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How to
Initiate
Dawah?
By Brother Zaid Patel

Dawah Training Course

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How to Initate Dawah?

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Method 1: Direct Questions connected to

Aqeedah

1. What is the Purpose of our Life ? Topic : Purpose of Life

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Topic: Concept of God

Do you believe in God?
What do you know about God? Is he Perfect or Imperfect?
What do you think? Does God also need food?
What do you say? Does God need sleep?
Does God need any partner / helper?

Topic: Why Prophet Muhammed is a tru e Prophet?

7. What do you know about Prophet Muhammed ?
Topic: Proof about the existence of Life after death
8. Do you think there will be a life after death?
Topic: Quran the word of Allah
9. Have you ever read the Quran?
10.
Have you ever seen the Quran translation?
11.
Do you know that the Quran is a book for all people and not
exclusively for Muslims?
Topic: Islam and Muslims
12.
What do you know about Islam?
13.
What do you know about Muslims?
14.
Have you known any practicing Muslim?

Method 2: Misconceptions about Islam

Start talking about Misconceptions people have about Islam. Steer the topic
to Aqeedah after initiating if it is a command in Islam by saying, Because
Allah has commanded it / allowed it (as applicable) Do you know who is
Allah?
1. Do you know why women are told to do Hijab?
2. Why Islam allows a man to have 4 wives?
3. Islam is not a terrorist religion.
4. Why is Non-veg allowed?
etc
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Method 3: World events and news

1. After any terrorist event. Do you know what Islam says about
Terrorism?
2. Any woman right violation report. Do you know what Islam teaches
about womens rights.
3. After any human right violation. Do you know what Islam teaches
about human rights.
4. After any oppression on Muslims. Do you know who are the
Muslims?
5. After some difficulty in the world Do you know what Islam says
about the life of this world. Or Do you know why these difficulties
come on people.
6. After mention of Prophet Muhammed What do you know about
Prophet Muhammed
7. After large scale death, catastrophe, calamity. Do you know what
happens after we die., We can also die at any time.

Method 4: Sunnah and character

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Act upon the Sunnah, it creates questions in their mind and helps you
to initiate.
Keep the beard, trousers above the ankle
Say Alhamdulillah when you sneeze. (translate All praise to Allah,
ask him Do you know who is Allah)
Women wear Hijab. Ask, do you know why Muslim women wear the
Hijab? Because it is the command of Allah Do you know who
is Allah.
Avoid wrong, avoid lies, avoid cheating. Tell, I wont lie Do you
know why? Because Allah has prohibited it. Or Because of the
Day of Judgement. Do you know what is the Day of Judgement.
Visit the person when he is sick and encourage him to be patient. Tell
him, Life is just a test.
During our festivals. Do you know why we do this?

Method 5: Their practices

1. Their
festivals.
Why
do
you
celebrate
this
festival?
(Helps us to start talking about religion. Tell him about the correct
way also.)

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2. Their practices. E.g. Why do you tie these threads? Why do you wear
this in your neck? Etc
3. Which god do you believe in? How do you pray to him?

Method 6: Through means

1. Gifts
2. Booklets, Articles, Pamplets Read this and tell what do you think
about it.
3. Emails, refer to Websites
4. SMS which make a person think
5. CD / DVD of Islamic talks and presentations.

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