Dawa by Patrick Sookhdeo

Author:Patrick Sookhdeo
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2015-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

RESOLUTION ON THE BY-LAWS

FOR

The International Islamic Council for Daw'a and Relief

Introduction

The religion of Islam). is the seal of the Divine Messages, and Muhammad (Allah’s peace and prayers be upon his soul) is similarly the seal of all the Prophets and Messengers. Allah sent him to all people in the world. Hence, his Daw'a was universal, unceasing in time, unlimited to any territory, and unrestricted to any race, color or category of human beings.

The Daw'a of Islam addresses all people in all times and places. “We have not sent Thee but to mankind entire, good tidings to bear and warning (against Sin)…” (Verse 28, Sura of Saba’)

When the Prophet (may peace be upon him) passed away after delivering the message and fulfilling the trust, the sacred duty of Daw'a as “Fardh Kifayah”, collective duty, went to his people … to all the Muslims, rulers and ruled… carried out on their behalf by the Islamic elite of scholars and men ofletters among them, in keeping with the Quranic guidance.

“It is not for the believers to go forth totally; but why should not a party of every section of them go forth, to become learned in religion and to warn their people when they return to them that perhaps they may beware”. (Verse 132, Sura of Tawbah)

On this account, it is among the duties of the scholars and the jurists (Al-Fuqaha) who are well-versed in religious matters to propagate Islamic Daw'a, to explain its principles and to correct any misunderstanding of its conceptions, and to convey it to all people in the east and west and the remotest parts of the earth.

The message of Daw'a is among the greatest and noblest messages, especially as its ranges have so widely expanded and its scopes diversified, with the widening methods of demonstrating different contemporary schools of thought. It is to be equally noted nowadays that Islamic rules can be deliberately mixed up with incorrect ideas that are disseminated by God’s enemies, which necessitated the assignment of groups of scholars to carry out the task of correcting misconceptions and straightening thoughts so that they conform with the correct criteria of the Islamic faith.

The difficulties of a preacher’s mission, besides what has already been mentioned, may be aggravated by the incessant growth of the Muslim people and the spread of their societies all over the world. Besides the extended areas of their territories and countries, their diversified languages and environments all add to the aforementioned difficulties. That is why many institutions, organizations and associations in different countries bearing various nominations, were established to undertake Daw'a efforts, each on its own and according to its capabilities, without planning or coordination.

Consequently, some reformists of Daw'a called for coordination among these organizations, for the realization of optimum benefits on a wide scale so that efforts of all Daw'a institutions working in this field may be complemented.

These hopes have been frequently echoed by Islamic conferences in many sessions, mentioning among those gatherings the Fourth International Conference of Sirah and Sunna (life

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