1. The Islamic Online University presents Dawah 101By
Abu Muawiyah Ismail Kamdar

2. Before We Begin What do you expect from this course?
What do you understand by the term Dawah?
Do you have any Dawah experience?
What are the key issues that you would like me to discuss?

3. Content Importance of Dawah, Qualities of a Da’ee
Dawah Methods, How to start a Dawah conversation
The Basic Message, what to focus on (Tawheed, Risaalah, Fitrah, Purpose of Life, etc)
Common Dawah Questions
Practicals and Q&A

4. (Communal Obligation) (Individual Obligation)
Importance of Dawah
Majority
Muslim
Area
Majority
Non-Muslim
Area
Fard
Kifaayah
(Communal Obligation)
Fard
Ayn
(Individual Obligation)

5. EXAMPLE OF THE REWARD FOR DAWAH
You get a copy of the reward of every good deed a person does!
If Your Dawah influences 1000 people and they all become righteous believers, you will gain the reward of living 1001 lives!
If each of those 1000 people influence 1000 people who become righteous believers, you will gain the reward of One Million Lives!

6. It is a Domino effect, generation after generation of continuous reward even centuries after you have passed away!!!

8. Qualities of a Da’ee: KNOWLEDGE KINDNESS WISDOM PATIENCE PRACTICE
UNDERSTANDING

9. Dawah Methods Public Lectures and Debates One on One Street Dawah
Casual Dawah
Distributing Pamphlets and Flyers
Indirect Dawah: Overhearing a conversation
Dawah through actions
Humanitarian Efforts/Social Service

10. Can you think of any others?
Dawah is a very open field with a lot of room for creativity and flexibility.
Do not limit your methods of Dawah, always think up new methods and approaches, as long as they are within the bounds of Shariah.

11. How to Start a Dawah Conversation? (Casual, Street or One-on-One Dawah)
There are variety of ways to do this, here are a few tips:
Ask them a question about their religion/beliefs
Discuss some political situation or News Story involving Muslims
Ask them their occupation then when they ask you yours, explain that you are a preacher/teacher of Islam
Ask them about the Purpose of Life
Discuss Islam in front of them

12. Messengers and the Afterlife The Five Pillars – Laws that make sense!
The Islamic Message
Tawheed
Purpose of Life
Fitrah (Human
Nature and Logic)
Messengers and the Afterlife
The Five Pillars – Laws that make sense!

13. Tawheed Proving the Existence of God Proving there is only One God
God Created us for a Purpose
God sent messengers
If there is a true God, there must be a true religion from God!

14. The Purpose Of Life
We do not make things without purpose so why would God do so?
The Purpose of Life can only be known from God hence the need for revelation
Islam teaches us that this world is a test to show who will worship Allah and who will not
We can fulfill this purpose by living our lives in obedience to God
If we have a purpose, logically there must be reward for fulfilling it and punishment for neglecting it

15. The Fitrah Anything which is naturally good is prescribed in Islam
Allah created humans with a natural inclination towards good and a natural aversion to evil
Anything which is naturally good is prescribed in Islam
Anything which is naturally evil is prohibited
Part of this Fitrah is the belief in One God
Always get people to introspect, this gets them back in tune with their Fitrah
Nature also helps get people in tune with their Fitrah

16. The Messengers ABRAHAM/IBRAHIM JESUS/EESA MUHAMMAD ABRAHAMIC FAITHS
Peace be upon them
ABRAHAM/IBRAHIM
JESUS/EESA
MUHAMMAD
ABRAHAMIC FAITHS
PROPHET OF ALLAH
FINAL MESSENGER
COMMON ROOTS
MESSENGER OF ISLAM
PROOF OF ISLAM
RESPECTED AND LOVED
PERFECT ROLE MODEL
HAJJ AND EID

17. THE AFTERLIFE The Justice of God demands an Afterlife
It is unjust that those who obeyed God and those who did not receive the same end
All major religions agree about the concept of Heaven and Hell
Since Allah owns Paradise, it is His Right to set the conditions for entering it.

18. THE FIVE PILLARS
HAJJ
SAWM
ZAKAH
SALAH
TAWHEED

19. EVERY PILLAR MAKES SENSE!
SALAH
ZAKAH
SAWM
HAJJ
PURIFIES HEART
EXPERIENCE HUNGER
BUILDS BRIDGES
COMMUNICATE
WITH ALLAH
HELPS THE POOR
GAIN SELF CONTROL
BUILDS PATIENCE
BUILDS GOD
CONCIOUSNESS
UNITES THE COMMUNITY
UNITES THE COMMUNITY
UNITES THE COMMUNITY
UNITES THE COMMUNITY

20. COMMON DAWAH QUESTIONS
Why does Islamic Law oppress women?
Issues at hand: Polygamy, Ahl-Kitab, Divorce, Guardians, Wife-Beatings, Inheritance, Witnesses
Why is Islamic Law so barbaric?
Issues at hand: Jihad, Chopping Hands, Lashings, Stoning Adulterers, Executing Apostates and Homosexuals

21. NOW IT IS YOUR TURN TO ASK!

22. Alhamdulillah, now it is time to take this knowledge and spread the word of Islam!