

Rapport is only another suggested way to do dawah.

Some people respond to straight forward dawah better.

If you may not have to chance to see the person again,e.g., during street dawah, using rapport would not be a good method.

Do not make your dawah just rapport.

Do not talk about the weather all the time.

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Changing Behavior

Contemplate the following ayah

And do not argue with tScripture except in a way that

those who commit injustice

say, We believe in that

revealed to us and reve

our God and your God isin submission to

Al- Ankabt 2

Calling

Changing Minds

:

e people of the is best, except for

mong them, and

hich has been

led to you. And

one; and we are Him.

:46

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Building YESSES

If we start a conversation with a point we agree, it will remove the debate element in theconversation and easier to move forward.

Building YESSES will also keep the diyah and the madu in the state of mind.

Do you remember this dialogue that took place after the Treaty of udaybiyyah?

Umar (r.a.) : Arent you indeed the Messenger of Allh?Prophet (s.a.w.) : Yes.Umar (r.a.) : Arent we upon the truth and our enemies upon falsehood?Prophet (s.a.w.) : Yes.Umar (r.a.) : Then why should we suffer any humiliation in our deen?

Then Umar (r.a.) went and asked the same questions to Abu Bakr (r.a.).

A father might use this approach to convince his son to go to Qurn school.

He might ask:Do you not love me?Do you not love the Qurn?Wouldnt you love to be a afi of the Qurn?Dont you want to be of the people of Jannah?

Wouldnt you want to be amongst those who are beloved by Allh?Then why dont you want to go to Qurn school if you love Allh and love the Qurn?

After agreeing to all these things, it wouldnt make much sense to want to be a afi yet notwant to go to if school. When the father mentions so many points that they agree upon,he makes the child see that they are on the same page but differ on a very small issue oronly one point out of many.


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The Tools & Techni

The following are psych

Calling

ues to Change People

ological strategies to get people to change t

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Think highly

Think highly ofindividuals and respect

their intelligence. In return, they will tryto live up to yourexpectation (even if itis not their true selves)

Simple change

Start simple! Give themmomentum. Dontoverwhelm them withsuper hard change.

Now you have themomentum, use it toget the person movingin the right direction

Stay in minds

Get them to feel thatthe new way is acontinuation of theirthinking and not adeparture from it

Public Pledge

Let others know thegoal or the change youwant to make

This will make youmore discipline inachieving the goal

Calling

Readjust goals

Changing the actionwont do anything.

Change their goals. Story of Imam Malik

Imam Malik wantedto be a singer. Hismother readjust hisgoals. She dressedhim up like a minischolar.

Maketheir p

fix anthat h

Examthey flook areact.

Own goal

Ask the to set theirown goal, objectives orwhat not. This willmake them workharder since it is theirgoal, not yours.

A

Ask thothersproble

Enthusiasm iscontagious

Show them yourenthusiasm!

T

Push ythe sp

You get what you give

Do a small favor andthen ask for a favor

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them think that roblem is easy to

changing is not rd.

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Things to Consider with Teenagers/Children Specifically

If you force me upon your point of view, then be sure that Im still upon mine.

Beconsistent

Place the moreserious activitybetween twothat are fun

Avoidreactance

Avoidexcessively harsh

punishments

Avoidexcessivelaxness

Be receptiveto bargainingso acceptablecompromisescan be found

Show affection whenenforcing discipline

so that they feel theyare being loved evenwhen reprimanded

Never punish achild/teenager by

telling them to read abook or the Qurn!

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Channeling Thoughts

When we call people to Islm, our main topics should be the tawd.People would not understand the finer points in Islm if they are not clear about Allh.

Prophet (s.a.w.) advice to Mudh ibn Jabal when he was sent to Yemen:

Let the first thing that you call them to be the testimony thatnone has the right to be worshipped but Allh

and I am Allhs Messenger,

and if they obey you in that,then teach them that Allh has enjoined on them

five prayers in every day and night,

and if they obey you in that,then teach them that Allh has made it obligatory for them topay the zakah from their property

and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them

and given to the poor.

Key point:

Talk about

Allh first.Only then talk aboutHis commandments.

The other benefit of starting with tawd is that the tawd is the gateway to processingother information.

Many people think when we invite to Islm,the idea is to throw lots of informationat people and hopefully some of it will stick.

WRONG !

The idea should be to get them to seethe logic, wisdoms, benefits andreasons why they should obey Allh.

BUILD THAT FOUNDATION FIRST.

You approach a total

stranger in the street,

where do you begin?

Prophets

Jesus

Muhammad

5 Pillars

Gold!TO HERE

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During the entire process, constantly ask the person if what you are saying is making sense.

Dont proceed based on the assumption that the person understands.

Always ask and make sure.

Prove the

existence of Allh

Yes

No

No

Make him see the

logical connection

Jesus (a.s.)

Because there is anerroneous beliefconcerning him.

Muammad (s.a.w.)

Because that isone of the twoshahadahs and

essential tobecoming a Muslim.

Yes

Go for the

GOLD!

Explain the

pillars of Islam

Doing

great?Yes!

Find out if he

believes in the

prophets

Find out if he

believes in a

Creator or not

Talk about

two prophets

Discuss the

teachings that

Muammad

(s.a.w.) came

with

If there is a Creator, He musthave announced His presenceto mankind.

It logically follows that Hewould choose humans toconvey the message to otherhumans and not any othercreated being.

It also follows that since thisCreator is fair and just, He willnot punish people withoutsending them a Prophet whowill inform them about Allhand teach them right fromwrong.

For example: Contemplate on the creations

Part of the benefits:

You assuage their fears ofentering a religion they knowlittle about.

They feel confident that thereisnt an element in Islam thatmight turn them off later on.

Doing

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Explain The Concept/Log

The gap between what is logi

If someone is willing to accepthen it is probable that they alogically possible to Jim JonesNo!

Why?Because Jim Jones anBut Prophet Muham

The beauty of the phrase log We are drawing the gap b We are not asking Is that We are not asking them t It is almost impossible to

Why?Because if Allh wantand He could have seThere is nothing to st

Calling

ic

ally possible and what we believe to be trut

t that it is logically possible that God sent th re not too far from believing that because ifwas one of the Prophet of Allh, most likely

his teachings do not fit the mould of a propad (s.a.w.) and Jesus (a.s.) fit with the moul

ically possible: etween us and the other person.

what you believe? believe in it (not yet).

respond to with a No!

d, He could have sent Jesus as His messengt Muammad (s.a.w.) after Jesus if He want

p Him from doing it!

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Thinking outside the Box: Fixing the Mindset

For those who believe in transmigration, concept of trinity, and worshiping something thatthey built with their own hands, they would not see what is wrong to embrace these belief

systems UNLESS THEY STEP OUTSIDE OF THEIR BOX.

Our job? Get them to step out of their box.How? Ask the right questions.

A Method Used ByProphet Ibrahim (a.s.)

Questions That Get PeopleTo Think Outside The Box

What is the purpose of life?

Is the Trinity 3 in 1 or 1 in 3? How many gods where there

during the 3 days when Jesuswas dead?

What effect did his absencehave on the universe sincethey are co-equal, whichmeans 33% of the work wasnot being done?

Why is there no clear andexplicit mention of the Trinityin the Bible?

Why would God link aconcept that we cantcomprehend to our salvation?

Who died on the cross:a man or a god?

Was Adam forgiven for his

sin? If so, then why didsomeone have to die for a sinthat was already forgiven?

They said, Have you done this to our gods, O

Abraham? He said, Rather, this - the largest of

them - did it, so ask them, if they should

[be able to] speak. So they returned to[blaming] themselves and said [to each other],

Indeed, you are the wrongdoers. Then they

reversed themselves, [saying], You have

already known that these do not speak!He said, Then do you worship instead of

Allh that which does not benefit you at

all or harm you? Uff to you and to what youworship instead of Allh. Then will you not use

reason? They said, Burn him and support your

gods if you are to act.

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Questions By Imm Ibn Al-Qayyim

O worshippers of Messiah, we have aquestion

to which we want an answer from the onewho understands it. If a god dies because of the actions of

people who kill him? What is this god?

Is he pleased with what they did to him?Then, they must be lucky for they haveearned his pleasure.

If he is displeased with what they did tohim, their power has nevertheless

overwhelmed his. Did the universe remain without a god who

hears all and answers those who call uponhim?

Were the seven heavens left with no godabove them when he was buried in theground?

Was the Messiah brought back to life or isthe one who revived him another god?

Other Thoughts RegardingThe Death Of Jesus

When someone has to die for

someone elses sin, then that isnot true forgiveness.

If you were to save someoneabout to be hit by a car by

jumping and saving them,you dont push your child in frontof the car and expect the child tosave that person!

Polytheism

Believing in more than one Godis illogical.

Ask these to polytheists: How many gods are there? And how did they come to know

this information?

It is guaranteed there will be aproblem with the source since itsnot the Qurn.

Allh explains what would happenif there were more than one God:

Had there been within the heavens

and earth gods besides Allh, they

both would have been ruined.So exalted is Allh, Lord of the Throne,

above what they describe.

Al-Anbiy 21:22

Allh has not taken any son, nor hasthere ever been with Him any deity.

[If there had been], then each deity

would have taken what it

created, and some of them

would have sought to overcome

others. Exalted is Allh above whatthey describe [concerning Him].

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If someone once argued:

These gods use collaboratiASK: Are these gods are

If the answer is Yes, they a

ASK: How they decideright down the mi

Did they give up s

Or did another for

How do they cont

20% of the peopcommands 65% o

If the answer is No, they a

ASK: Why dont we justthe weaker ones?

Similarly, if they hnicest one of them

This problem

People love J He is the God the

mankind

Calling

Polytheism (continued)

e leadership to rule the world together andequal?

re equal.

to split their powers and abilities and kn dle?

me of their abilities until they all became eq

ce make this split?

rol the love of their creation? If one god is l

le and another by 15%, then the last gthe earths love is superior to the others.

e not co-equal.

focus on worshipping the strongest one an Why waste time with them?

ave different tasks then why dont we foculike the god of mercy?

also exists in Christianity.

sus more. Why? ne supposedly sacrificed himself for their sa

ather was the angry God that could not f ntil the son did something about it.

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When we encounter mission Apply Low Point/ High Poi

Present them with a d When you do this, the When they are quiete

Calling

int

ries and in the same time we want to call thnt technique.

ifficult question or ask about a concept theyy lower their head in shame.

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Golden Rules

THE 1ST GOLDEN RULE:Go For The Gold

Gold here refers to the Shahadah.So, go for it when we are doing dawah.

THE 2ND GOLDEN RULE:Create The Sense of Urgency

Urgency is not pushing.

Why is creating urgency so important? There are many things caught their attention. If we dont create the urgency to take

some form of action, we may never see them again. Some people think they have forever to think about their decision and consider

embracing Islm. But the fact is they might die while thinking about decide whether toaccept Islm or not.

This method was used with Abu Sufyn Uqbah ibn Abi Mut Thummah ibn Uthl Umar ibn Al-Khaband many more.

Ask him/her

to become

A MUSLIM.NOANY

OBJECTION?YES

Present about Islam(quick, 5 minutes) Focus on Tawd

Find the problem withwhat they understand

Fix the problem

NO

YES

EXPLAINED THE

FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM?

ASK:

Do you

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Walking Away

The big question we have wh

When do I walk away?

Do not quickly give up whenThere is no limit to the numb

However, there are some inst

WALK AW

Are drunk Are insan

Calling

n we do dawah,

iving dawah. Try your best. r of times we can give a person advice.

ances where you should walk away.

Y WHEN THEY...

Do not want

to listenOnly wantto argue

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Wheres the Truth?

How Many Truths Are There?

There are many ways to God

as there are souls on earth.

The above quote implies thatthere is more than one truth.

The Qurn, however, teaches thatthere is only one religious truth.

Can We Prove Who Has The Truth?

If one religion is from Allh and the rest are from conmen, devils, and imposters, then itshould be easy to distinguish truth from falsehood.

And say, Truth has come, and falsehood

has departed. Indeed is falsehood,

[by nature], ever bound to depart.

Al-Isr 17:81

Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood,

and it destroys it, and thereupon it

departs. And for you is destruction from

that which you describe.

Al-Anbiy 21:18

For that is Allh, your Lord, the Truth.

And what can be beyond truth except error?

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One True Religion

What analogies could you use to explain this concept?

TO NON-MUSLIMS

The Map

Two men who go to different directionswill not reach the same destination

Fairness of God

God creates human and sent the booksand messengers as clear guidance.

1 God = All religions are the same

Then why did God tell some groups thatthe others are wrong?

TO MUSLIM

Different interpretation and

understanding of the Qurn

There is no contradiction in thefundamental issues

The tafsr does not change the deen

One straight wayThe Prophet (s.a.w.) drew in the sand

a long line straight line several short curvy lines deviating from

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The Qurn

The Qurn is the most poweMany who read the Qurn reWhat other support could yo

Style and structure

the verses in Quran were

Historical accuracy

No human will know the

Correction of Prophet's mi

Mentioning mistakes ind

Mention of other Prophet

The Prophet (s.a.w.) is m

Mention of future events

Contains no contradiction

Is consistent

The theme did not chan

For a long period of time

Mention of science

It is not possible to be w

Falsification tests

Allh tell us that to do aIf it was from other than

Anything that cannot ha

gions and Beliefs

ful dawah tool. cognize that it was not written by a human

lend to this argument?

not written in plainly

whole information of the past events

take

icates that it was not from human

entioned 4 times as Muammad and 1 time

e during the Year of Sadness

, it was impossible for human to write consis

itten by human 1400 years ago

est: Him, you will find any contradiction in the Q

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STEP Describe the setting (Arabia). Hypothesize what an imposters motive would be.

THEMOTIVES

Wealth

Fame/Pride/Power

WomenLove war

Insanity


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STEP Using what you know about the Prophet (s.a.w.), disprove all motives.

Wealth

Had money in the beginning (before prophethood) Did not accept Quraisy offer to give wealth

Did not ask for wages as a messenger

Distributed all wealth to others (including 1/5 of ghanimah)

Lived humbly in a one room house (~36 feet square)

''ishah (r.a.): They only had water and dates for 2 months

Fame/Pride/Power

Dressed like everyone, sat with everyone

An outsider sometimes had to ask which one is the Prophet (s.a.w.) Other prophets are mentioned more than him in the Qur'n

Woman

Did not accept Quraisy offer to give beautiful women

At that time, even without religion, you could still get women

Prostitution and zina was declared as arm

Examples from his marriages: He was not a womanizer

Love war

The tribes were already at war with one another

Fighting in war was not allowed during the initial stage

Greeting: Assalmu'alaikum (Peace be upon you)

Insanity

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STEP Provide additional reasons why he could not have been a false Prophet.

It is not possible for him to have come up the Qur'n himself

Contains many scientific facts Contains predictions of the future

(e.g. Abu Lahab's continuous disbelief, Rome vs. Persian, Fathul Makkah)

He did not allow people to over-praise him

The Prophet (s.a.w.) told people not to praise him like the Christians praised Jesus,and to call him the slave of Allh and His messenger. [ai Bukhri]

He dressed like and sat with everyone else

When he was sitting with other people, even the enemy could not recognize whichone was him.

He did not take advantage over situations

A sun eclipse occured on the day Ibrahim, his son, died. Some people said the eclipseoccured because of his death, but the Prophet (s.a.w.) said the sun and the moon donot eclipse because of the death or life of someone. [ai Bukhri]

His multidisciplinary skills

Military, counseling, marriage, etc.

Science, if they say he wrote the Qur'n

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The Trinity

A Brief History of the Trinity

No single clear and explicit mention of the Trinity anywhere in the Bible!Jesus never clearly says he is divine, so where did this idea come from?

One website claims that reasons given for believing in the Trinity include:

The Key Players

Taught indirectlyin various statements

in the Bible

Explains the divinityof Jesus and the HolySpirit while affirming

monotheism

The nature of Godwould not be expected

to make sense tohuman minds

Tertullian (160 220)

Latin theologian who wrote in the early third century.

Introduced the terms Trinity and Person

Explained that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit wereone in essence - not one in Person.

Origen (185254)

The greatest contributor to the development of the Trinitarian doctrine in theEastern Church as Tertullian was in the Western Church.

The first to teach An Eternal Trinity Of Persons":The Son was not only eternal, but was eternally begotten by the Father.

Although he spoke of equality in the Trinity saying, Nothing in the Trinity can becalled greater or less", he also said that God the Word is a separate being and hasan essence of His own. Only the Father is (the God), while the Son is only (God).

Emperor Constantine

Wanted to end the controversy over the nature of Jesus

Initiated the Council of Nicaea*.

Athanasius (a.k.a. The Father of the Trinity)

Declared : Acceptable to refer to the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost asone substance as long as this was not understood to mean an obliteration ofdistinction between the three persons.

Declared : Acceptable to speak of the Father, the Son, and Holy Ghost asthree substances as long as this was not understood to separate the three as

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* The Council of Nicaea (325 CE)

The Council of Nicaea set out to officially define the relationship of the Son to the Father.

The creed adopted by the council described Christ as God of God, Light of Light, very God

of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance (homoousios) with the Father.

Fast Facts on the Trinity

* Arianism

Anti-Trinitarian belief system Taught by Arius

In the early fourth century AD

Who is Arius?

An elder in the Alexandrian church Affirmed the uniqueness of God Denied the complete divinity of

the Son (Christ) Taught that Christ was a created

and changeable being, who, whilesuperior to humans, is not of the

same order as the one God

Arius and Arianism were condemned at

the famous Council of Nicaea in 325 AD,which proclaimed that the Son was ofthe same substance as the Father.

After Constantines death, Arianismflourished again for some decadesand almost overcame the Nicene party.

Arianism was finally condemned at theCouncil of Constantinople in 381 AD.

The Word Trinity

First used by Tertullian(c. 155-230)

The Doctrine

Commonly expressed as:One God, three Persons

Formally defined in the NiceneCreed, whichdeclares Jesus to be God of God Light of Light

very God of very God begotten not made being of one substance

with the Father.

Say No to Trinity:

The Christian Faiths

Past and present Christian faiths whodo not believe in the Trinity include:

Arianism* Some Radical Reformers (16th century),

such as Michael Servetus Jehovahs Witnesses Mormonism Unitarianism

Say No to Trinity:

The Reasons

Reasons given for rejecting the doctrine ofthe Trinity include: Not mentioned in the Bible. Does not make philosophical sense. Not compatible with monotheism.


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Evidence To Trinity: The Top Proofs

Jesus had no biological father

He performed many miracles

John 10:30

I and the Father are one.

Genesis 1:26

Let Us make man in Our image and after Our likeness.

John 1:1-3

1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word wasGod. 2 - He was in the beginning with God. 3 - All things came into being throughHim, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

John 1:14

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as ofthe only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 3:16

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten Son, in order thateveryone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.

REMEMBER.

None of them will ever

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The Atheist

Why Atheism?

Why does the atheist believe there is no God?We have found that in most cases it has nothing to do with science or rationale.

Here are two of the main culprits: An event or calamity in their life that they could not understand

This led them to conclude that no God would allow this to happen. Their examination of the existence of God is usually based on Judeo-Christian sources,

which typically dont make sense

The truth is that believing in Allh is rational, logical, and easier on the mind

No One Is Really An Atheist

Some scholars believe that there is no such thing as a 100% atheist.

This is based on how the Qurndescribed what was in Firawns heart.

So he was internally convincedyet still continued with his persecutionof the Prophet of Allh.

This internal feeling is one of the reasonsthey are not difficult to convince.

Humans were created with the need tobelieve in something.

Many times you will find that atheistsbelieve in the existence of some othertype of higher power or extraterrestrial

life.

If they do not believe in something,they will not be bothered to argue.The fact that atheists keep arguing,it means they know God exists.

The strongest proof that

they believe in God is

the anger, aggression and

profanity they display!

But when there came to them Our visible

signs, they said, This is obvious magic. And

they rejected them, while their [inner]

selves were convinced thereof, out ofinjustice and haughtiness. So see how was the

end of the corrupters.

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It Is A Weak Argument

Allh directly refutes atheismin one place in the Qurn

because it is such a weak argument.

This verse allows only three explanationsfor the existence of the universe:

1. It was created by nothing at all.2. It is the creator of itself.

3. It has a creator outside of itself.

Once, Jubayr ibn Muim was sent bythe Quraysh to the Muslims in Madinah.

When he arrived, he heard the Prophet(s.a.w.) reciting these verses whileleading the evening prayer.

Jubayr said, My heart was almost rent

asunder. He became a Muslim not longafter that.

The verses resonated with him so much,possibly because it made things clear:

It is inconceivable for something tocome out of nothing.

It is even more inconceivable that itwould bring itself into existence.

The universe cannot be the result

of a coincidence.

The Creator has to be different

from what He creates.

If He is of the same nature, He wouldhave to be temporal and need amaker as well.

Everything in this world has a

purpose, so what is the purpose ofman?

The strongest dawah

tool with atheists!

Many people have become Muslimjust from reading a few verses of

the Qurn. Non-Arabic speakers have beenable to identify the Qurn as theword of Allhjust from listening to it!

The easiest way to deal with atheists?Present them with

a copy of the Qurn

advices on how to read and

understand it.

Qurn

Then did you think that We

created you uselessly and that to Usyou would not be returned?

Al-Muminn 23:115

Think!

Or were they created by nothing, or

were they the creators [of themselves]?

Or did they create the heavens and the

earth? Rather, they are not certain.

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