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'''Da'wah''' (دعوة) literally translates from Arabic to mean "invitation", but is usually used as an Islamic term which refers to Islamic proselytism. Similarly, a ''Da'ee'' is someone who "invites" to Islam, or carries out the Islamic proselytization. | '''Da'wah''' (دعوة) literally translates from Arabic to mean "invitation", but is usually used as an Islamic term which refers to Islamic proselytism. Similarly, a ''Da'ee'' داعي (plural ''du'aah'' دعاة) is someone who "invites" to Islam, or carries out the Islamic proselytization. | ||
Da'wah can refer to both "external" and "internal" proselytism, as it is considered equally meritorious in Islam to invite a non-Muslim to Islam as it is to invite a non-practicing Muslim to practice Islam. Some of the biggest Da'wah movements (like the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan), as a result, focus almost exclusively on spreading Islamic practice among a population that is already Muslim. | Da'wah can refer to both "external" and "internal" proselytism, as it is considered equally meritorious in Islam to invite a non-Muslim to Islam as it is to invite a non-practicing Muslim to practice Islam. Some of the biggest Da'wah movements (like the Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan), as a result, focus almost exclusively on spreading Islamic practice among a population that is already Muslim. | ||
==The word== | ==The word== | ||
The Arabic word da'wah (دعوة) is derived from the root دعو. A Muslim who performs da'wah is called داعي (''daa'ee''). | The Arabic word da'wah (دعوة) is derived from the root دعو. A Muslim who performs da'wah is called داعي (''daa'ee''), plural دعاة (''du'aah''). | ||
===Lane's lexicon=== | ===Lane's lexicon=== | ||
According to the Lane's lexicon: | According to the Lane's lexicon: | ||
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==In the Qur'an== | ==In the Qur'an== | ||
There are 212 words derived from the root دعو in the Qur'an <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=dEw</ref>, but only 6 occurrences are دعوة (''da'wah''). | There are 212 words derived from the root دعو in the Qur'an <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=dEw</ref>, but only 6 occurrences are دعوة (''da'wah''). | ||
=== | ===Da'wah (دعوة)=== | ||
In two of the six cases it occurs with a suffixed possessive pronoun (كما and ك). Notice that in none of these cases it speaks about proselytizing done by Muslims towards non-Muslims. | In two of the six cases it occurs with a suffixed possessive pronoun (كما and ك). Notice that in none of these cases it speaks about proselytizing done by Muslims towards non-Muslims. | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|2|142}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|142}}| | ||
He guides whom He wills to a straight path}} | He guides whom He wills to a straight path}} | ||
Muhammad, likewise, | Muhammad, likewise, has no real power in leading people to Islam: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|28|56}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|28|56}}| | ||
Indeed, '''[O Muhammad], you do not guide''' whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided. | Indeed, '''[O Muhammad], you do not guide''' whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Invitation to Islam Prior to Jihad]] | ||
*[[Glossary of Islamic Terms]] | *[[Glossary of Islamic Terms]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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