How to Answer the Trinity

The point of this post is to help provide people involved in dawah with different ways to approach answering the trinity that exists in Christianity:

• In my humble opinion, the best way to approach the trinity is to ask about its existence in the Bible.  Even though the trinity is the basis of Christianity theology, it is never explicitly mentioned in the Bible.  One verse Christians often try to use the verse, ”In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God…” (John 1:1) to claim the belief of the trinity is mentioned in the Bible.  However, two things can be noted here.  One is that since the trinity is the crux of the religion, why is it that it is only hinted at implicitly in the Bible and never mentioned explicitly.  The second point is that this verse was added in the sixteen century.  The Bible has been changed over time according to the Bible itself as stated in Jeremiah 8:8!
• Point out that Jesus never stated he was God or the son of God, rather this idea came about with Constantine who wanted to unite the Christians under one dogma (Athinisus) in 325 A.D.
• Another question that can asked to Christians is that there no proof that Jesus ever said that he is God or the Son of God.  Jesus does mention God as the Father in the Bible.  However, in the same sense, David is mentioned as the son of God (Psalms 2), then why is that David is not also considered the son of God?  Furthermore, the Bible refers to mankind as the children of God.  Then, using the analogy with Jesus being the son of God, wouldn’t all humans be gods as well?
• Another question you ask is whether the trinity is 1 in 3 or 3 in 1.  Most Christians actually have to think about this before they can answer this.  If they say 1 in 3, it is obvious polytheism.  If they say 3 in 1, you can ask them how many gods were then when Jesus died for three days (as is the belief in Christianity, Muslims believe Jesus never died).  They cannot answer two or else again, it is blatant polytheism and they will be stumpted.
• Another scenario you can use is to ask whether Jesus was around before the world was created.  The Christians have to answer yes to such a question.  Then you can ask if he knew and wanted to die for the sins of mankind.  Again, the Christians are forced to answer yes.  Then, you can ask why Jesus’s last words before he was put on the cross were, “Oh God, why have You forsaken me?”  There is no answer for this as Jesus should have wanted to die for mankind’s sins.
• One really good technique I have came across is that of asking about the Prophets before Jesus.  It is no secret that Noah, Moses, Jacob, and Joseph all preached monotheism without the insertion of a child of God.  Now, you can ask why did these Prophets never mention that God had a child.  Why is that only after Jesus came did the idea come to surface?  Using the above statement, ask if God has a daughter or a second son.  The Christian will surely answer no.  Then ask him how we know that for sure.  The Prophets before never preached the first son.  Is it not possible that a second son of a daughter of God could come and start preaching again in a few hundred years?
• Ask them whether Jesus went to the bathroom and if he ate and drank.  They will have to answer yes.  Ask them how is that God is in need of such things when God is perfect.  In fact, how is that a god can be inside the womb/stomach of the a human being?  Some people are naive and they will say that this was the human Jesus and the divine Jesus is different.  Then ask them what is the breakdown of human versus divine Jesus, is it 50-50?  You can point out in history this view has changed many times going from all human to all divine to fifty-fifty and back and forth.  Obviously there can only be one correct answer, but then why does the church keep changing its opinion on such an issue?
• There is a type of Bible available that highlights in red Jesus’s words.  I’m not exactly sure what the name of this Bible is, but if one reads it, it is clear that Jesus is preaching pure tawheed (monotheism).
• One can also ask if God, the Father, wanted to destroy the other two, could He?  They will generally answer yes and this is a clear contradiction of the separate yet equal scenario.
• Ask for a logical analogy of the trinity.  Generally, Christians will have one of following three analogies.  The first one is the idea of the egg in which exists the shell, the white, and the yoke.  In this type of analogy, one can simply show that each of the different parts of the egg have different textures and purposes.  For example, when they are separated they are not the same.  One can be a daughter, sister and wife all at the same thing but once you are separated, you cannot have the same attributes to the same things.  For example, you cannot be the sister of your father, right?  The analogy is definitely not separate yet still equal as equal implies they do everything the same. 
• Another analogy Christians use is the fire with the fire, flame, and heat.  Again these are not separate yet still equal.  Christians believe that God and Jesus are separate.  But once you separate them, aren’t they now different completely as is the care with heat versus the flame versus the fire.
• Another common analogy is the idea of water with gas, liquid, and solid form.  However, here again, one can do different things with one form that one can’t do with another form.  For example, I can peg you with a cube of ice but I can’t do that with steam, can I?  This is another example of three different things that are separate, but still not equal.
• You should also bring up the fitrah.  The idea that everyone has this natural inclination to believe in one Supreme Being.  Even a little child believes in a Greater Being.  However, no one naturally things of the trinity.  It is something that is taught and deceptively accepted by the people.
• One simple way to go with logic is to ask if God has a cousin or an uncle or an aunt.  The answer is obviously no.  You can continue to ask if God has a grandmother or parent or grandchild or nephew.  Again, the answer is no.  Then you can continue to ask if God has a daughter or brother or son.  The answer by logic would be no.

Often times, Christians get frustrated and they say that you just need to have faith.  This is a great time to invite them to Islam where you can say you are inviting them to a religion that does allows you to combine faith with logic.

I would like to note that even though there are numerous logical arguments against the trinity, it is still better to promote Islam and tawheed (true monotheism).  One can show that the worship of other than Allah is strictly prohibited in Islam.  Making dua to the Prophet Muhammad is strictly not allowed.  Furthermore, you can show that Muslims believe in Jesus and no Muslim is a Muslim unless he believes in Jesus. 

I got many of the arguments above from Kamal el Mekki’s “How to Give a Shahada in Ten Minutes” (http://mustaqeem.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/how-to-give-a-shahada-in-ten-minutes/).

The Historic Khutbah

As it has came to be known, the Historic Khutbah was delievered by Shaykh Ali Abdur-Rahman al-Hudaifi, imam of Masjid-e-Nabawi in Madinah-al-Munawwarah , during the Jumah Prayer on March 13th, 1998 (15th Dhul-Qadah 1418).  Following the Khutbah, the Saudi government banned the publication of the khutbah and the sale of its audio recordings within the Kingdom.  The Sheikh was immediately arrested following the khutbah.  However, due to fear of public revolt, he was eventually released.  Today, he continues to be the imam of Masjid-e-Nabawi and is currently one of my personal favorite reciters of the Holy Quran.  The Historic Khutbah:

All praise is for Allah, the Sustainer of the entire universe, Lord of all worlds. He enlightened the hearts of His Aulia with divine guidance and strength of belief, and provided strength to their perception with the luminance of Wahi. Whomsoever He desired He guided to the right path, whoever He wanted, in His wisdom, He led astray. Thus did the hearts of the Kuffar and Munafiqeen become blind to accepting the light of Truth, and Allah Ta’ala’s entire argument was established over all His creatures.

I offer praise to my Rabb, and such gratitude which is worthy of His Being and magnificent sovereignty. I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, He is One and Only and has no partner; that He is Master of the Day of Qiyamah.

And I bear witness that our Prophet and leader Hadhrat Muhammad SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam is His bondsman and Messenger, leader of all the ancients and the moderns. He was sent forth with the Holy Qur’an as a blessing for the Muslim, a bearer of glad tidings to them.

O Allah! Send Durood and Salaam, shower blessings upon your Bondsman and Messenger, Muhammad SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam, upon his descendants, Ashaab and Tabi`een.

Amma-Ba`ad. O Muslims, fear Allah. Fear Allah as is His due. Hold fast to the strong bond of Islam.

O people of Allah! Without doubt Allah Ta`ala’s greatest blessing upon man is his true faith. Through it Allah Ta`ala brings to life the dead hearts of the Kuffar, bestows the light of Imaan to the blind led
astray. Allah Ta`ala says:

“Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a Light whereby he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, from which he can never come out?” (6:122).

And He further says:

“Is then one who doth know that that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the Truth, like one who is blind? It is those who are endued with understanding that receive admonition.” (13:19)

Allah Ta`ala’s Deen in the Heavens and the Earth, for the ancients and the moderns is only the Deen-e-Islam. The orders of Sharee`ah were different for every prophet. Every prophet was given those orders which were appropriate for their particular Ummah. In His divine knowledge and wisdom, whichever order He thought proper, He cancelled, which ever one He wanted He retained.

But when He sent down the Prince among men, SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam He made null and void all previous Sharee`ahs, and bound all men and Jinn (spirits) to render obedience to him. Allah Ta`ala says:

Say: “O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth: there is no god but He: it is He that giveth both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, who believeth in Allah and His words: follow him that so ye may be guided.” (7:158)

And it is a saying of the Holy Prophet SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam:

“By Him in whose hands is the soul of Muhammad, every Jew or Christian of this age who hears my call and yet dies without believing me, shall be one of the people of Jahannam.”

Thus anyone who does not believe in RasoolulLah SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam, will burn in Jahannam forever. Allah Ta`ala does not accept any other Deen than Islam. In the Holy desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good (3:85). As Allah Ta`ala sent His Prophet SallalLahu`Alayhi Wasallam with such a Sharee`at which is the choicest, the most excellent, with a Deen which is complete in every respect, He has included in it all the basic principles which had been sent down upon all the earlier prophets. Thus He says:

“The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah-that which We have sent by inspiration to thee-and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus; namely that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: To those who worship other things than Allah, hard is the way to which thou callest them. Allah chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who return to Him.” (42:13)

The followers of the Jews and the Christians know for sure that the Deen of Hadhrat Muhammad SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam is the true Deen, but jealousy with the Muslims, arrogance, lone of wealth, selfish desires are a barrier between them and Islam. Moreover even before the descent of Hudhoor SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam, the Christians and Jews had altered their heavenly books, and completely changed their religion. Thus they remain, firm upon their Kufr, led astray from the right path.

After a brief introduction of Haq and Batil, for us Muslims, this movement which has been started to bring closer together different religious, is a very painful thing. It is not to our liking too the invitation being extended by those ‘intellectuals’ who are not even acquainted with the basic and essential doctrines of Islam.
Especially now when wars are being fought on the basis of religion and all advantages are connected with it, such movements and invitations are
even more dangerous for Islam and the Muslims.

Without doubt Islam invites the Jews and Christians to save themselves from Jahannam (Hell) and enter Jannah (Paradise); renounce Batil and accept Islam.

Allah Ta`ala says:

‘Say : O People of the Book! Come to common terms as between us and you: that we worship none but Allah; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, lords and patrons other than Allah.” If then they turn back, say ye: “Bear witness that we at least are Muslims, bowing to Allah’s Will”. (3:64).

Islam gives permission to the Christians and Jews to continue upon their religion but only if they remain subordinated to Islam; pay Jizyah to the Muslims and keep the peace. Islam does not force the Christians and Jews to become Muslims, as in the Holy Qur’an it is said:

“Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error.” (2:256).

Islam is pure toleration and a well-wisher of all humanity. It does state that the Deen of the Jews and Christians is Batil so that whoever wishes to embrace Islam can do so, and whoever so desires can remain a Kafir. If the Jews, Christians and Mushrikeen are willing to accept Islam, then it will embrace them.

They will as brothers to the Muslims, for Islam does not admit of any prejudice on the basis of race or colour. History itself is a witness to this fact and furthermore Allah Ta`ala announces:

“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is he who is the most righteous of you.”

As to the question of a joining between Islam, Christianity and Judaism that is simply impossible.

Allah Ta`ala Himself says:

“The blind and the seeing are not like; nor are the depths of Darkness and the Light; nor are the chilly shade and the genial heat of the Sun:
nor are alike those that are living and those that are dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear; but thou canst not make those to hear
who are buried in the graves.” (35:19-22).

In the same way is this notion wrong that the Muslims should relinquish some of the Islamic tenets, ignore or show apathy towards them, in order to incline the Jews and Christians towards them; or that the Muslims should befriend them in order to bring them closer to Islam. A true Muslim can never do so.

Allah Ta`ala says:

Thou will not find any people who believe in Allah and the Day of Qiyamah, loving those who resist Allah and His Apostle, even though they were their fathers or their sons, or their brothers, or their kindred. (58:22)

In short, there is no connection, no relationship between the Muslims and the Kuffar. In spite of this, Islam does not allow any Muslim to be cruel to the Kuffar. Islam has bound the Muslims to be just and fair to them too. On the other hand a Muslim has been ordered to defend his faith, to hear enmity towards Batil, and not only that, but make efforts the break its strength.

This distinction between Islam and Kufr can only be achieved by holding fast to the fundamentals and beliefs of Islam. By persevering upon faith and strictly adhering to the orders of Islam, can the Muslims prosper in the world and thereby by protect, safeguard their honour and their rights. Right or Haq can be established, Batil can be identified as Batil only through perseverance upon Deen. The campaign which has been started to unite different religious, is not only against the spirit of Islam but will land the Muslims into terrible trouble and misfortune.
The disastrous results of such a movement will be isastrous—weakening of Imaan, interpolation of beliefs, friendship with the enemies of Allah Ta`ala. Allah Ta`ala hasordered those of the Islamic faith to be friends of one another only. He says, “The Believers, men and women, are protectors, one of another (9:71).

While, the Kuffar, they may belong to any group have been designated as friends of each other by Him—–: “The unbelievers are protectors, one of another: unless ye do this, (protect each other), there would be
tumult and oppression on earth, and great mischief.” The famous Mufassir Imaam Ibne-Kathir RahimahulLahu Ta`ala has interpreted it in this way: If you do not adopt separation from the Kuffar, and befriend the Muslims a great mischief will be caused among the people. ‘Mischief’, here means the intermingling of the Muslims with the Kuffar, and of the truth becoming doubtful. Thus a mixing of the Muslims and Kuffar will lead to a mischief of great magnitude.

Allah Ta`ala says:

O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends
and protectors; they are but friends and protectors to each other.
(6:54)

How can there be any similarity, any bond between Islam and Yahudiyyat, (the Jewish faith) when Islam is exceptional, with its purity, light, brilliance, nobility, justice, toleration, magnanimity, high morality,
equally for man or Jinn, and Yahudiyyat is, a collection of materialism
and narrow-mindedness, bears malice towards humanity, is steeped in
moral degradation, greed and covetousness.

So how can there be any link between Islam and Yahudiyyat?

Can any Muslim tolerate the aspersion cast upon the pious, pure
character of Hadhrat Maryam `Alayhissalam by the Jews?

Can the Muslims bear the presence of the Jews who call Hadhrat `Esa
‘Alayhissalam (Christ) the son of a whore?

Na`oozubilLah. Allah forbid! And on this account how can there be any
link between the Holy Qur’an and Talmud, the holy book of the Satanish
Jews?

Similarly there is no similarity between Christianity and Islam. Islam
is a pure and clean religion believing in the oveness of Allah, in
Tauheed. It is pure justice and a blessing. It is complete Sharee`ah,
the revealed law.

Whereas Christianity is a deviation from the right path. The misled
Christians hold the belief of Trinity—Father, Son, Holy Ghost.
Christianity claims that Christ is God and the sons of God.

Allah Ta`ala says:

“Never will the Jews and Christians be satisfied with thee unless thou
follow their form of religion.”

And He says:

“And they will go on fighting you until they turn you away from your
faith if they could.”

Thus the only reason for the creation of a Jewish, Zionist state in
Palestine was to start an armed conflict with the Muslims and thus
create tension and terror in the region. After they had succeeded in
creating Israel, the Jewish colonial powers then set in motion such
basic and collective plans which are a cause of deep pain for the
Muslims even till to-day. Among these the major plan was to bring abut a dissolution of all Shara`ee courts from the Islamic countries and
establish non-Islamic, man-made laws in their place. To a large extent
the Kuffar succeed in their aim. But praise be to Allah Ta`ala, that the
Saudi government did not fall a prey to this conspiracy and there still
exist many Shara`ee courts in the country. To-day, amongst all the
Muslim governments of the world, the government of Saudi Arabia is the
only representative, model Islamic government.

After succeeding in bringing about an end to all Islamic, Shara`ee
courts in most of the Muslim countries, the Jews and Christians launched
a new plan in order to find an excuse for military intervention in the
area.

An insidious movements was started and such anti-Islamic, atheistic
ideas and beliefs as those of insurrection, Communism, nationalism were
instilled in the minds of the people. These consequently gave birth to
such military tyrants as Saddam Husain.

An open armed conflict with holy Sharee`ah thus began. All the means at
their disposal were brought upon to bear and the voices of Haq crushed
mercilessly. The conspiracies of the Kuffar bore fruit and thousands of
families migrated to the western countries.

The countries which had become victims of military rule, became weaker
and weaker in faith, in Deen, due to Western influences. In these
countries, every succeeding government blamed the previous government for the havoc and destruction in the country. (May Allah Ta`ala protect us). And to-day conditions in some countries have declined to such an extent that offering Salat Ba-Jama`at is now considered to be a crime there. Lahaula Wala Quwwata.

When such are the conditions how can one even think of Allah Ta`ala
divine assistance of religious honour and dignity?

With the establishment of a Jewish state, destruction of all Shara`ee
courts in the Islamic countries and their replacement by non-Islamic,
man-made system of law, circulation and formulation of groups and
beliefs inimical and contrary to Islam, and as a result the emergence of
such people as Saddam, the stage was no set for the super powers to act upon their basic conspiracies. To pave the way for a military
intervention they purposely created a fake crisis. They were already in
control of the economies of the region.

It is now no longer a secret that the great powers are planning upon
dividing the land of Arabia into smaller states constantly at war with
each other. For this will consolidate the forces of Kufr, provide
protection for their anti-Islamic beliefs and deeds.

Remember, that the world powers are the sworn enemies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it is the greatest centre of Islam, a fort of the Muslims. All the governments of the Kuffar are bent upon destroying it. In fact the forces of Kufr have now all united against Islam and the
Muslims. None of these countries can any longer be trusted. Specially
so, as American and Britain are now openly threatening the kingdom’s
survival and safety. Thus their blatant enemity, evil intentions,
destructive aims for Saudi Arabia have now become clear, are now common knowledge.

America! it would do well for you to remember that Saudi Arabia is no
alone. All the Muslims of the world, form east to west, are united in
the defence of the holy land, the last centre of the Muslims.

The evil intentions and aims of the world powers are:

* To strengthen and fortify the Zionist, Jewish state of Israel.

* To tear down Al-Aqsa Mosque and build a synagogue in its place, thus
satisfying the ancient desire of the Jews.

* To maintain the military supremacy of the Jews over the Muslim Arab
countries.

* To appropriate a major part of the oil-wealth of the Gulf States for
themselves, leaving the Saudis with the residue only.

* To deal a death-blow to Islam at the slightest provocation.

* To promote everything which is against Islam, which destroys the least
morals and virtues bestowed by Islam, and which would cause the Islamic states to be constantly at war with each other.

O Muslim! you should learn a lesson from Turkey where the accursed Kamal Ataturk established a secular form of government and forcefully
subjected the Turks to an irreligious, heathenish system. Not only was
the Islamic system discarded but the Islamic principles were fiercely
opposed on every front. So much so that even to-day the government there is inimical to the Muslims. It has made military pacts with the Jews. In spite of all efforts by the Turkish government to curry their favour,
the Kuffar are willing to tolerate the Turkish government only as long
as it remains subservient and in service of the Jews. Turkey sacrificed
everything-its religion, its principles for the Christian and Jews but
none of the European countries are even now willing to let it join the
European Union.

Why? What is Turkey’s crime? Only that it once was an Islamic centre.

O Muslims! Let Turkey be a moral to you. Be sure that you may renounce as many Islamic principles as you like but the Kuffar will never be pleased with you. So instead of trying to gain their favour you should
ahere to your own religion. Remember, that this enemity of the Kuffar is
based upon nothing else but Islam. If this was not so, tell me why are
the people of Iraq suffering under sanctions for the last six years?

What is the crime of the poor Iraqi people except that they are Muslims?
As far as Saddam and the ruling party are concerned, the sanctions have
not effected them the least bit. The world powers justify these cruel
sanctions against Iraq by saying that it violated a UN resolution. Iraq
violated only one, but the Jewish enemies have violated sixty UN
resolutions. It has not even signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty,
although this area is a veritable volcano and cannot bear the
accumulation of weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Husain cannot be absolved of all responsibility too. He is equally to blame for the atrocities committed against the people of Iraq, for he only complies with the wishes of the enemies of Islam. He does whatever they wish him to.

I am warning America to stop interfering in the affairs of our region.
As far as the security of the religion is concerned it is the responsibility of the Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia, itself and not of America. America, be not proud of your power. It is a Sunnah of Allah Ta`ala that whenever the weak were oppressed, the powerful oppressors were destroyed. Allah Ta`ala Himself causes their destruction. America must not therefore be deceived by the apparent helplessness of the Muslims.

The Americans should learn a lesson from the Muslims of Afghanistan who had started Jihaad against Russia armed with sticks only. They had thus brought about the total destruction of the super power of the day.
Remember that technological superiority is not everything. The real
power is that of faith, of Imaan.

The maintenance of peace and security in the Arabian peninsula lies with
the governments of Arabia themselves. In fact it is a Fardh upon them to
guard their borders. There is no need of foreign intervention.

In fact these foreign powers which stepped-in to save Gulf States are
themselves the cause of the dangerous problems, terrible anxieties
afflicting the people there. The modus operandi of these powers of Kufr
is that wherever there is a crisis, even if it has been created by
themselves, they jump in on the pretext of solving it. They propose to
be helping the country out of its difficulties but in reality they
become a grave danger to it. For, can a wolf ever guard a flock of
sheep?

O people! there is religious enemity between the Muslims and the Kuffar. So how can they be the well-wishes of the Muslims?

Although America is Christian country yet its reins are in the hands of
the Jews. America is powerless. The Jews manipulate it, exploit it for
their own purposes. Still, the Muslims cannot tolerate the presence of
the American military force in the holy land. They cannot, will not
suffer the presence of any power of Kufr in the Arabian peninsula-RasoolulLah SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam has said,

“No two religions can remain in Arabia.”

The Holy Prophet’s last advice was:

“Expel the Jews and Christians from the Arab lands.”

Thus now when the Jews and Christians have set up military bases in and all around Arabia, it has become a Fardh upon the Muslims to act upon the last order of RasoolulLah SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam and expel them from the Arab lands.

O Muslims! Impending doom is threatening you. Offer sincere repentance for your salvation. To save yourself from destruction and ruin repent, offer Taubah, to Allah Ta`ala for all your sins. Because of the sins committed by the people, does ruin and destruction attend upon them. And in repentance lies their deliverance

O ye, who drank wine and thus disobeyed Allah Ta`ala, repent for your
sin, for thus you will, through this Taubah, assist in the reformation
of the society.

O ye, who committed adultery or sodomy, turn to Allah Ta`ala, offer
sincere repentance for your disobedience.

O ye, who disobeyed Allah Ta`ala by using drugs, offer Taubah before
Allah, for verily to Him will you return shortly.

O ye, who committed the disobedience of giving up offering Salat, repent before the Mighty Allah.

O ye, who caused a loss to someone’s honour or property, offer Taubah
for having been cruel to a Muslim. Seek refuge with Allah Ta`ala.

Purify your wealth from interest, for because of this evil destruction
and wars descend upon a people. In matters of business, sale and
purchase keep away from that which is contrary to the orders of the Holy Qur’an, to Sharee`ah. For in this way will all the transactions of a
bank correspond to the orders of Islam.

Call the people towards Allah. Establish firmly D`awah-IlalLah,
D`awah-Ilal Islam. Teach Islam to the people. Pay special attention to
the Madaris-e-Islamiyyah established in the Muslim countries to provide
religious knowledge to the people.

It is a Fardh upon every Muslim to call others towards Allah, specially
so upon the Ulama whose beliefs, knowledge and perseverance can be
relied upon; the Ulama who are well-versed in Islamic jurisprudence, to
whom people turn for solution of their religious problem.

O Muslim! avoid those groups which cause division and dissension; avoid the desires and temptations which lead you astray and cause disunity among you.O Muslim! save yourself from the wrath and punishment of Allah Ta`ala. Allah Ta`ala says:

“O ye who believe! take not into your intimacy those outside your ranks:
they will not fail to corrupt you. They only desire your ruin; rank
hatred has already appeared from their mouths; what their hearts conceal is for worse. We have made plain to you the signs, if ye have wisdom. Ah! ye are those who love them, but they love you not, though ye believe in the whole of the Book. When they meet you, they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they are alone, they bite off the very tips of their fingers at you in their rage.Say: ‘Perish in your rage; Allah knoweth well all the secrets of the heart. If aught that is good befalls you, it grieves them; but if some misfortune overtakes you, they rejoice at it. But if ye constant and do right, not the least harm will their cunning do to you: for Allah compasseth round about all that they do. (3:188-120)

May Allah Ta`ala grant abundance in the Holy Qur’an for you and for me. May He make recitation of the Holy Qur’an and Zikr beneficial for you and for me. May He make following the instructions, copying the
characteristics of Rasool-ulLah SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam profitable for us. I invoke Allah Ta`ala^?s forgiveness for myself, for you, for all the Muslims, for all the sins committed by us. All praise is for Allah who is friend to the virtuous.

I hear witness that thee is none other than Allah worthy of being
worshipped; that He is one and has no partner. It is He who gave honour to the Muslims and dishonoured the Kuffar. And I bear witness that our Prophet and leader Hadhrat Muhammad SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam is His bondsman and Messenger; a keeper of promises and trusts. O Allah; bestow upon your Prophet and bondsman, Rasool-ulLah SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam upon his descendants, upon the Sahabah-e-Kiram, your choicest blessings and favours.

Amma B’aad! O Muslims! fear Allah Ta`ala. For, He says:

O ye who believe! give your response to Allah and His Apostle, when He calleth you to that which will give you life; and know that Allah cometh in between a man and his heart, and that it is He to whom ye shall all be gathered.And fear tumult or oppression, which affecteth not in particular only those of you who do wrong: and know that Allah is strict in punishment. (8 : 24-25)

O Muslims! assemble together on the Book of Allah and Sunnah of
Rasool-ulLah SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam. Act upon the orders of the Book of Allah, upon the Sunnah of Rasool-ulLah SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam. Every Muslim must turn to Allah, the Most Glorious.

All Islamic countries must have love for each other, must be each others
helpers and supporters. Especially so in the face of the terrible danger
which now confronts the Muslim counties. It is the Kuffar’s plan to
interfere in the affairs of the Muslims in such a way so as to divide
them, alienate them from each other and thus destroy them completely. It
is therefore imperative for all the Islamic countries, especially the
Gulf States to adopt a policy of mutual support and co-operation. It is
essential for the Gulf States not to accept any individual opinion or
controversial decision in matters of collective interest. None of the
Gulf States should pass any resolution without consulting the Saudi
government first; because upon this kingdom depends the existence and continuation of these states.

These Gulf countries, after deriving strength from Allah Ta`ala,
depend upon Saudi Arabia for their solidarity too.

The kingdom is a pillar of strength for these states. It is also
incumbent upon all these countries not to provide any military bases to
the enemies of Allah for strikes upon Iraq. For Allah Ta`ala has created
all the Muslims as one single body, and providing bases to the
anti-Islamic forces will only cause sufferings to the Muslims of Iraq.
Although a solution to the Iraqi problem seems to be imminent, yet the
world powers cannot be depended upon not to create a new crisis for the achievement of their own selfish ends. So they must not be allowed to find an ally in the Arabian countries.

Furthermore the Arabian countries must not allow aircraft carriers of
America or any other Kufriah country to use their harbours for launching
attacks upon any Muslim country. Nor should they allow the establishment of military bases on their land.

O Muslim! fear Allah only. It is necessary upon all Islamic and Arab
countries to fully co-operate with and assist Saudia Arabia in expelling
the anchored war ships and the stationed Christian and Jewish troops from the Arab lands. For, Rasool-ulLah SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam has said:

‘Two religions cannot co-exist in Arabia.’ The governments of this
region are fully aware of their responsibility and of the necessity to
maintain peace. If only it is rendered safe and secure from the
interference of the big powers there would remain no danger to its
existence.

O Muslim! Become each other^?s helpers and supporters. Be well aware of the fact that these Kuffar are jealous of you. They envy yours your pleasant atmosphere even, for the skies of their cities are polluted with smoke from the factories etc., their places of worship redolent with the evil of their sins, with the depravity of the deeds disliked by Allah.
They this grudge you, your every possession. And the greatest thing they
are jealous of is your faith, your morals. O people of Allah, fear Him as
is His due, and listen to the saying of Rasool-ulLah SallalLahu Alayhi
Wasallam:

“Very soon, other nations will invite others and fall upon you to attack
and destroy you just like people while inviting others, fall upon a dish
of food.”

The Sahaba-e-Kiraam asked Rasool-ulLah SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam ‘Ya RasoolulLah! will this happen because we will be lesser in number at
that time?’

“No.” RasoolulLah SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam answered, “You will be great in number, but you will be like froth upon the main, and weak as sticks and straws. Allah Ta`ala will remove, from the hearts of your enemies, your awe and terror, and He shall fill your hearts with cowardice.”

Sahaba-e-Kiraam RadhialLahu Ta`ala `Anhum asked “What is cowardice?”

“Love of the world, hatred for death,” RasoolulLah SallalLahu Alayhi Wasallam answered.

O people of Allah! Verily Allah Ta`ala and His angels send down
blessings upon Prophet Rasool-UlLah SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam. O
people of Faith, you too send Durood and Salaam upon the Holy Prophet. Rasool-UlLah SallalLahu has said, “The person who sends Durood upon me once is blessed by Allah Ta`ala ten times. So send Durood upon the first and last Prophet SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam. Allahumma-Sallay `ala Muhammad.

Ya Allah, bestow your choicest blessings (Rahmah) upon RasoolulLah
SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam as you bestowed blessings (Rahmah) upon
Hadhrat Ibraheem `Alayhissalam Verily, you are worthy of all praise,
most eminent and exalted. And bestow ‘barakah’ upon Rasool-UlLah
SallalLahu `Alayhi Wasallam as you did upon Rasool-UlLah SallalLahu
`Alayhi Wasallam as you did upon Hadhrat Ibraheem `Alayhissalam.

Verily are ye worthy of all praise, most glorious and eminent.

Ya Allah bestow your approval upon the Khulafa-e-Rashideen-Abu Bakar, `Umar, `Usman and Ali and all the Sahaba-e-Kiraam RadhialLahu `Anhum.

O Lord of the universe, be pleased with those who follow all of them in
the best possible way. Ya Allah! O Most Merciful of the merciful, grant
us you divine approval too.

Ya Allah! confer upon the Muslims and Islam, honour and victory, upon
Kufr and the Kuffar dishonour and defeat.

Ya Allah! consign the leaders of the Kuffar to the most grievous
penalty. Impress upon their faces, in their conversation conflict and
dissension. Ya Allah! whoever bears enemity towards Islam and the
Muslims, destroy him completely.

Ya Allah! Lord of the universe, cause the powers of Kufr to go war with
each other. Turn them away form the Muslims, and engage them in fighting each other.

Ya Allah! Make the conspiracies and stratagems of the enemies of Islam, ineffectual and useless.

Ya Allah! whoever bears malice and ill-will towards us and our cities,
make their maliciousness rebound upon themselves. Intervene between us and the evil he intends.

Ya Allah, Lord of the universe verily you have power over everything. We present you before every Kafir and his opposition. We seek your help against them. We defend ourselves against the Mushrikeen through you.

Ya Allah! seize the Jews and Christians in the grip of your punishment.
Seize the Hindus and the Mushrikeen too.

Ya Allah! send down upon them a torment most grievous which is not
turned away from a guilty nation. Ya Allah! they have filled the entire
world with tyranny, oppression and sins. Ya Allah, we seek thy help
against them. We seek thy protection against their evil.

Ya Allah, we seek only they shelter against the mischief of the Rawafiz,
the heretics. You are omnipotent indeed.

Ya Allah! Create affection in the hearts of the Muslims for each other.
Reform them, guide them to the paths of safety and peace. Draw them out from the Darkness into the Light, Assist them against your own and their enemies.

Our Lord, grant us beneficence in this world and in the Aakhirah too.
Save us from the torment of Jahannam.

Ya Allah! Provide safety to our Imaam and grant him the opportunity to
perform those deeds which are to your linking, which are acceptable to
you.

Ya Allah! include him among those who guide others to the right path,
who are the guided ones themselves. Ya Allah, assist him in religious
and worldly matters. Ya Allah, when matters are of a delicious nature,
when it is difficult to recognize Haq (Right), to act upon it, guide
them towards what is Haq. Ya Allah, set straight their ‘batin’.

Ya Allah! Lord of the universe, grant the Muslims the ability to perform
deeds which are worthy of your approval, which can gain your divine
favour.

O people of Allah! Allah commands you to do justice. He commands you the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids all
shameful deeds, and injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that you
may receive admonition.

“Fulfill the Covenant of Allah when you have entered into it, and break
not your oaths after you have confirmed them; indeed you have made Allah you surety; for Allah knows all that you do.” (16:91-9).

Remember Allah, who is Great and Glorious one He will remember you. And give thanks unto Him for the many favours He has bestowed upon you, Allah will grant you more. Remembrance (zikr) of Allah is a great thing indeed. And Allah knows well whatever it is that you do.

Note: To protect myself, I must state that I do not necessarily agree 100% with everything in this post or any other post on my blog.  Barak’Allah feekum!
(Source: www.islamworld.net)

Non-Muslims

Greetings!

Welcome to my blog.  I encourage you to learn more about Islam, the religion of true monotheism.  Discover the oneness of God (Allah), who is perfect and without the need of an uncle, grandson, cousin, son or a daughter or the trinity.  One God, free from imperfection. Worship Allah alone without the need of any intermediates.

What is Islam?

Islam is based on the worship of One God (Allah).  Muslims believe that everything in the world was created by God and that as the creation of God, it is our duty to worship our Creator.  Allah is the same God of Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (may peace be upon them all).  With more than 1.2 BILLION followers world-wide, Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion.

The Basis of Islam

The belief in Allah is crucial to Islam.  Allah is Perfect and not in the need of his creation.  Allah is not in the need of a parent, grandparent, uncle, cousin, sibling, daughter or a son.  Allah was not born to anyone, nor does Allah have any children as the Holy Quran states, “Say: He, Allah, is One.  Allah is He on Whom all depend.  He begets not, nor is He begotten.  And none is like Him” (112:1-4).

Muslims worship Allah alone as Islam is truly monotheistic!  There are no intermediates in Islam.  Worship of Prophets (e.g. Jesus or Muhammad), saints, or idols is strictly prohibited.  To get to Allah, one goes directly to Him without the use of a priest or prophet.

Monotheism in Islam – Shaykh Yasir Qadhi

Who is Muhammad?

There have been hundreds of Prophets sent to mankind over time including Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and Jesus.  Muhammad is the seal of the Prophets.  Just as Moses and Jesus were from the descendents of Abraham (through his son, Isaac), Muhammad is also from the descendents of Abraham (through his other son, Ismail).  Some might claim Muhammad was just a very creative human being propagating himself.  However, the Quran actually mentions Jesus and Moses more than it mentions Muhammad.  Muhammad was known as a very humble and righteous man in the Arab worlds even before he received prophethood at age 40.

Is There a Trinity in Islam?

The belief in One God is innate in mankind.  If you were to ask a three year old girl, “Who is your creator?”  She would respond with her name for Allah or attempt to describe this One Supreme Being.  No one would come up with the idea of the trinity unless they would be taught such a belief. 

The oneness of God was also the original belief in Christianity as Jesus never stated he was the son of God.  The belief that Jesus is the son of God did not come to surface until more than three hundred years after Jesus’ death. Ask yourself, is the trinity 1 in 3 or 3 in 1?  The Bible itself never explicitly mentions the trinity, rather only subtly hints at it in John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God.”  However, this verse was added in the sixteen century and still the verse does not mention the trinity explicitly.  David also mentions he is the child of God in the Bible.  Why then do we not accept David as the son of God?  No other prophet has been known to have preached or mentioned the trinity, including Moses.

Also, consider the belief of Jesus as the son of God.  If this were the case, ask yourself, was Jesus around before time and did he know of the future and want to die for the sins of people then?  The answer would have to be yes.  Then, ask yourself, why were Jesus’ last words while at the Cross, “Oh God, why have You forsaken me?”  Also, when Jesus died for three days, how many gods were there?  Jesus, like Muhammad and Moses, was a human being and a prophet, who had human tendencies that included eating and sleeping.

Is Jesus the Son of God?

Jesus in Islam

Jesus is greatly loved and respected in Islam.  The belief in Jesus in Islam is that he was a Prophet of God, not the son of God.  Jesus’ birth was a miracle as his mother was the Virgin Mary.  Mary was a righteous servant of God and is considered one of the best women in history.  Jesus preached the truth, the belief in One God as his message was distorted after his birth.  In fact, Jesus mentions the coming of Muhammad by name in the Gospel of Barnabas.  In Islam, the concept of one person dying for another person’s sins in unacceptable as Muslims don’t believe in ‘original sin’ as the Holy Quran states “No bearer of burden can bear the burden of another” (53:38).

Jesus in Islam – Shaykh Yusuf Estes (former Christian priest)

What is the Quran?

Every Prophet had miracles.  For example, Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus could cure.  Muhammad’s greatest miracle was the Holy Quran, the Muslim holy book.  The Quran is the word of God and is recorded in Arabic.  Even today, the Quran has not changed even one word from its context.  The Quran is considered to be the Quran only in Arabic as people can differ over words and meanings lost when translated as has been the case with the Bible in the past.  English versions of the Quran are often referred to as the translation of the meaning of the Quran.

Understanding the Bible vs. the Koran

The Five Pillars of Islam

1.       Testimony of faith as one has to sincerely believe in the Oneness of God and the Prophethood of Muhammad.

2.       Prayer as Muslims pray to Allah five times a day.

3.       Charity to those less fortunate.

4.       Fasting the month of Ramadan where Muslims abstain from food, water, and sexual intercourse daily from dawn until dusk.

5.       Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca to commemorate Prophet Abraham.  Hajj is only required to be done once in a lifetime if one has the means and ability to go.

 What Do Muslims Believe?

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Do Muslims believe in Heaven and Hell?

Answer: Yes, Muslims believe in Heaven and Hell and they believe that those who are righteous and follow the truth will be rewarded with paradise.  Those who disobey the rules of Allah will be punished with Hell-Fire.

 

Question: Aren’t most Muslims just Arabs?

Answer: No, actually Arabs only comprise about 20% of the Muslim population.  The largest Muslim country in the world is actually Indonesia.  There are more Muslims in China than Egypt!  The largest race of Muslims in the United States is that of African-Americans.

 

Question: Why is Islam the world’s fastest growing religion?

Answer: Once one learns about the basics of Islam, it is very easy to understand why the truth always prevails.  The belief in One God is innate and natural to human beings.

 

Question: What if I don’t believe in organized religion?

Answer: If you believe in God, then surely you believe that God is All-Just.  Being All-Just, don’t you think that God would send proper guidance to mankind?

 

Question: But religion causes war and death, right?

Answer: A religion does not necessarily represent the people who practice it.  It should be noted that greed and money has caused more death and war than religion with a prime example being World War 2

 

Does Islam Promote Violence and Terrorism?

 

If you have any questions whatsoever, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with me at whyislam101@gmail.com.  Additionally, feel free to visit www.whyislam.org for more information.  Best wishes to all of us on our quest for the truth!

 

 

How to Give a Shahada in Ten Minutes

How to Give (and Get) a Shahada in 10 Minutes

By Kamal El Mekki (former Imam at George Mason University) 

Great Reward; Nabi Allaah ” were you to guide one person through you it is better for you than the red camels.” So if you teach one person to pray you get the reward, as well if those people teach 10 or more people. If we keep on doing these things Nabi Allaah (sal Allaahu 3layhi was salaam) gets the reward for it as well until Yawmu Deen.

And you can not guide the blind from their straying….

Two Types of Guidance
1.) Hidayatul Irshaad: Verily you do not guide those whom you love, but Allaah gives guidance to whom he wills.You can give dawah to the same person more than once, some people will take longer than others but the dawah is still our duty.2.) Hidayatul tawfiq: This is from Allaah, this is when Allaah opens a persons heart to Islam. Our duty is to only let people know where the truth is. Allaah puts the hidaya in the heart the da’ee (caller) does not do that.

This type of guidance is from Allaah, and when you know that this is true, nothing can stand in your way. In the end direct them and the rest is up to Allaah. Allaah guides whom He wills, and Allaah is the one whom places guidance in the heart.

Obstacles on the Path of Getting a Shahada:

1.) Expecting Instant Results, you can not expect instant results, if they do not take the message right away do not give up.2.) I don’t have enough Knowledge, As long as you are Muslim you have enough knowledge. They will not ask complicated questions, so go with what you know.3.) I myself am in need of Allaah, Who’s heart is 100%, that is a mental obstacle. If your intent is good then you will find that you will get results. This type of thinking are just excuses, no one is all knowledgeable of Islaam, but the effort and the intentions is what get results.

4.) Not knowing who you’re talking to, We need to fund out who we are talking to, what obstacles they have. Many times we assume they are Christians, and that they believe in the Trinity. You must let the person talk and find out where they are coming from, this helps the dawah a lot.

Umar (ra) when he first became Muslim he brought a lot of people to Islam, 10 of which were giving the glad tidings from Allaah. The non Muslim that you are calling will not ask you questions that are so hard, thus, your knowledge of Islaam does not have to be at the level of a scholar.

The reality is like having a scarf that you wash, in the end are your hands clean, yes, but the intent in the start was not to wash your hand’s, it just happened in the process.

Not knowing who you are talking to, do not assume everyone you are talking to is Christian. As well as there are obstacles from the prospect, sometimes people are looking for a sign. In the bible it talks about a clear sign like a vision, so people are looking for a sign. Allaahs says; ‘ Verily these things are signs for those who contemplate/ or for those who consider” in another ayat. Sometimes people already have their vision, but they are waiting for the deep voice or a light. If you love Islam from studying then become Muslim. Sometimes you may only get one sign from Allaah, so you have to let people know the signs of Allaah are subtle. Asking what the person dislikes about Islam, may save you a lot of time. So tell them if you are waiting for a sign would you like a big neon sign (to show them how silly this thinking is). So again, the signs of Allaah are subtle, if Allaah puts you in a position then take advantage of that. Allaah is choosing you, and putting you in this moment over everyone else. Go over the 5 pillars, it may take some time but it is worth it, and they may remember what you said for the rest of your life.

Excuses for Not taking Shahada:

1.) Looking for a Sign: The signs of Allaah or subtle and sometimes often Allaah puts you in a situation to receive hidaya.

Soorah Ra’d: In these are signs for those who consider.

2.) Misconceptions about Islam/Muslim/Religion: Thinking that problems and misconceptions apply to Islam as well as Islam, when this is not the case at all. Sometimes people have misunderstandings about Islaam, and religion as a whole. Do away with these misconceptions. 3.) Problems are caused by Islam: Thinking that Islam will cause a problem in their life and in their daily dealings.Some people feel that religion causes problems, well this Is not correct, find the problem and apply the medication. 4.) Influences of family and society: Feeling that they will be shunned by the people and get negative feed back because of their new found faith.

Rejection from friends and family, we cover every thing with a person and they still refuse. Ask them what is stopping them from becoming a Muslim at that moment.

5.) Problems apply across the board: For instance the actions of the people can not be used to view Islam, that is that individual person, not Islam and His prophet (saw).

Some people have a Big problem with Christianity and think this applies to all of the religions. This is not the case, and many people do not know all religions. Say Christianity if that is what you mean, because the majority of people do not know about All the religions to generalize like that.

Some people think the problem with their religion applies to All religion’s.

The Various Dawah Methods:

1.) Pamphlet Pushing: Setting Areas with heavy traffic. Make sure you bring enough material, as well as make sure that you get as many people as possible and that time allows.Pick and area with heavy traffic, have a plan you and another sister/brother on both ends. Get as many pamphlets out as possible. Have a catch phrase, you either take it or you hear it. ” Free information on the purpose of Life” Catch phrase get people to stop.2.) Goal is to hand out as much material as possible, get as many coming in and out as possible.

3.) Requires a plan for canvassing the area:

4.) Not much talking:

5.) Cover the entire pathway so you don’t miss a single person:

6.) Have a catch phrase to arouse interest! Take it or hear it. Either the person takes the sheet or they get a long drawn out talk from you and they wont like that because it will take up time.

7.) Know what you are handing out. Maybe read the material ahead of time so you can properly facilitate.

Do not make Islaam sound like Christianity or Judaism that is not how it works.

One on One

1.) Time is of the essence. Be efficient! You will not have much time to get into a long discussion on Islam, so make sure you are clear and concise. Two or three people is good enough, do not make the people or person feel like you are ganging up on them.2.) Travel in groups or pairs, Take others with you so that you may all get the point across, as well as in case there is more than one person.3.) Take security into consideration!

Walk with me**One on One/ Sit Down
A detail oriented theological discussion; usually pre-planned

1.) Begin with how much the person knows on Islam, diagnose to find a problem2.) You have time, but still use it wisely3.) Listen, do not interrupt and let them finish

4.) If the person has studied Islam: find the core issue that keeping him/her from Islam.

Find out what the sickness is and apply the medication. Find out what bothers them or confuses them about Islaam.

Do’s/ Dont’s 1.) Do Be patient, be prepared to come across people who do not want to hear your dawah.Going to give dawah you have to be patient, All the prophets were rejected denied, accepted. Keep going and being patient.

2.) Do be straight forward, Allaah is straight forward in the Qur’an so do the same, Allaah says; ” They ask you about” He is direct. “Say”

Allaah is direct and to the point so be straight forward with the people. Do not let people think you are trying to trick them.

3.) Do aviod unnecessary confrontations. Arguments…simply move on. Some people just like to argue, and they have no intention of having a civil conversation, so go on. Focus on Tauhid, if they do not want to keep them on this issue.Unnecessary talk unrelated to the dawah end it. Keep your eye on tauhid. This is why having a partner is a good idea, because that person will keep you on track and you will keep him focused. Remain on tauhid, you want to take that person through the process of negating the Trinity. One must train themselves to remain on the subject at hand. If they do not get tauhid they will not get the rest.

4.) Keep your eyes on the ball and keep the ball rolling; Some people like to get off the subject and they will divert you from the main point. If they go into talking about meat animal rights, cut them off that has nothing to do with Tauhid.

5.) Have a partner with you; If you have another person with you the other person may have another view, or may see something that you missed, and will be able to interject, and add to the missed issues. As well as for a precaution.

6.) Use simple language, use small word, do not go into large words the person is un-clear about. DO not speak in another language or use big ambiguous words that they do not understand.

8.) Understand needs, obstacles and issues:

9.) Listen with your eyes and your ears 70-80% of communication is non-verbal. Listen for the needs and concerns of this person, find out what they are lacking in understanding about Islam.

Our job is not to corner them, to try and refute each point they make. Do not argue with them.

Tell them that only you (meaning themselves) are the one that can convert you, I will not convert you.

10.) Try to coin statements into a positive manner, highlight words like “good” & “yes”11.) Be neat and clean in appearance.12.) Get your prospect to listen: Nod, say I hear you and understand your point that way they feel you are listening to them as well, so that they may give you the same respect. Remain eye contact.

It is important that you get them to listen, by doing so you must listen to them.

13.) Use open gestures: Smile, Laugh, lean into them, maintain eye contact but do not stare.14.) Find points to agree upon: Present them with concepts that will get you a “yes” , They may think that you are laughing at them but keep a smile on your face, that way they feel easy with you. As well as smiling at your brother and sister. Nabi Allaah (saw) “Do not belittle any of the good deeds.”

If you have 99 differences with a person and you find one to agree upon, then you build on that one point.

15.) Acknowledge their questions as intelligent: Ask this person in simple terms that is it possible that Allaah not send messengers, then ask is it logically possible that Allaah could have sent many messengers, they will say yes, if Allaah wants He can send whom he wills. Do not ask if they believe it, ask them if it is possible. If the person does not have a problem with this then give him his/her shahadah. GO in order establish the Oneness of God, and that He sent messengers one after the other.Ask this person is it logical that someone like Jim Jones whom instructed many people to commit mass suicide a prophet, they will for sure say no.Ask the person is it logically possible that Isa was not the last Prophet, that He sent another? Do not ask them if they believe it, but if it is logical.

“That’s a good question”
“I’m actually glad you brought that point up”
“I can see why you understood it that way”

You may explain something to some one and you ask them to become Muslim, and they still say no. They need to know what they are getting into. Explain the five pillars, and other small things related to Islaam may keep them away from Islaam, so explain the five pillars. Sometimes the major things are ok, but the lesser points will push them away.

Cover the Main things.16.) Ask for a name: Be personable, get to know the person, be on a first name basis. Makes it appear you do care.Nabi Allaah (sal Allaahu 3layhi was salaam) said to Uthman ibn Af’an: Verily I am the Messenger of Allaah sent to You, and to the rest of humanity.

17.) Find out the beliefs of your prospect: Do not assume that this person believes in the trinity, educate them about the oneness of Allaah, and His tauhid.. As well as how He send messengers (saw). As this person.

18.) Avoid human obstacles (partner), do not let other distract you from the prospect whom is interested. If someone calls you away do not let them interfere, tell them one moment, do not let anyone get between you and the prospective shahada.

Often another Muslim will interrupt you giving the shahada to a non-Muslim, do not let human obstacles get in the way. Let your partner if you are a pair deal with the obstacles. Remove obstacles away from you and your prospective shahada!

Focus the talk on what their misconceptions are.

GOLDEN RULE: Ask for the SHAHADA [/B]Close the deal, do not let the person get away with out that shahada (if you can help it, and without being pushy), the person can die after they leave your company. Doing this is like a sales, be the care salesman, go for the close ask for the business. Tell the person you are not asking them to change their entire life, but rather asking them to believe in what they already know. The person will be a bit hesitant in the beginning. Do not think the person will change right away. Nabi Allaah, he did not get the ayat about alcohol until later on, let the Imaan sink in. One must ask for the shahada, other wise it does not work! ” The Home-Team religion.”95% of All sales that do not go through, it’s because the salesman did not ask for the sale (i.e, the shahada) Ask for the shahada, go for the goal. Even when you think the person is not ready. They will know that one of their obligations is to accept Islaam.!

Don’ts:
19.) Don’t start by attacking or being aggressive people become defensive and put a mental block.This is a bad idea, because the people will become upset. Example: Ahmed Dedaat debate, some Muslims are passing them on to their Christian friends, it is not a good way to be. Aggressiveness is always shunned by non-Muslims. Sometime this way is to harsh. This person may never become Muslim after being insulted. Do not be the reason why someone never becomes Muslim until they die.20.) Don’t use an approach that may annoy people. Like using a mega-phone, do not annoy and aggravate people. You will be attacked. Do not be aggressive, do not agitate people.

Aggressive Dawah! Annoying Approaches Should Be abstained from!

21.) Don’t be evasive: The prospect feels that this is a bad religion and that you have cornered him, and they will then not respond. Do not give people hardcore dawah, so much so that the person feels almost like they were forced and had to submit.

22.) Never use the ‘lets not push him’ technique: Saying oh let’s give him 10mins. Making the person feel like they can not leave with out taking shahada, almost so much so that you put fear in their heart. The person has to have knowledge of what they are saying. Do not tell them to repeat behind you in arabic, and they do not know what they are saying then tell them that they have just taken shahada. Allaah (swt) says: “They wish that you would compromise with them so that they can compromise with you.” Make sure you remove this type of person.

Don’ts:

23.) Never interrupt a person giving dawah unless VERY GOOD reason or you have a good point your partner overlooked.

If it is an experienced person, do not interrupt unless it is dyer need. If you see your partner having a hard time, then you can step in and affirm his words, or pick up where that person (your partner) left off.

24.) Don’t Begin a sentence with “No” or “What you need to understand.”

25.) Don’t use “but” it erases all that was said before it. Instead use ” I agree”

People erase everything before the “but” Do not negotiate!

When something in Islaam is haraam, all the avenues that lead to it are forbidden as well! When the Jews came to Nabi (saw) and said worship our god for one day I will worship your God for one Year !Allaah revealed” Soorah Qalam, “They wish that you would compromise with them so that they can compromise with you.”26.) Give up if the person seems uninterested or makes fun of you. If the person seems to be making fun or laughing that you then you may wan to give up but keep trying. They may try to make fun of you but keep going. Be patient with these types of people be firm and do not make up things.27.) Do not Falsify nor exaggerate information. Do not make things look false, like saying oh it is just your average American life, tell them that there is a difference. Do not feel sorry about Islam, do not do this trying to make Islaam comfortable for them.

28.) Misrepresent Islam’s position regarding the other party ” Don’t make the kafir comfortable with his Kufr”! If you do this they do not feel the need to become Muslim. If you dumb down the religion then they do not feel the need to become Muslim.

Do not mis-represent Islaam, if you go to a Jew or Christian and they say what does Islaam say about them, tell it to them plainly. ” You are going to Hell”, tell them what Allaah says. Do not make them comfortable with their kuffar.

29.) Make a Judgment based on Looks. If the person seems or appears to be off mentally, or seems to be not wanting Islam, then leave them alone. However, looks may be deceiving someone may be interested and you miss out due to first looks.

Methods and Techniques:

1.) Avoiding Handshakes: There is no need to shake the hands, {coughing and sneezing in your hand does not work}. Simply say I do not shake hands. Occupy your hands so much so that you do no have room to shake the persons hand. Do not free your hand.2.) Using the name “Allaah” Do not be afraid to do this: Use the name Allaah, this sets you apart from the other deviant sects out their, You have to submit to God, this sounds like all the other religions out, Allaah is just the name of Allaha in Arabic. That is all it is, they are the same God, using Allaah set you apart. Make it a disclaimer.3.) Clothing: thobe vs. pants: The only difference is that the people think you are clergy and as well it brings you dawah. As well as making yourself stand out from the non-Muslim and seeming to be a minister for the religion is keen.

4.) Using aggression appropriately : Nabi Allaah (saw) was this way as well, because you have to wake people up, they must know the reality. Let the person have it. Let them know that all their money and everything that only your good deeds and your family is with you, and even they leave you. Let them know of the punishment of Allaah, because they, the prospects tend to joke. You want to take them away from the laughter, and get to the seriousness. Nabi Allaah (saw) sometimes he would say something harsh even though he was gentle. In different ethnic groups some people can take harsh dawah. However, let them know that the bible has been altered and that the Qur’an has not changed. The bible is not a reliable source, and show them, because they will challenge you.

Jeremiah 8/8.

Why is it that the Trinity is the Most important issue in the Bible, They say ” There are three that bare in heaven.” How can this be the case when Jesus never said that he was a god, it never says that because it was invented in the 4th century, Constantine gathered the people after he became Christian and he waned to unite the people under one dogma. 325 AD, they wrote out the doctrine of the trinity the term (Oma Usi)…. of the same substance. {Athinisus}

How do you go from asking someone is something logically possible to say the shahada? The idea of what you believe is logically possible and what you believe is not that big of a gap. Other’s who claim to be a prophet had no mention or made no mention of the rest of the prophets, and did not come with the same message even as the other messengers. Nabi Allaah saw came with the very thing that other’s came with before him (saw).

Walk-away point: Depends on the type of Dawah;

When to know you are wasting your time, the thing is you will not know, and maybe you are not wasting your time. Some time people believe inwardly and disbelieve outwardly.

Never give up on a person, continue to talk and you may get result’s. The person may be affected years later, and even if they do not take their shahada, they may understand and sympathize with Islaamic causes.

When people are acting in a strange behavior and seem to be out of their mind, and show that they are not listening. Or if you run out of time. Why do you cover/ Why do you not cover, it is something which is natural, this is the first thing that Adam/Hawa did when the understood their nakedness. Why do you grow the beard, why not, why do you shave it is something which is natural.

Part II
Understanding Dawah from the Qur’an:” Call to the way prescribed by your Lord with wisdom and with fine admonition, and debate with them in the best manner (Soorah an Nahl 16:125” And do not debate with the People of the Book except with the Best WORDS , (calling to Allaah by means of His signs and by drawing attention to the proofs He has provided)……Soorah al Ankaboot (20:46)Understanding Dawah from the Qur’an:

” Say, O Muhammad, this is my way: I call to Allah (alone), upon certain knowledge myself and those who follow me, and Allaah is free from all imperfections and partners, and I am free from those who associate anything in worship along with Him.” (Soorah Yusif 12:108)

Using the best words, and debating in the best manner…

Make sure the dawah is for Allah it is not for you, when you do it for Allaah if you are insulted you do not care, when it is for you, you feel hurt and want to attack back. As long as you have the basics you can go and call others to the way of Allaah. And do not call to something from which Allaah and His messenger did not perscribe.
Knowledge: ” Whoever calls to guidance then there is for him a reward like the rewards for those who follow him and that will reduce nothing from their rewards, and whoever calls to misguidance will have sin upon him like the sins of those who follow him, and that will reduce nothing from their sins.”Patience:Indeed messenger before you, Muhammad were denied and rejected buy they patiently bore the denial, rejected and harm of their people until Our aid came to them.

Patience:

“Indeed it is We who have sent down this Qur’an to you, Gradualy.”” So be patient with what your Lord has decreed”The simplicity of the Matter:1.) They said: ” Are you the one who has done this to our gods, O Ibrahim” He said: ” Nay, this one, the biggest of them did it….”) referring to the one he had left alone and had not broken.

Most people think problems with their religion automatically apply to others.

2.) (Ask them, if they can speak). He was hoping that why would admit of their own volition that these idols could not speak and that this idol would not say anything because it was inanimate.3.) So they tuned to themselves and said: ” Verily, you are the wrongdoers.” Then they turned to themselves: “Indeed you know well that these speak not!’) He said: ” Do you then worship besides Allaah, things that can neither profit nor harm you”) Fie upon you, and upon that which you worship besides Allaah! Have you then no sense.)What we are trying to do is get people to think outside of their BOX. Because people are within a certain way of thought and only by them getting out of their box will they then see the error within. One must take a step back and see the flaw to understand the error in their ways. By Ibrahim doing what he did he got them to think outside the box.

4.) The Questionnaire: Ask people what is the purpose of life, to work, make money, get them to think out side the box. They will for sure ponder their creation. Some people will reply and or respond to this question if you ask them, with to get money pursue a certain dream. This can be your clue to give them the answer.

5.) Questions you can ask: What is the Purpose of Life? Gods in Thailand: They feed fresh food the idols in this country, they do not think and ever ponder why the food is not being eaten. They can not see something that is so clearly flawed. If the purpose of life is to make money look around the world, Japanese work to hard, so he explored the Saudi culture and he discovered about Islam. One needs to contemplate the purpose of life.

Most people think problems with their religion is automatically apply to others. Main advantage we have is Tauhid, their main disadvantage is the Trinity.
Thinking Outside of the BOX: 6.) Trinity: three in one or one in three? If they say it is one in three then they are worshipping three gods.1+1+1, How can this equal one? This equation does not make sense, how does this mathematical problem still equal one? So they must be worshipping three gods! Whenever you find something that is not logical make a comparison to the Dunya. If you take three water bottles and ask them how many are there, they will not say 1+1+1, they will say three. They will not ask you “Oh are we multiplying”. Isa gave many sermons on the mount, not once does he mention, or explicitly say this. All the terms that were Used are ambiguous! John 3/16How can this be the most important message that Isa was sent with. That is like saying you are going to teach someone French and then giving them a Spanish book. When Isa “said” I and my father are one, did this mean literally?

How many gods were there when Jesus died for three days? Because he had to die for three days (according to them) ? Most Christians do not know, and can not answer this question.

Your main advantage in giving dawah to non Muslims is that we believe in the Tauhid and they do not. Is the trinity three in one/ one in three? If you ask them this question, they will be confused themselves. If they say it is one in three they worship three gods.

7.) How many Gods where there when Jesus died for three days? God the son on earth, god the spirit between the two, then god the son whom died for three days and raised form the dead, during these three days how many gods were there. 1+1+1, this equation is not logical, the result will be three. To make people think logically give them a comparison to the dunya.

How can this be the most important part of the religion, when it is never spoken about. If we are the children of God, then we are all gods. But they will say will he is the begotten son. Psalms/John Chpt. 2.” You are my son, and this day I have begotten you”

God says to Israel you are my first born son, we do not take this literally, so why then do we take it literal about Isa (saw).

8.) Why never an explicit mention of the Trinity in the bible since it is the crux of the religion? If this is the main issue of the trinity that Allaah or god sent his son to die for us, since the fall of man until the descending of Isa, God has been upset with humanity. Bible “The parent is not responsible for the sin of the parent nor the child for the sin of the baby, or child”. How can this be the Most Important issue and Isa himself never spoke about it. Why is it when a praise is made of Isa it is divine, but when another prophet is mentioned it is ignored. Jesus said I am the word, does this negate that it means he is god, unless you bend it and force it you will not understand it that way. Where was Isa before he came on earth, so did he know he would be sent down to expiate the sins of all of humanity? If Isa did not know what was going on then he was not a god, when he was about to die, he said let this cup pass from me? Or how about when he was placed the cross why did he say ” Why has God forsaken me”? This is a religion where it is logical and there is no confusion therein. Our religion has signs which do not contradict themselves. If you look at the start of the gospel of John, is says kids not born of natural will but of god, then we all are children of god. But they say well it is not children like Isa, but in the lesser sense. Psalms 2: God speaks directly to David, and; “says you are my son, this day I have begotten you.”

Some people are emotionally attached to this belief of trinity, they do not logically believe in them. They also say well my father, mother, brother, as well are Christians. “The Home Team Religion”. So you will see most times that some people do not think it makes sense they have emotional feelings for it.

When you come to them from this angle, they make excuses like it being a mysterious thing, the bible said “God is not the author of confusion.”

Trinitarian Analogies:

The Egg One egg, the yoke, the and the shell. The minute you separate these things they are not the same thing anymore, it is no longer an egg. You can be a wife, sister, daughter, however, each of these things have their own attributes and you can not be the daughter of your husband. The trinity was physically separated so how were they one.

So how could it be the son was physically separated form god. If they were physically separated they are not one anymore. Act, God will say to Isa come sit at my right hand. The author says this is not set in stone. Even in the heavens they are separated.

The flame: The fire, the heat, and this is three things, but if you separate these things it will not be a flame, which makes the fire.

Water: one substance that can be a gas, liquid, or solid____ Water one substance in three forms, you can not use an example of three things to explain three in one. How do you use an example of one thing that can be three things at once, to explain something that is three in one? The concept does not make sense. No one will logically comprehend, if Jesus is god in the flesh and god is the spirit then, ask them for the daleel? They will say it is inferred. If they are co-equal whom is worshipping whom? Bring them into the truth kindly! What about those people who say believe, and then you will understand. This is one argument that they put forward. This is like a doctor giving you a sugar pill and being told it will help you thinking it is medication. But if you were told in the beginning then you would not have took it. You are comparing it to something deceptive any way, it is a method used to trick people.

Before Isa was sent down to earth did he have a say so in the heavens? Did he know he was doing to die? Why then did he make sujood in the garden of Yosemite?

The problem is a lot of people focus on the emotion because like Mormons they always go back to saying our book is the truth. The fact that you are comfortable with something does not make it ok. Like the monk who sits in the temple does not make It ok. This means we need to remove emotional feelings with regards something being the truth. I saw, I felt does not mean you are right. We have to get them away from that feeling.

Using Stories and Analogies: When doing this make sure you utilize the following guidelines:

1.) Begin with the most simple explanation first, and the more complicated as the situation necessitates.2.) Make comparisons to the dunya. What happens to someone who spies on USA, so why is it hard for them to understand that the same thing will happen when leaving the religion of Allaah. If they do not take this argument, Deuteronomy 30-8-9: Here it says the one who leaves his religion, he should be killed. They do not even know this is in their book. If this does not work then go into another detail, 73 Ali Iram Allah (Swt) says: ” A group from the people of the book would say believe in Islam, and leave it at the end of the day.” This is what the non-Muslim used to do, Jews become Muslims in the morning and leave at the end of the day, so this goes on and on, what will happen to the mentality of the people seeing this. Will this deter people from becoming Muslim, so Allaah legislated this and how many Jews did this the next morning, NONE!However, the bigger issue is Tauhid and that must be focused on. The punishment on top of jail is being abused physically and mentally. We have the truth, do not apologize for the religion of Allaah. Deuteronomy 8-9, 73 Al-Imran, for the one whom leaves his religion (Islaam).

Using Stores and Analogies:

1.) Put the religion under the microscope.We invite people to put Islam under the microscope, you will not find a mistake therein, we are very confident about Islam, we tell them ok, it’s either true or false. We invite others to find flaws in Islaam.2.) Human value system

Every society or community will determine what is wrong and what is good. In some society it is not wrong to still, “We borrow and forget to ask”. By law if you catch someone stealing you have to go to the jail and see them taking them food and drink. Some things that are good in the society are bad in the sight of Allaah. So when you say I am just going to be good, and you have a boyfriend that is not good.

3.) Evil and the Jar of darkness

If God is good and loving why does bad things happen to people. You respond by saying one way is that it expiates your sins. Darkness does not exist in and of it self, it only shows up when there is no light. When people do not follow these rules then this is the result. Heat and cold: There is no such thing as cold it only occurs as a result of lack of heat.

4.) Religion and violence

Most of the violence on earth is because of religion, well lets count and do the math and see if this claim is correct. WWII alone 23million people died, this was for land, oil and that war did not have anything to do with religion, there was an ideology involved but it was not the main theme of the war. Any act of violence or religion was, was it motivated by someone reading scriptures. Example, If some one a Palestinians blows himself up, was it because he saw an ayat about this? No, it was a pursuit over land. Even the best example the crusades had nothing to do with religion, they drew images of Muslims desecrating holy Christian sites. There are other factors that come into play here. The verses were revealed in the time of war in the Qur’an relating to killing the non-Muslims at that time.

a.) most violence not because of religion
b.) Media, politics vs. pure teaching to kill

5.) Women polygyny 1+1=2

If you do not understand you will not get a an algebra equation, why would one focus on 4 wives and not tauhid. One must focus on one God, and He is the only creator and that worship is only for Him, then this is when they will understand everything else, they will understand. Why does Allaah care if you eat a ham sandwich, no, it is how you are going to obey Allaah. When Allaah says do something does not matter how much bug or small it is. Allaah owns your body as well, and it is His to make commandments.

6.) Concept of Justice and resurrection.

How do you explain that there is a god but no resurrection, how do we refute this person. Describe this god to me, and they will say he is wise, all knowing fair, and just. Ok, now if you say he is all of this lets say that one person is good and been this way off his life, and he does lie cheat or steal, and you say there is no resurrection he is done and buried and it’s it. Then you have a guy that is the opposite and did bad deeds, dies and is buried and is not brought back. These two people are in the same place, is this fair. Infants have this understanding better than adults that there is a reckoning, they know even at this age they know retribution. How is it that Allaah will not or cant do this and understand punishment and reward. Islam is the abrogation of Jewish Christian religion.

7.) Prophet continuation chart

The Jews come and believe in all the Ambiya but Isa, Christians come believe in all prophets but Muhammad, Islam comes and we believe in all of them one in the same. We believe in the same angels and that heaven is the same.

Some people have no idea that the prophets have or had the same belief. We believe in All the messengers, believing in them all. The Jews deny Isa, the Christians deny Muhammad.

8.) Organized religion/Disorganized religion

If you do not want organized religion do you believe in the opposite, disorganized religion? With life everything must be organized, ones own self wants things to be organized. You will not find someone wanting this in dunya so why for Allaah?

9.) Fun and Happiness

People confuse fun and happiness, They feel like they have to play all the time and do the things that non-Muslims do. The body eats, sleep, but what about the soul. Even Atheist believe in something. Everyone has some type of system. When they play to the max, they see this emptiness. Investing your time in something that when you look back will only feel like moments, isn’t it worth it then to leave this life-style. So what is the use of this, this is one way to get people to think of something different.

10.) The names of Jesus and Moses mentioned in the Qur’an more than Muhammad

Emphasized the names of Isaa and Musa (as) more than the prophet Muhammad. If you want fame and fortune go to this man, is this self promotion? If we assume that he did this for himself would he pump himself up, instead of Musa and Isaa, and would he make himself a regular human being, “I am a human being like you.” You would find contradictions in what he said, “The senseless evasion of the Islaamic equation.”

If he were not a real Prophet (saw) he would have had senseless solutions that did not make sense. If he got money he would have not lived in poverty. He was not in it for the wealth and the status.

If Muhammad was not a real Messenger, he would not have mentioned Isa and Musa more than himself. IF he wrote the Qur’an then for sure he would have out of wanting popularity mentioned himself more in the book than other prophets and messengers. This is one way that we know he was a real messenger (sal Allaahu 3layhi was salaam).

11.) Tauhid nor partner mention children, wives, friends helpers, ridiculous

When you mention grandchildren or wife, or cousins. You ask people if they have a problem with this. Explain the logical and ask them if they have a problem with that. So, Allaah sends Prophets, so out of His fairness he send messengers to warn them. Is this logically, is what you could ask them.

Why was Muhammad the last messenger (sal Allaahu 3layhi was salaam) Because Allaah protected and prefected His religon.

12.) Explain concept/logic then ask if there is a problem with that logic. Is it logically possible that this happen or could be?
Why do people convert:13.) Agrees with human nature and makes senseThe concept of Islam makes sense, when you come to Islam it agrees with human nature and it makes sense. Others are impressed at how Muslims are devoted to Islam it self. Often times the best dawah is example, because we are so dedicated they find this to be good and it impresses them. The conversion of Hamza: Nabi Allaah (saw) was making tawaf around the kaba, and it ended with them attacking him, Abu Bakr came to his aid, and Nabi went back the next day to make tawaf and abu jahal would insult him every time he (saw) came around. A woman saw this and when she got up and left out of the harshness of this, she told Hamza if you would have seen what this person did to Muhammad. Hamza said you curse Muhammad while I am upon his religion. He went home and the Qurash hear this, Hamza said he could not sleep that night, do I go back on my words, or do to embrace it. So made dua, O Allaah if this religion is for me keep me upon it, if not keep me away from it. Hamza said a word that brought him into Islam. We must create the sense of urgency.14.) Prayers

15.) Solutions to Social ailment

16.) Devotion of Islam’s followers

Create the Sense of Urgency:

17.) Uqbah ibn abi Mueet

He was a leader of Qurash and when tension grew between Nabi and them, he invited Nabi to his home and asked him to eat, Nabi said I will not eat until you testify there is no God but Allaah (worthy of worship) I am the messenger of Allaah. So he said I will not eat, so Uqbah said his shahadah, and the next day Waleed ibn Mughria his friend from childhood, said either me or Muhammad. So he goes back and spits on the face of Nabi. Allaahs says: ” The day when the un-just person bite his entire hand saying I wish I had not taken this person, but this person. But his shahadah kept him as a muslim until pressure from dunya made him leave.

Allaah (swt) says: “We have not become believer but rather we have submitted!”

18.) Omar ibn Al Khattab

Nabi saw grabbed him and said is not it time for you to be Muslim. Then the news they got was that Umar was coming to the house, he knocked on the door, Hamza said let him enter and I will kill him with his own sword, he became Muslim.

19.) Abu Sufyaan

Ibn Abbaas raced him and gave him protection until he got to Nabi (saw), then Nabi said is not it time for you to testify, he said I have not problem with Allaah being one, but you I have a problem with. Imaan did not enter his heart at this point however. Imaan entered his heart the next day, when Bilaal was sitting next to the kaba, and said may Allaah save my father from seeing this black man on top of the kaba. Abu Sufyaan, did not say one word, on three occasions at this time Imaan had entered his heart. He became Muslim on the eve of them entering Mekkah/Bakkaah

Abu Sufyan said as for Allaah being one, I have no problem with that. But as for you being the Messenger of Allaah I have an issue with that. He said after when he took his shahada, even though imaan did not enter his heart. The incident occurred when a black man (Bilal) entered and desended the kabah, Abu Sufyan did not say anything, at this point he said Imaan entered my heart.

20.) Say ” La ilaha ilalah

He created a sense of urgency, he did not make it a stipulation that one had to have imaan, they just wanted them to submit. There is a differnce between submitting and having Imaan. One must create the sense that this issue of them saying their shahada is of extreme importance. The imaan will come later by being among the Muslims and studying on the religion. Explain to them that one is not promised tomorrow, that they can not put it off, get the shahada, they do not have time and express this to them.

Many times Nabi Allaah (saw) said Ya Fulan, qul la illaah ila Allaah!

How to approach people: Direct/Indirect approaches

Indirect approach:

1.) Dawah through manners and behavior.

Show them Islam through indirect measures, through your actions. But, we must not abuse this. One must as well work and propagate the religion as well. We have to give dawah.

2.) Having a discussion with a friend or partner intending for non-Muslims to hear.

So we do this a lot taking a bus, elevator and start a chat with a friend. Seem as if you are making dawah to your friend, and have him reply to your questions. And that way all who are around will receive the message. We can do this is school, work any where.

3.) Performing acts of worship in Public

The girl whom became Muslim was at the airport, three middle eastern men look at their watch and then go to the bathroom. She said then they came out and the other advanced forward, and they began to make beautiful movements. She got on her plan and I close my eyes and saw them bowing and prostrating. Just as the man washing his foot in the bathroom at work, this is also dawah to the non-Muslim. It starts a curiosity in them. Someone made shahada after seeing a picture of a kaba.

a.) Prayer at Airport
b.) Foot in the sink
c.) Picture of the Kaba

4.) Leaving pamphlets on train and bus seats/bus stations/doorsteps/hotel rooms/ Dr. office etc.

5.) Bumper stickers

6.) Other methods
Direct Approach:7.) If you have a dawah table8.) In street dawah approach is very straight forward.9.) But in an elevator or store? How? What ways are there to strike up a conversations?

10.) Are you a Muslim? Why not?/ From this response you see how far or close they are to Islam.

Ask, if they say no, say why not? Ask inquire get them thinking as to why they are not Muslim. You have to save time so get right to the point.

As well you will yourself find ways to strike up conversations with a non-Muslim. They have this calm look to their faces, and you can see that they will make good Muslims. Start about little things, just find something to talk about with this person. Again Allaah puts you in the path of someone whom wants to be Muslim. By Allaah’s fairness He sends messengers, ask them if they believe this, the prophets are saying the same message, and Muhammad was sent as well. Ask them if they know how to become a Muslim? Tell him/her the English version of the shahada. Then later stress the importance of the beard, and the clothing…..etc. Logic is very digestible.

Scenario…… Someone believes in God but not organized religion?

1.) Disorganized?

Explain to them the concept of evil, good and bad.

2.) Fallacy of religion and war.

Explain the Wars of the world

3.) Evil in the world/Jar of darkness.

4.) What is good and what is bad?

Explain Islam’s take on good /evil as well as oppose to other religions

5.) Science & Qur’an6.) Islam fastest growing religion for a reason7.) All claim to have the truth/ put religion under a microscope

All religions under a microscope and when we find wholes discuss and eliminate it. It could be possible that the person was not able to tell the difference between the two. Analyze each of them go through the mistakes in all of the religions. The one that stand through the test, then this one must be the truth.

Atheist:

1.) Building in desert watch in the woods. Ridiculous to come from nothing.

The chair did not create it self, if you see a cabin you will not assume that these things created themselves. You can not get something from nothing. Allaah only refuted them with one ayat ” Were they created form nothing or did they create themselves, or the heaven and earth”. Does the universe have a creator from outside of it self. How does Allaah if He never announce His presents then how or why do so many people believe in Him (swt). Soorahtul Tur. Were they created out of nothing or did they create themselves. The humans have a creator outside the earth.

2.) How did we hear of creator?

3.) Fairness/sending prophets

4.) Justice

5.)Authored a Book

6.) Sit-down

7.) Fastest growing religions

Two Theories:

So are they basing their whole life off of a theory, rather than a proven fact. And or a hypothesis which you can set up an experiment and test and analyze it’s results.If they feel like the Big Band theory was the reason behind the creation of the heavens and the earth, then tell them to get the liver, heart, lung’s, kidney’s, spinal cord and other tendons and ligaments that make up the human body and cause an explosion and see if a human being can be extracted from this. Why would the earth (logically) be created out of chaos, but it take the coming together of a man and a woman in a union of marriage to create a human being. So why can there not be a creator of all of this.1.) Strong faith, shake the foundations, when they reel back then show Islam (Mormons) Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith

2.) Weaker faith don’t get into biblical debate unless necessary, just present Islam, it makes more sense and is more acceptable in it’s theories.

Mormons will not tell you but their book use to say god used to be a human being, and then he became good. If they can not tell you the main core belief from day one, there is some wrong. DO not get into a biblical debate avoid that, you may have to end up teaching them what you are telling them. Just talk about Islam and focus on that.

“You don’t need to know their religion Know yours”

Follow-up Methods:

Dawah Talk/ Muslim Talk

Talk to the person afterward exchange numbers, tell them to participate in the Islaamic community. As Nabi Allah (saw) said wolf devourers the lone sheep.

1.) Brotherhood System

Introduce the new Muslim to other brother/sisters. Get all the brothers together at a easy time, give them one brother to keep in touch with and get to know. One person take charge and be responsible for one new Muslim etc.

2.) Commitment System

Buddy System Method. Get the person to commit as well, tell them of all the daily doing’s in the community and have them choose which ones they can attend. They will see what fit’s their schedule, and they will have made their own commitment. When you get them to make this promise themselves they will more likely want to follow through.

**Community Challenge :
If someone becomes a Muslim provide her with a list of stores where she can go buy Hijab, Jilbab Qur’an. Where she can be provided for until she is able to maintain herself. Teach her Fatihah the salaah, and basics of aqeedah.