In the name of Allah ,The Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate

 

 DAWATE ISLAMI:   The Divine Excellence of Giving the Invitation towards Goodness

(Amrun Bil Ma'roof Wa Nahyun A'nil Munkar)
The meaning of (Amrun Bil Ma'roof Wa Nahyun A'nil Munkar) is "To
command to do good and forbid evil"
Dear Islamic brothers and sisters! Allah Az'zawajal is All Powerful
(Omnipotent). He Az'zawajal is not needy of anything or anyone. He
Az'zawajal made this World with His Divine Power and then adorned this
world in many ways. Then Allah Az'zawajal sent humans to inhabit the
World.
Then from time to time in order to Command these humans to do good and
forbid them from evil Allah Az'zawajal sent His Messengers and
Prophets.
If Allah Az'zawajal wishes, He can rectify the Human's without sending
Messengers and Prophets. However, it is Allah Az'zawjal's wish that
human's command to do good and forbid evil, by this they should suffer
and bear hardships with patience and Allah Az'zawajal in return will
grant them much reward and high a status.
Accordingly, to carry out this mission of Amrun Bil Ma'roof Wa Nahyun
A'nil Munkar Allah Az'zawajal kept on sending Messengers and Prophets
to this world and in the end He Az'zawajal ended the long sequence of
Prophethood by sending His Dear Beloved Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihi
wassalam) who is the Leader of all the Prophets.
Then Allah Az'zawajal entrusted the obligatory duty to command to do
good and forbid evil to the Ummah (followers) of his Dear Beloved
Prophet(Sallalahu alaihi wassalam), to keep on reforming each other.
Therefore, every Muslim in his own capacity is a Mubaligh (preacher)
of Islam and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (Sallalahu alaihi
wasallam) for as long as this world lasts, whatever field of work he
may be in. Whether he is an Alim (Scholar) or an Imam (Leader of
Prayers), a Peer (spiritual guide) or a Mureed (Disciple of a Peer), a
tradesman or an employee of a tradesman, an Officer or a Labourer, a
Ruler or a Ruler's subject.
In short wherever a Muslim is living or working, he or she should try
to the best of their ability to reform the people around them into
followers of the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (sallalahu alaihi
wasallam), and should continue working & helping a movement which has
been established to propagate the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet
(sallalahu alaihi wassalam). I.e. Dawat-e-Islami.
Allah Az'zawajal has in many places within the Holy Qur'an prompted
the Muslims to command to do good and forbid evil. Accordingly, Allah
Az'zawajal mentions in the Holy Qur'an (Translation Kanzul
Imaan):
"And let there be (arising) from you a group inviting (people) towards
goodness, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is evil. They
are the ones who attain their goals." (Surah Ale - Imraan
(03) Verse 104)
In relation to the above verse of the Holy Qur'an, the legendary
eloquent writer, the helper of the Muslims; Mufti Maulana Ahmed Yar
Khan Naimi (Rahmatullahil Aali) writes in his classical masterpiece
commentary of the Holy Qur'an Tafseer e Naimi
"O, Muslim believers! All of you should be in such an organization, or
you should form yourselves into such a group or you should live as
such a group that's invites,
* All people that have gone astray from the straight path back to
righteousness.
* Non Muslims to the Fold of Islam (The Only True Religion)
* Sinful people to Piety
* Heedless (Ghaafil) to spiritual wakefulness
* The Ignorant (Jaahil) to Religious knowledge

You should stop people doing bad deeds, having false beliefs, sinful
actions, bad intentions and bad ideas.

All Muslim's are preachers of Islam. It is their obligation to command
to do good and forbid evil.

Wouldn't you agree that something has to be done! Dawat e Islami
provides the solution. Together we can do it!!

Amrun Bil Ma'roof Wa Nahyun A'nil Munkar
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The Means to Achieve Effective Da'wah: Definition of Da'wah

 

Da'wah in Arabic means to invite. Essentially, da'wah has two dimensions: external and internal. External da'wah is to invite non-Muslims to Islam and teach them about Islamic beliefs and practices. Internal da'wah is to teach Muslims about aspects of Islam: For instance,

- The necessity of patience
- Obedience to Allah 
- Love for the Prophet   (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) 
- Understand the virtues of the Companions (Sahaba) 
- Examine the history of Islam 
- Learn what is required from one by Islamic Law (Shari'ah).

Importance of Da'wah

'Allamah Ghulam Rasool Sa'idi writes:

Da'wah is a fard kifiya (an obligation that rests upon the community, not the individual). If there are individuals within a community inviting people to da'wah, then others within the community are relieved of the obligation. If no-one in the community issues the invitation, the sin falls on every individual within that community. A person who performs da'wah is known as a da'i. Although their effectiveness will vary according to their ability, all da'i should be, at the very least, familiar with the basic teachings of Islam.

(Tibyan al Qur'an, under verse 104, Surah Al-'Imran, 'Allamah Ghulam Rasool Sa'idi)

Allah Ta'ala speaks of Da'wah in several places in the Quran:

"We made you a middle nation to be witnesses over mankind." 
(Surah al-Baqara, 143)

"Let there be a community among you, who call to the good, enjoin the right and forbid the wrong. They are the ones who have success." 
(Surah Al-'Imran, verse 104)

"And warn your tribe and close ones." 
(Surah al-Shura, verse 214)

"Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition. 
And argue with them in a way that is best." 
(Surah al-Nahl, verse 12)

In these verses Allah Ta'ala praises this ummah as being the guides of mankind. Whereas earlier ummah required their followers to extend guidance to their own kith, kin and nation, our ummah differs in that it is our duty to spread the Word of Allah Ta'ala to the whole of mankind. There is a duty upon this ummah to call towards good and forbid evil for the whole of mankind. It is necessary for everyone in the ummah to perform da'wah according to his or her ability.

A da'i should use wisdom and speak with softness. He should teach of the benefits of Islam in both this world and the next. As a last resort, and only if required, debating should be employed to remove any doubts. But this also should be performed in the best possible way. Da'wah should be given with the best of speech and in the most polite manner.

In his last sermon the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

"Convey what you have received from me, even if it is a verse." (Bukhari, Muslim chapter on Hajj)

This Hadeeth and the references from the Qur`an prove that da'wah is wajib and that every Muslim, according to their skill, and according to the opportunities Allah gives them, should engage in it.

Allamah Sa'idi writes: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

"If one of you sees a wrong, let him change it with his hand, and if he is unable then with his tongue, and if he is unable then with his heart. And that is the weakest degree of faith."

"Keep commanding good and forbidding the evil and if you do not, Allah will not accept your supplication (du'a)."

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, spoke about one of the communities of the Bani Isra'il that did many evil things. Their 'ulama tried to forbid them but the people did not stop. The 'ulama continued to keep company with these very people despite their wrong actions. Then Allah Ta`ala hardened some of the 'ulamas' hearts as they continued to keep the company of these evil people without rectifying the evil that they saw. Later, the prophets such as Dawud and 'Isa, peace be upon them, cursed them for this.

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said if there were people committing sins and people who had the power to stop them but did not do so, then Allah Ta`ala would punish both parties before their death. The Prophet,   may Allah bless him and grant him peace, also said there would be people in his ummah who would not consider an evil doer an oppressor. He, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, advised that when someone sees such people, he/she should keep away from them and not to sit in their company. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that a person who did not command the good and forbid the evil was not of his company. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said that Allah Ta'ala commanded Jibreel to destroy a city because of the evildoers therein. Jibreel said, "O Allah, there is a person in the city who has never disobeyed you." Allah said, "Destroy him as well, because he was not offended by their evildoing". These Hadeeth are mentioned in Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Bahaiqi

(Tafsir Tibyan al-Qur'an, under surah Ali Imran, verse 104 by 'Allamah Sa'idi)

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