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'''Da'wah''' (دعوة) literally translates from Arabic to mean "invitation", but | '''Da'wah''' (دعوة) literally translates from Arabic to mean "invitation", but in Islamic terminology it usually refers to Islamic proselytism. Similarly, a ''Da'ee'' داعي (plural ''du'aah'' دعاة) is someone who "invites" to Islam, or carries out the Islamic proselytization. | ||
Da'wah can refer to both "external" and "internal" proselytism, as it is considered equally meritorious in Islam to invite a non-Muslim to Islam as it is to invite a non-practicing Muslim to practice Islam. Some of the biggest Da'wah movements (like the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan), as a result, focus almost exclusively on spreading Islamic practice among populations that are already Muslim. | Da'wah can refer to both "external" and "internal" proselytism, as it is considered equally meritorious in Islam to invite a non-Muslim to Islam as it is to invite a non-practicing Muslim to practice Islam. Some of the biggest Da'wah movements (like the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan), as a result, focus almost exclusively on spreading Islamic practice among populations that are already Muslim. | ||
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Moses | Moses makes da'wah towards Allah so that he makes people disbelievers: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|10|88-89}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|10|88-89}}| | ||
And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment." | And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment." | ||
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[ Allah ] said, "'''Your supplication''' (دعوتكما) has been answered." So remain on a right course and follow not the way of those who do not know." | [ Allah ] said, "'''Your supplication''' (دعوتكما) has been answered." So remain on a right course and follow not the way of those who do not know." | ||
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This was the opposite of what is today known as "da'wah" (calling people to Islam). Moses wants to make people disbelievers and Allah fulfills his | This was the opposite of what is today known as "da'wah" (calling people to Islam). Moses wants to make people disbelievers and Allah fulfills his prayer. | ||
In the verse 13:14, da'wah is directed "to him" (meaning "to Allah"), not towards the disbelievers: | In the verse 13:14, da'wah is directed "to him" (meaning "to Allah"), not towards the disbelievers: | ||
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The following verses, however, say that only Allah decides who believes and who doesn't, putting the role of | The following verses, however, say that only Allah decides who believes and who doesn't, putting the role of da'awah work into question. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|14|4}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|14|4}}| | ||
Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. | Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. | ||
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A perennial question of religions that have some idea of predistination is "of what use is da'awah/proselytisation is god leads those he chooses to salvation?" and this question is begged nowhere more than of the god of the Quran, Allah. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|2|142}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|142}}| | ||