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In all cases that we will find on our way to invite to Islam, in every circumstance and opportunity, we need to remember to always conduct ourselves with kindness tolerance and listen to the person(s) we wish to invite to Islam.

When people interact with us they will remember more about our behavior our smile and benevolent attitude than our speech.

And once they will remember our discussion with us, the most vital point of discussion they should remember is not our opinion or our arguments. The most important thing is that we have reminded our guests about our Creator and how Majestic and Wise He is.

If we achieve the goal to bring our guests to remember our Creator and revive the instinctive faith we all have, then we have achieved our goal. Because it is only in the context of faith that every other evidences that we might have clarified can and should be understood and meditated upon.

Nevertheless once the first contact has been established through thoughtful and compassionate manners and some mutual knowledge and understanding has been acquired, discussing of the various aspects of the Islamic legislations, faith, rituals, and behaviors is open.

Always the tone of voice and manners that we express during our dialogue should be courteous and respectful.

We have in this book presented a lot of informations important and useful to approach different people of various social and cultural background and education.

We have also described how to establish and organize more sophisticated structures to serve in the complex field of Dawah.

From the invitation to Islam by showing the best character and manners in all aspect of human interaction to more complex educational and informational projects developed and deployed in all current means of communication, our goal and our intention should always be to seek the blessings of Allah.

If we had to resume how to invite to Islam in one word I would choose “simplicity”.

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

Verily, the religion is easy and no one burdens himself in religion but that it overwhelms him. Follow the right course, seek closeness to Allah, give glad tidings, and seek help for worship in the morning and evening and a part of the night.

I would like to dedicate this humble research to my teacher Sheikh Abu Bakr Jaber El Jazeiri. During the blessed three years that I spent with him in Madina in his classes in the Masjid An Nabawi or in his home. I was so fortunate to spend many hours listening to the various discussions and questions from the many visitors that came from near and far and learned from these encounters the gentle respectful and compassionate manners in which he answered the students of knowledge, the layman, the old Bedouin, the clever youth, the thoughtful business man .

Sheikh Abu Bakr had a warmth that made everyone that approached him felt loved and cared for . Sheikh answered every questions and requests in a manner that made every seeker content with what he received.

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I would have to approach this project like I did many of my previous endeavors in the work of Da’wah (invitation to Allah) get other people to participate and reflect with me even though at the end I would be the one putting the pieces of the puzzle together.

When we make the efforts in all humility to seek a comprehensive understanding based on a shared and common knowledge and experience, we become able to widen our capacities. That is why consultation of knowledgeable and experienced other individuals is so fundamental in Islam. That is what Shura is.

One handicap or advantage is I did not have what is considered today a real academic training in Islamic studies. I studied with some scholars in Madina for several years, different books and often had discussions with my first teacher about many issues facing the Muslims and Islam in the time we live in, and how to work to improve our condition.

The advantage is that it would be easier for me to look at the project of the book from a different angle without the diagram and forms taught in formal establishments of Islamic knowledge.

I do have something to help me : many years of experience in the field and the chance to have worked and lived with brothers of different countries languages cultural backgrounds all working together in the path of Da’wah (invitation to Allah).

For that Allah really blessed me to have worked in many different Da’wah (invitation to Allah) Centers under the supervision of scholars, plane pilots, doctors, engineers ,lawyers ,soldiers ,laymen all brothers driven by the same desire to serve the Deen of Islam ( religion of Islam).

During almost 24 years I have worked at different levels and positions with all these brothers ,employees or volunteers. Either worked as a teacher, a coordinator, a technician, a propagator a translator a designer an administrator all in the service of Da’wah (invitation to Allah) to Allah.

Also as a revert I benefited of a different angle of approach to Da’wah (invitation to Allah) and later on, once my children had became teenagers I also had the experience of raising good Muslim children in a Muslim environment .

Da’wah (invitation to Allah) for me is more of a life story than the normal progression from studying Sharia (Islamic legislation) law to active adult professional life or volunteering in Da’wah.

Like most of the reverts to Islam my motivation for working in Da’wah (invitation to Allah) is first and foremost driven by the need to share with others knowledge about the most precious gift in this life.

“ Faith in Allah the One The Unique The Creator The Complete The Absolute The Merciful The Giver of Life The Sustainer. “

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