The Methodology of Dawah Manual & Method (The Miraculous Argument)
Our Dawah Manual and Method represents a core concept in Dawah. It highlights how the greatest evidence for the existence of God is the Qur'an itself. By means of what is known as "The Miraculous Argument" it allows the Da'ee to delve straight into a Qur'an focused Dawah conversation; overruling any need to resort to complex and digressive philosophical arguments. It is a manual that offers a structured approach to delivering the message of Islam while detailing practical steps of implementation. It is without doubt useful to both the beginner and seasoned practitioner.The manual is freely available to anyone around the globe, in order to help them develop their Dawah skills. The methodology of dawah manual is freely available; to be copied, distributed, translated or hosted on websites for the promotion and development of Dawah.
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A extract from The Methodology of Dawah -
There
are many revelations on Earth that claim to be from some or other Deity
or group of Deities. How can one differentiate between them all? What
are the criteria used to determine which one we select as the most
appropriate or one we can ascribe to The God? Now many contemporary
Du’aat play a lot of intellectual gymnastics with Atheists and adherents
to other faith systems. This sort of excessive philosophical rhetoric
can become overwhelming and is mostly unproductive; often leading to
dead ends and very little of the message being imparted. Therefore a
more justifiable approach is to bring the Quran in as early as possible,
since this does two things in particular:
- You are teaching them about Islam from the outset by using the Quran
- You are able to avoid the intellectual gymnastics of debate in terms of philosophy or cosmological science.
One
should note that we are proving the existence of God via means of
rational reflection and through deduction based on the presence of
Quran. We provide a rational foundation to why we believe what we
believe and in particular why we consider the Quran to be from God. We
do not and should not resort to what is known as circular reasoning i.e.
simply stating that the Quran is from God, because it states that it is
from God in the Quran.
The
battle of Aql (intellect) and Naql (Text/Revelation) is an imaginary
one, as there is no conflict between the two in reality and anyone who
makes it an ‘either or’ is actually confused. This is because although
the rational mind leads us to accept that the Quran is from God, it also
leads to the understanding that we are limited before God – hence the
correct intellect (Sahih Aql) and the Naql (revealed texts) will never
clash. The Naql will be accepted over the Aql where there is a perceived
contradiction or misunderstanding as we can appreciate the limitation
in knowledge possessed by man and as such Allah knows best.
Below
is a list of criteria that anyone of sound mind would use to justify
and distinguish a revelation as being attributed to God almighty.
•Preserved in wording & Meaning
•Logical view of God
•Internally consistent and profound
•Externally consistent and profound
•Miraculous Nature
•Applicable Guidance and Purpose
Just
before we discuss how the Quran meets the above criteria it is
extremely important to highlight the context within which the Quran was
revealed. This is because once you come to understand and appreciate how
the Quran was revealed before mankind or moreover the people at the
time of revelation it will add an extra dimension to the realisation
that it would become infinitely more difficulty for this body of text to
be the concoction of one or more groups of individuals. www.JustDawah.Org
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