Inviting nonmuslims.

**maaz** · 25-11-2005, 12:01 AM

Salam.

This is mostly a question to converted bros and sisters.

as a muslim what can we do to invite non-muslims to islam?

Should we just practice to the best of our ability and stay quiet? or question their beliefs? or when we talk, should we compare religions? should we talk about the inconsistancies in other religions? should we stick to tawhid? talk about the brilliance of the Prophet

?

What topic of conversation is most beneficial for nonmulims to hear about to lead them to accepting islam? and is it different for males and females, ie do nonmuslim males and nonmuslim females want to konw about different things?

Do we offer the quran or is that too fast too soon? or offer books/websites first?

Answers will be much appreciated.

**Omar HH** · 25-11-2005, 03:14 AM

First tell them all the really good aspects of Islam which are not part of the other religions.
Second be a good nice person with your actions and be extremely respectful.
Third continously give stories about the Life of the Prophet

at different points and convince them he is a Prophet

.

Then ask them if they believe Allah is the only one to worship? If they say yes ask them if they believe in all the prophets from Adam to Muhammad

. If they say yes then say "well why don't you say it" and then tell them the Shahada:

Ash Hadu an La Illaha Il Allah wa Ash Hadu anna Muhammadan Rasul Allah.

**Umm_Zahra** · 25-11-2005, 11:59 AM

Assalamualaykum,

I wanted to teach a few people about the deen but when I did I found that it had backfired because I went too quickly. If you read about the life of our beloved habibullah (salialahualayhi wassalam) then you'll see that when he first began preaching he started with the shahadah. Begin teaching them about Tawhid, this is somehting that makes Islam unique to other religions.

Hope it helps.

Remember me in your duaas.

Wassalam

**Nabil** · 26-11-2005, 07:27 AM

As-salamu'alaykum,

I dont know what to tell you other than how I myself came to Islam.

I obtained a translation of the Qur'an and read it and I was ready to become a Muslim. But the time was right. If I had seen this Qur'an translation ten years before I did it may well have ended up in the closet along with about 50 other religous study and self help books.

The point is I was ready. My entire life up to that point had made me ready but I didnt realize it. In fact at the time I came in contact with the Qur'an could not have been more dis-intrested in religion.

But Allah(subhana wa Tallah) knew what was going on. I did not.

The first thing they taught me about when I went to a masjid was tawheed and the Oneness of Allah.

I think its different for everybody.

I love that line in the movie "The Message" where Hamza( May Allah be pleased with) rides in and breaks up a riot and says "I am for Muhammad's religion! What he says I say"!

Before he even knows the details of Islam.

wassalam,

Nabil.............

**celt islam** · 11-12-2005, 06:41 PM

[QUOTE=Omar HH]
Second be a good nice person with your actions and be extremely respectful.
Third continously give stories about the Life of the Prophet

at different points and convince them he is a Prophet

.

Asalaamualaykum, dawah what is it? and who calls people to islam openly and correctly?

One cannot bring people to islam by mutual persuasion, and one cannot convice anyone of anything , the call to ALLAH is wajib [ fard ] on every muslim,
what does concern me is that most muslims in britain dont call the people of britain to islam , why is that? , maybe its because muslims are not taught to call people to islam? or is it that they dont care about non-muslims? .
Our duty is to call everyone to islam and it is ALLAH that makes people muslim.

**TapeMonkey** · 11-12-2005, 11:14 PM

Useful article on givine da'wah to Americans:

http://speed.city-net.com/~alimhaq/text/dawa.htm

**Harun_Abdul_Hakeem** · 18-12-2005, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Nabil

As-salamu'alaykum,

The first thing they taught me about when I went to a masjid was tawheed and the Oneness of Allah.

Nabil.............

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatoulahi Wa Barakatou

As Brother Nabil Said,The First Thing They Taught Him When He Went To The Musjid Was Tawheed,Basically One-ness of Allah(SWT),In My Mind I Suggest Speaking to None muslims on the basis of Allah(SWT) and his qualities,my Shaykh always told me to speak about Allah(SWT) and his qualities and who Allah(SWT) is and just begin from there,if ther person doesnt believe in Allah(SWT) then begin from there,Talk to the person and ask them why and try to show or defute what they say with hikma not with kibir(pride),like for example saying "In Islam it says this or this",no only speak of Allah(SWT) and when he or she affirms that then begin with Allah(SWT) Rasoul,The Last Nabi (SAW).But at the end of the day we dont give Guidance Allah(SWT) does.

I hope this was of any help,

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatoulahi Wa Baraktou

**Muslimsister** · 18-12-2005, 08:10 PM

Yes, the most important thing is to talk about the greatness of Allah

, but even before that, the heart should be softened, especially with women. Some talk about children etc. and asking about her affairs is necessary, then by the time one can start to carefully approach the subject of islam, unless the person is already interested.

There are far too many different christian missionary groups and I know for sure in certain countries (like Finland) people get very put off by someone talking about his/her own religion before being asked to.

Imo the Quran should not be offered in the beginning at all, just some talk to see what are the basic thoughts the person has about islam and then after clarifying the possible misconceptions etc, one should start the talk about Allah

and then proceed mainly by responding to questions. If the person is not at all interested, ikraam should be done, if the person is someone one meets often and this way slowly inshaAllah one can proceed to mentioning islam every now and then until the persons own interest arises,

.

As has been said, no-one becomes a muslim without being ready for it, so it is rather useless to offer the shahadah to someone who is just merely slightly interested in islam, as proceeding too fast may kill ones intrest.

But of course, all people are different, that is why dawah needs a lot of wisdom and that usually comes by trying and learning... The better you are in knowing different personalities and how they react to things, the better, lol.