the new muslim compass- The Why and The What

why do dawah and the what behind it

-increasing in your love for Allah and Allah’s love for you based on the hadith Qudsi, On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

Allah (mighty and sublime be He) said: Whosoever shows enmity to someone devoted to Me, I shall be at war with him. My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it. I do not hesitate about anything as much as I hesitate about [seizing] the soul of My faithful servant: he hates death and I hate hurting him. It was related by al-Bukhari.

-creates a sense of purpose/mission.

what’s the objective and how to measure success

goal is to get people in humanity to follow the religion of Allah swt. to bring peace and prosperity in society and to protect individuals from hell fire and help them get into jannah.

-discussions, coaching, mentoring, to practice islam.

-measuring success: what are the number of my efforts, ex # of shahadahs, likes, views

islam: we are rewarded for the effort, consistency and sincerity.

why invest in post-shahadah da’wah and coaching?

-majority of reverts live their lives as they did pre-shahadah and need mentors to give them practical tips to implement islam.

-dawah does not with end with tawhid or shahadah. it is the start

-enemy of Allah is shaytan will distract the new muslims, we can’t leave them to be deceived.

special risks for someone involved in dawah

-watch your sincerity

-desensitization

-walk away being confused. You don’t have to engage with the person.