How to convince people to convert to Islam?

[taliburizarehman]

Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi t3ala wa barakatuhu,

A Muslim sister was telling me the other day, that she went to this clinic, and while she was in the waiting room, A lady came up to her, and handed her a bible, and started to tell her about her religion. I was wondering, how come we dont have the courage to do something like that? I would love to have a hand in someone Islam, but how???

What do you think a female muslim can do to convince others to become muslim.
With neighbors you can help them, invite them for lunches and stuff, but what about people
we randomly meet? How do you bring up the topic? How do you convince them?

Any techniques? Ideas?
What do you think someone will do if you start to talk to them about Islam?
You know how the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam used to go to Abu Jahl and ask him to convert, and that day when it was raining extremely bad, he knocked his door and again asked him to convert! or how Kernal sahab went into a club, and just started preaching, and mostly everyone converted! How can we do that?

I would love to go to an Elders home/Nursing home and spend time with the lonely people, and in some way after getting close to them bring islam up, and trying to convince them to change.
Also go to an orphanage with gifts for the kids, and talk to them about Islam. Going to a hospital where there are lonely people who have no visitors, and might b delighted to anyone, and become friends with them and tell them about islam.
These are just unfulfulled dreams, anybody know how they can be fulfilled?

Also, dont say go in jmaat, because in jamats you only work on the muslims, I'm talking about the 10000000s of non muslims who dont need to be convinced that islam is the true religion!

I'm talking about a woman who covers head to toe, what can she do to help the non muslims?

[TripolySunni]

Salam Aleykum,

Treat them nicely, don't be aggressive and confrontational, get to know them and then explain the religion bit by bit starting with the basics "Tawheed" and the relation of Islam to the other two religions Xtianity and Judaism...at some point you might get the chance to offer a Quran, Then make Du'ah for them and inchallah Allah will guide them.

[Nasrullah242]

Salam Aleykum,

Treat them nicely, don't be aggressive and confrontational, get to know them and then explain the religion bit by bit starting with the basics "Tawheed" and the relation of Islam to the other two religions Xtianity and Judaism...at some point you might get the chance to offer a Quran, Then make Du'ah for them and inchallah Allah will guide them.

I agree.

Also, I believe the way we deal with people is really important in trying to call them to Islam.

If the Muslims try and reflect the Prophets example in their behavior and deal positively with themselves and other non Muslims then that gives rise to curiousity and before you know it, they may start asking you about Islam.

Just to share with you a story that happened to me earlier today that really brought me joy. I was seeing an elderly patient (88 y/o) at the hospital where I work. I had just completed the examination and the lady looked at me and said 'can I ask you a question?'. I said sure you can, then she went on to ask 'are you Muslim'? I smiled and replied in the positive. It was then that her face lit up with a smile and said 'I knew it, you can't confuse you people with others'. I was then informed by her daughter that her mother had lived amongst Muslims in the past and it was clear what sort of impression they had left with her.

Unfortunately the general public nowadays are being presented with a false and distorted representation of Islam and Muslims but Inshallah if we stay true to our teachings there's an opportunity for us to turn all this attention and curiosity in our favor and be blessed with succeeding to help others realize the truth Inshallah.

[mmb786]

I'm talking about a woman who covers head to toe, what can she do to help the non muslims?

i always think people in hijaab have a greater oppoptunity to make da'wah bcoz when you in hijaab, you really attract attention! and when you behave in an good, friendly, approachable manner and start any trivial conversation with a non-muslim... generally one of the very first questions they will ask is: why are you dressed like this? or are you a muslim? try it out and see!
and from there you can see how interested they are in discussing islam and answer their questions accordingly, or if you dont feel confident enough to answer the questions you can always take down their e-mail ad and send them e-mails or give them some islaamic literature etc.

[Student of Truth]

Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi t3ala wa barakatuhu,

A Muslim sister was telling me the other day, that she went to this clinic, and while she was in the waiting room, A lady came up to her, and handed her a bible, and started to tell her about her religion. I was wondering, how come we dont have the courage to do something like that? I would love to have a hand in someone Islam, but how???

If you're attending University/School/or are working then get to know your colleagues/classmates. Ask them their interests, hobbies, and ask about their background, etc. Talk about the job/class your both in and the positives you enjoy out of the class/job. Discuss what you would like to achieve in life. Remember to appear interested when you're listening to them, and try to smile and look happy.

Ask them what religion they are ONLY after you have some sort of mutual bond between each other, (you cant ask strangers their religion because they probably wouldn't tell you.) If you do end up discussing religion with them, ask them what their religion is, and what they believe. Try to appear interested and try to be tolerant (even if they worship statues), because if they feel you're looking down upon them, they will not listen to you.

Introduce what Islam is. Discuss the beliefs, and answer their questions if they have any. If they ask you a questions, thank them for asking you about your religion and explain things as clear as possible. If they keep asking you questions, give them a copy of the Qur'an or a book about science in the Qur'an.

After you give them the Qur'an, you must wait for them to contact you. Otherwise, they will feel like you're trying to force them to become a Muslim. You want them to feel good about this, not stressed or nervous. Any time they have questions or need someone to explain something to them, you need to be that person. After they convert they will have many more questions so please be willing to explain things to them.

What do you think a female muslim can do to convince others to become muslim.
With neighbors you can help them, invite them for lunches and stuff, but what about people
we randomly meet? How do you bring up the topic? How do you convince them?

Lunches and Dinners are great ideas. Invite non-Muslims to any community events you know of/are attending. If they do turn up at any of these things, be sure to spend time with them there. DON'T just say hi and not talk to them the entire time because your too busy. They will feel isolated and will probably leave feeling upset.


Overall: I wish you the best of luck, Sister, giving Dawa to the non-Muslims. I sincerely hope you're able to succeed in what you're intending to do. And I hope that in your future endeavours of giving Dawa you are able to achieve the results you're after inshAllah.

[umar_italy]

i always think people in hijaab have a greater oppoptunity to make da'wah bcoz when you in hijaab, you really attract attention!

All Muslims - males and females - should be clearly recognizable as such, and we shouldn't leave all the responsability of "representing" Islam to our women in hijab and abaya while we go around with "clean"shaven faces, jeans and t-shirts.

[faizol]

perhaps some booklet style of how to properly do a da'wa from the forum members can be a good start?

I failed to see other methods except by akhlaq. As per hikmah of having different strategies to attract people to be interested in Islam, all the strategies are firmly rooted in good akhlaq anyway. From my limited understanding, I believe that's the sunnah of the Prophet().

Talking about akhlaq, how do you guys deal with some Muslims who don't really mean what they say. That shouldn't happen in the first place as true Muslims will only say what they really mean, or they just keep silence.

Just as we would want to be honest in our salat when we recite the al-fatiha surah, the same is true in our daily lives. I think it is important to be honest to ourselves, hence the honesty of the words coming out from our mouths. And that will become words of truth, and that gonna be a very effective da'wah.

For example, asking for forgiveness from a fellow Muslim, does the asking person really mean the apology? Of course we can't judge other people who are asking for forgiveness from us if they've done something wrong to us, but what about us ourselves when we go and ask for an apology from other people?

Check this out;
The Characters Of Our Nabi Muhammad (S.A.W)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ctAy0ZHKg

[Student of Truth]

All Muslims - males and females - should be clearly recognizable as such, and we shouldn't leave all the responsability of "representing" Islam to our women in hijab and abaya while we go around with "clean"shaven faces, jeans and t-shirts.

Brother Umar, I agree with your post.

If we make Dawa the sole responsibility of females, we wont achieve the same results if we have males and females both working together giving Dawa. I'd be very surprised if we had "Muslims" who were clean shaven giving Dawa. However, I wasn't aware that we're not allowed to wear jeans and t-shirts. Is it haram to do so, or only in the Hanafi Madhab? (I'm a new Muslim so I don't know a lot)

[Maripat]

Can you leave a message in the sensitive Q&A section for the creation of Dawah Section?
Wassalam

PS: Sorry I mistook you for brother Starting_new but the request is still valid.

[mmb786]

All Muslims - males and females - should be clearly recognizable as such, and we shouldn't leave all the responsability of "representing" Islam to our women in hijab and abaya while we go around with "clean"shaven faces, jeans and t-shirts.

well, thats true. i just gave that example because i was adressing a woman who asked "what can a woman, who covers herself head to toe do to help islam?"
of course a woman in hijaab will not go around talking and giving da'wah to a man. this method is for when woman meet women... and obviously the men are not expected to talk and be friendly with the non-muslim woman either!