Da'wah Archives

What is Islam? | Part 5

Belief in Allah’s Names and Attributes To truly be devoted to Allah and to love Allah above all else imaginable one needs to have knowledge about Allah that goes beyond the basic aspects of Him being the sole Creator and Sustainer. Indeed,…

The Process of Islamization | Part 5

Larger Issues But there are two points to observe here: a. The Prophet did not confine himself to talk about matters of belief only, but also and like other Prophets before him, explained the moral and social consequences of this belief. It…

Islam 101 For Western Judaeo-Christians (1) | Munira al-Mawdi

LOOKING FOR A brief and accurate introductory book on Islam? Look no further. Here’s one that specializes in correcting modern popular public misconceptions, opening with explaining the meanings of some of the most basic Islamic terms, as well as correcting myths about…

The Process of Islamization | Part 4

Fundamental Importance of the Islamic State Turning to the Prophets sira, it is necessary to justify the statement that I have just made about his objective of an Islamic state. The Prophet’s aim as a messenger of God was to convey His…

Priorities of Da’wah (2)

We continue from Part 1… Truth Five Many people err not by dint of their failure to see the legitimacy of the proofs of taw ḥîd and îmân but because of the vain passions (a ḥwâ’) that fire their souls and the…

The Process of Islamization | Part 3

Application of the Theory In what way can this theoretical explanation of the rise and fall of nations help us in finding our way to the Islamization of society? Firstly, since Islamization has to be planned and planning is based on prediction…

The Process of Islamization | Part 2

Bounties are Allah’s Grace Why do I prefer the interpretation which says that the change mentioned in our verse is a change from good to evil? I say so mainly because according to the Qur’an, bounties are not bestowed on men as…

The Process of Islamization | Part 1

The aim of the Islamic movement is to bring about somewhere in the world a new society wholeheartedly committed to the teachings of Islam in their totality and striving to abide by those teachings in its government, political, economic and social organizations,…

What is Islam? | Part 4

From the above, it is clear that the belief in Allah as the only object of worship actually has a number of corresponding corollaries by which one must abide. In particular, there are a number of aspects of life that must be…

What is Islam? | Part 3

The Belief that Allah Must Be the Only Object of Worship It is of extreme importance to realize that recognizing the facts about the existence of only one Creator and Sustainer is not all there is when it comes to the Islamic…