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A person who undertakes the task of da’wah should also have a basic knowledge of his or her addressees. 

It is quite understandable that Muslims have difficulty convincing Buddhists about God, as their religion does not give any significance to the belief in the existence of God. 

But we know every human, whether Muslim or Non-Muslim, knows of God in the depths of their hearts, possibly in a half-forgotten manner. This is the reason why Allah Almighty commands us to remind the non-Muslims of Allah:

 فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ ‎﴿٩﴾‏ سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ‎﴿١٠﴾

Remind then, [others of the truth, regardless of] whether this reminding [would seem to] be of use [or not](9).He who fears [Allah] will be reminded.(10) [Quran 87:9-10]

The foregoing indicates that our duty is to awaken the people to the truth of their origin as God’s creation. Ask them: where do you come from in an ultimate philosophical sense.  

Whether they give you the right answer or not, you may begin by giving them the Islamic answer. And if your friend is willing to listen, you can give an idea of God as described in the Quran too.

FILIAL PIETY IN CONFUCIANISM AND ISLAM: A COMPARATIVE LITERARY ANALYSIS OF QUR’AN, HADITH, AND FOUR CHINESE CLASSICS

BY: ABDUL SALAM MUHAMAD SHUKRI, OSMAN BIN ABDULLAH