The Preach And Its Types

Now comes the role of the preacher or inviter and debater. Inviting and debating are different skills and if you may find them in the same person these are two different manners of approaching the field of spoken interactive Da’wah (invitation to Allah), contrary to silent or passive Da’wah.

As we define before silent Da’wah or passive Da’wah is the responsibility of all adult Muslim men and women as basically it is to upgrade our visible part of Islamic identity to higher standard.

In The Masjid

Simple lectures about practical ways to increase Iman should be addressed on a regular bases at the times when most of the devotees are assembled in the Masjid. Practical it is to remind the devotees about the importance of practicing the Dhikr (remembrance) and reciting the Duas (invocations) taught by the Prophet Muhammad. Likewise to regularly review and remind about the benefits of easy and simple Sunnah to be practiced about the value and amazing reward of exemplary behavior.

When we shift from good behavior as a simple transmitted habit to a conscious effort with the intention to please Allah by fulfilling our obligation to invite to the path of Islam, then we will have a strong base capable to invite to Islam and even educate masses of non Muslims to the correct meaning of Islam.

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

مَنْ دَعَا إِلَى هُدًى كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ الأَجْرِ مِثْلُ أُجُورِ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ لاَ يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا وَمَنْ دَعَا إِلَى ضَلاَلَةٍ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الإِثْمِ مِثْلُ آثَامِ مَنْ تَبِعَهُ لاَ يَنْقُصُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ آثَامِهِمْ شَيْئًا

“Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their rewards at all. Whoever calls to misguidance will have sin upon him similar to those who follow him, without detracting from their sins at all.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2674, Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

إِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ لِأُتَمِّمَ صَالِحَ الْأَخْلَاقِ

Verily, I have only been sent to perfect righteous character.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 8729, Grade: Sahih (authentic)

These are some evidences we can use to show that by raising the awareness of the general public from the Muslim Ummah, we will be inviting to Islam by example. And this not to say that we do not need debaters educators scholars . No what I want to illustrate is that good manners is an expression of the quality of the heart and debating and educating are qualities related to acquired knowledge. And many individuals have good manners . We need to differentiate between good manners emanating from a clean soft heart and protocol or cultural mannerism.