Transcript How to Give a Shahadah in 10 Minutes tips, tools and training

How to Give a Shahadah in 10 Minutes
tips, tools and training providing
effective methods of giving dawah
by Kamal ElMekki
Understanding Your Obligation
Invite to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that
is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of
those who are guided." [Nisaa':125]
"And who is better in speech than he who invites to Allah
and does righteous deeds, and says: 'I am one of the
Muslims.'" [Fussilat:33]
"Convey from me, even one verse." [al-Bukhaaree]
Reward and Punishment
"Whoever guides [another] to a good deed will get a
reward similar to the one who performs it."
[Saheeh Muslim]
"By Allah, if Allah were to guide one man through you
it would be better for you than the best type of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
"Verily, those who conceal the clear proofs, evidences
and the guidance, which We have sent down, after
We have made it clear for the people in the book,
they are the ones cursed by Allah and cursed by the
cursers." [al-Baqara:159]
"Whoever hides knowledge, Allah will brand him with
the branding iron from the hellfire." [Ahmad]
Two Types of Guidance (Hidaya)
1.
Hidayat ul irshaad: Our duty
‘Trying to direct someone to the truth’
2.
Hidayat ul tawfiq: From Allah
‘A person accepting the message’
Obstacles on the Path to a
Shahada
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Immediate results
you may not see the results
2. Looking for a “sign”
understanding Christian perspective
3. “I don’t have enough knowledge”
"Convey from me, even one verse." [al-Bukhaaree]
4. “I myself am in need of dawah”
5. Shyness
“Jump into the pool”
6.They won't revert!
7. Not knowing who you're talking to.
Methods
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Pamphlet pushing
Group Dawah
One-on-one style street Dawah
One-on-one sit down Dawah
Internet Dawah
Indirect Dawah
Pamphlet Pushing
1.Setting: Any heavy traffic areas
2.Goal: hand out as much material as possible
3.Requires a plan for canvassing the area
4.Not much talking
5.Don’t stop to chit chat
6.Cover the entire pathway so you don’t miss a single
person
7.Have a catch phrase to arouse interest
Group Dawah
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Setting: Giving a talk or lecture to a group of people
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Avoid jokes – choose carefully
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Stick to the point
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Keep within the announced topic
ONE on ONE
Street Dawah
Time is of the essence!
●Drunk move on! Argument move on!
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If conversation is getting long: make an appointment
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ONE on ONE
Sit-Down
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A detail oriented theological discussion
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Usually pre-planned
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Begin with how much the person knows on Islam,
diagnosis to find problem
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You have time, but still use it wisely!
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Listen don't interrupt and let them finish
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Common Problem: If they repeat an argument,
rephrase and say it back to them
If the person has studied Islam: find the core issue
that is keeping him from Islam.
Internet Dawah
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Setting: the use of email, chat rooms or IM to
propagate Islam or sending letters to prisoners.
Send links to website in the end
Stick to the point
Do's and Don'ts
These are helpful tips to remember to utilize
all your potential assets for the best possible
Dawah effort.
 DOs:
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Be patient: be prepared to run across people who
don’t want your dawah
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Sometimes humor can be helpful
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Be straight forward: style of the Quran
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Avoid unnecessary confrontations, arguments…
simply move on!
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Get them to think outside the box
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Keep your eye on the ball
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Keep the ball rolling!
 DO:
8.
Go for the Gold: make the sale!
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Use simple language
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Understand needs, obstacles and issues
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Listen with your eyes and your ears
70-80% of communication is non-verbal
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Ways to get people to listen:
Use open gestures, nodding
Acknowledge their questions as smart
Replace your statements with questions
Maintain eye contact but don’t stare
 DO:
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Try to coin statements into a positive manner,
highlight words like “good” & “yes”
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Make them concede to a few points
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Make concessions / find points to agree upon
Use words
in the
affirmative
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yes, ok, " That’s a good question",
“I'm actually glad your brought that point up“
" I can see why you understood it that way.
 DO:
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Smile
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Looks
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Lean forward
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Nod
 DO:
Use open gestures
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Ask questions instead of making
statements
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Don’t cross arms
Minimize resistance, disinterest,
open gestures signal you are open to
counterparts ideas
why?
Present them with concepts that will
get you a 'yes'
 Don'ts:
Don’t start by attacking or being aggressive
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people become defensive and put a mental
block
Don’t use an annoying approach like
bullhorn.
Don’t beat about the bush, evasive cure?
1+1=2
Never use the 'lets not push him' technique
 Don'ts:
Never interrupt a person giving dawah
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Dawah in groups of two, if one drops the ball, the
other picks it up,
or interrupts if he has a good point the partner
overlooked
Don’t Begin a sentence with "No", " What
you need to understand".
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Don't use 'but' it erases all that was said before it.
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Instead use" I agree -Agreeing is important
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unless VERY GOOD REASON!
why? It closes the gap and doesn't make Islam
appear far from the person.
Give up if the person seems uninterested or
makes fun of you.
 Don'ts:
Falsification and exaggeration
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the introduction of factually erroneous
information
Demeaning the other party
Misrepresentation of one's position
regarding other part
Don’t get into a negotiation
Walk –away
points
Depends on the type of
Dawah
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but what would they be?
II part
Understanding Dawah
From the Quran
‫سنَ ُِة َو َجاد ِْلهم ُِبالَّ ِتي‬
َ ‫س ِبي ُِل َر ِبكَُ ِب ْال ِح ْك َم ُِة َو ْال َموُْ ِع َظ ُِة ْال َح‬
َ ‫ا ْدعُ ِإ ِلى‬
ُ‫سن‬
َُ ‫ِه‬
َ ‫ي أَ ْح‬
"Call to the way prescribed by you Lord with wisdom and
with fine admonition, and debate with them in the best
manner." {Soorat an Nahl (16) 125}
‫ِين َظُلَموا‬
َُ ‫سنُ ِإ َُّل الَّذ‬
َُ ‫ب ِإ َُّل ِبالَّ ِتي ُِه‬
ُِ ‫َو َُل ت َجادِلوا أ َ ْه َُل ْال ِكتَا‬
َ ‫ي أَ ْح‬
‫نز َُل ِإلَ ْيك ُْم َو ِإلَهنَا َُو ِإلَهك ُْم‬
ِ ‫نز َُل ِإلَ ْيُنَا َوأ‬
ِ ‫ِم ْنه ُْم َوقولوا آ َمنَّا ِبالَّذِي أ‬
ْ ‫احدُ َونَ ْحنُ لَهُ م‬
َُ ‫س ِلم‬
‫ون‬
ِ ‫َو‬
" And do not debate with the People of the Book except with
the BEST WORDS,(calling to Allah by means of His signs
and by drawing attention to the proofs He has provided)
except for those who remain obstinately upon unbelief and
would rather wage war." {Surat al-Ankaboot (20):46}
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Understanding Dawah
From the Quran
ُ‫ُو َم ِنُاتَّبَعَنُِي‬
َ ُِ‫س ِبي ِليُأَ ْدعوُإِلَىُاّلل‬
َ ُ‫ق ْلُ َهـ ِذ ِه‬
َ ْ ‫ير ٍةُأَنَا‬
َ ‫علَىُُبَ ِص‬
ْ ‫ُم َن‬
ْ ‫ُالم‬
َ ‫َوس ْب َح‬
َُ ‫ش ِر ِك‬
‫ين‬
ِ ْ ‫ُو َماُأَنَا‬
َ ِ‫انُاّلل‬
" Say, O Muhammad, this is my way: I call to
Allah (alone), upon certain knowledge
(baseerah) myself and those who follow me,
and Allah is free from all imperfections and
partners, and I am free from those who
associate anything in worship along with
Him." {Surat Yoosuf (12):108}
The call must be based upon knowledge and clear evidence.
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Knowledge
Hadith:
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" By Allah, for Allah to guide one man through you
is better for you than red camels (the best of wealth)
than the whole world and what's in it".
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" Whoever calls to guidance then there is for him a
reward like the rewards of those who follow him and
that will reduce nothing from their rewards, and
whoever calls to misguidance will have sin upon him
like the sins of those who follow him, and that will
reduce nothing from their sin."
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“whoever guides to some good deed then he receives
a reward like that of its doer". Exp Al kawtharr."
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"convey about me even if one verse".
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Make your stay in the land of the Kuffar -Halal
Patience
‫ُوأوذواُْ َحتَّى‬
َ ُْ‫صبَروا‬
َ َ‫ُمنُقَ ْب ِلكَ ُف‬
ِ ‫َولَقَ ْدُك ِذبَ ْتُرسل‬
َ ْ‫علَىُ َماُكذِبوا‬
ْ ِِ َ‫ُمنُنَّب‬
ْ َ‫أَتَاه ْمُن‬
َُ ‫س ِلي‬
‫ن‬
َُ ِ‫اُولَُمبَ ِد َلُ ِل َك ِل َماتُِاّلل‬
ِ ََ‫ُولَق ْدُ َجاك‬
َ ْ‫ُالمر‬
َ َ‫صرن‬
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“Indeed messengers before you, Muhammad, were
denied and rejected but they patiently bore the
denial, rejection and harm of their people until Our
aid came to them.”
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َ ‫َكذَ ِلكَ ُ َماُأَتَىُالَّذ‬
ُ‫احرُأَوْ ُ َم ْجنون‬
َّ ‫مُم‬
ِ ‫س‬
ِ ‫ُمنُقَ ْب ِل ِه‬
ِ ‫ِين‬
َ ُ‫نُرسو ٍلُ ِإ َّلُقَالوا‬
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“Likewise no messenger came to the previous people
except that the said, He I a sorcerer and/or
madman.”
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َ ‫ُالم ْج ِر ِم‬
ُ‫ُو َكفَىُ ِب َر ِبكَ ُ َهادِيُا‬
ُْ ‫اُم َن‬
ِ ًّ‫َو َكذَ ِلكَ ُ َجعَ ْلنَاُ ِلك ِلُنَ ِبيٍُعَدو‬
َ ‫ين‬
‫َونَ ِصيرا‬
“And for each of the prophets We have made an
enemy fro the idol worshippers”
Patience
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ْ َ‫علَيْك‬
َ ‫ُالق ْر‬
ًُ‫نزي‬
َ ُ‫ِإنَّاُنَ ْحنُنَ َّز ْلنَا‬
ِ َ ‫آنُُت‬
“Indeed it is We who have sent down this Quran to
you, Gradualy. ”
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ْ ‫فَا‬
‫ُمُْنه ْمُآِِماُأَوْ ُكَفورا‬
ِ ْ‫ُو َلُت ِطع‬
َ َ‫ُر ِبك‬
َ ‫ص ِب ْرُ ِلح ْك ِم‬
“So be patient with what your Lord has decreed”
The Simplicity of
the Matter
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(They said: "Are you the one who has done this
to our gods, O Ibrahim'' He said: "Nay, this
one, the biggest of them did it...'') referring to
the one he had left alone and had not broken.
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(Ask them, if they can speak!) He was hoping that
they would admit of their own volition that these
idols could not speak and that this idol would not say
anything because it was inanimate.
(64. So they turned to themselves and said: "Verily,
you are the wrongdoers.'') (65. Then they turned to
themselves: "Indeed you know well that these speak
not!'') (66. He said: "Do you then worship besides
Allah, things that can neither profit you nor harm
you'') (67. "Fie upon you, and upon that which you
worship besides Allah! Have you then no sense'')
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The Simplicity of
the Matter
Questionnaire: Retarded why?
Questions you can ask
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What is the Purpose of Life?
Trinity: three in one or one in three?
sit at my right hand?
how many Gods where there when Jesus died for three
days?
Why never an explicit mention of Trinity in the Bible
since it is the crux of the religion?
Most people think problems with their religion automatically
apply to others.
Use Stories
Religion under microscope, can't all be right
(there are as many paths…), no flaws no
inconsistencies, discrepancies, contradictions
Human value system
Humans affected by environment and society.
Dog and child
Evil and Jar of darkness
Religion and violence
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most violence not because of religion
Media, politics vs. pure teaching to kill
Women polygyny 1+1=2 Media and culture
blame
Use Stories
cont…
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Concept of Justice, child hits head, resurrection
fairness judgment
Prophet continuation chart
Organized religion
look back at life, many long years, moments and
days, good times just memories can't do anything
with them. Might as well invest time and worship
Allah
Kill someone if apostatize, cut off hands. Eye on the
ball!
Jesus and Moses mentioned in Quran more than
Mohammed .
Tawheed no partner mention children, wives, friends
helpers, ridiculous .
Explain concept/ logic then ask problem with logic
then explain how one becomes a Muslim
Why do people
convert
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Agrees with human nature and makes sense
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Prayers
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solutions
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devotion of Islam's followers,
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Terrorism!
Create the Sense
of Urgency
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Uqbah ibn abi Mueet
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Omar ibn Al khattab
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Abu sufyaan
Say “La ilaha ilalah”
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How to approach
people
Direct and Indirect approaches
How to approach
people
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Indirect Approach
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Dawah through manners and behavior
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Having a discussion with a friend or
partner intending for non-Muslims to hear
it
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Performing acts of worship in Public
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Story of girl and prayer/airport
Foot in the sink
American with picture of Kaaba
Leaving pamphlets on train and bus seats/ bus
stations/ in doorstep etc
Other methods
How to approach
people
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Direct Approach
1. If you have a dawah table
2. In street dawah the approach is very
straight forward here.
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Very direct. What is the purpose of life?
But in an elevator or store? How?
What ways are there to strike up a
conversation?
How to approach
people
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Direct Approach
1. Are you a Muslim?
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Why not?
From this response you see how far or
close they are to Islam
Believe in God but not
organized religion?
Disorganized ?
Fallacy of religion and war.
Evil in the world/ Jar of darkness.
What is good and what is bad?
Science & Quran
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(SIT DOWN RULE! USE A SHEET OF
PAPER AND WRITE POINTS AGREED
UPON ! WHY?
Islam fastest growing religion for a
reason
All claim to have the truth, put religion
under the microscope
Atheist
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Building in desert /watch in the woods.
Ridiculous to come from nothing.
How did we hear of creator? Upstairs
neighbor.
Fairness/ sending prophets
Justice.
Authored a Book, no flaws/ consistent.
Sit-down
Fastest growing religions.
Other faith
If you were of the same faith before
then share!
Two theories:
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'Strong faith' shake the foundations , when
they reel back then show them Islam
'weaker faith', don't get into biblical debate
unless necessary, just present Islam, it
makes more sense and is more acceptable in
its theories