of the Da'wah by going out and distributing the magazines, most specifically, the Universal Challenge issue? According to a flier I was given by one of my taxi passengers, the Islamic Comparative Academy has set a target of getting 250,000 copies a year out to non-Muslims, along with a copy of the Qur'an.
This program looks a lot like the evangelical work done by JWs, though I don’t know what would be the proper term for it in Islam.
2007-03-02 06:56:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The term "evangelize" comes from the Greek term for "good news", which is plainly a Christian concept.
True Christianity is based on living in harmony with and preaching the "good news" of God's Messianic Kingdom by Christ Jesus. The true Christian congregation is organized primarily to perform this global Scriptural assignment.
(Matthew 24:14) And this good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations
(Luke 9:6) They went through the territory from village to village, declaring the good news
(Acts 5:42) Every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus.
By stark contrast with so-called "religious" activists, however, Jehovah's Witnesses note pointedly that biblical "good news" is not about such things as abortion or homosexuality or the death penalty or Iraq or pharmaceuticals or psychiatry. Individual Jehovah's Witnesses may have opinions on such issues, but they do not advocate for or against these issues as though it were a primary message from God.
Sadly, so-called "religious" activists distract from the real message of God and obfuscate the bible's "Good News". These self-absorbed religionists focus so much attention of their human agendas that they ignore the godly teachings that can really help people.
Jehovah's Witnesses go from house to house to encourage and upbuild. Their work is to spread the "Good News", which is about the Kingdom of God, and the blessings the Messianic King Christ Jesus will bring.
(Luke 8:1) Journeying from city to city and from village to village, preaching and declaring the good news of the kingdom of God
(Acts 10:36) Declare to them the good news of peace through Jesus Christ
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_04.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/ministry.htm
2007-03-02 09:11:03 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
they suspect the Bible to be corrupt, and that they following the Qur'an which states that Jesus replaced into no longer the Lord and that he replaced into no longer crucified yet replaced into taken as much as paradise alive. Plus, Muslims do no longer have faith that sacrifice is what forgives sins. they suspect solid deeds will make God forgive them for his or her sins. The extra solid that outweighs the undesirable finally ends up in paradise, yet while extra undesirable outweighs the solid, then hell hearth awaits.
2016-10-02 06:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No !! I didn't !!!
I m living in muslim country and here i have never seen such things!! But on answers if some ask , i do asnwer...just to give clearification not preaching !!
But yes have recieved preaching and papers from my christain freinds many times !
2007-03-02 07:10:54 · answer #3 · answered by ★Roshni★ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First my friend, thank you for wording your question in such a polite and non judgmental fashion. How refreshing! Is there a pill we can give people to cultivate similar respect in them?
Dawah is an Arabic word that means "to invite" or "to offer to share."
This is a very important part of being a Muslim and it can be somewhat difficult at times. Yet it is not impossible. The fact is that sharing Islam is a very simple concept. The difficulty comes in when you are trying to communicate the idea to others, especially when they have already been predisposed to believe in something else and to believe that Islam is something bad.
We must always remember that we are on a special mission to deliver a message of inviting people to worship Allah according to the way that He wants to be worshipped. We are to call them to know the truth and how to follow it. The best way to do this is with both kind words and correct actions. Our actions are observed by others through your behavior and manners. We become the role model for what Islam is all about.
Muslims are supposed to advise questioners by using a gentle and simple approach to attract the hungry souls to the Way of Allah. Today more than ever, people need to know about Islam and be able to put it into practice. Everyone needs an example to follow.
The problem is not so much calling or inviting to people to the message of Islam, as it is the way that we go about it. The way that we present ourselves and the message is most important. Sadly, many of the Muslims are not taking this into consideration these days.
Some have actually ruined the image of dawah due to the rigid methods, mistakes and misunderstandings they are applying. This gives a very negative impression about Islam and Muslims in general. Considering all of the detraction and negative media against Islam and Muslims today, it is vital that we approach our dawah with wisdom, kind invitation and logical discussions.
One example of negative dawah is the false concept that so many Muslims have today about debating the Christians about their Bible. This is very incorrect and not a part of the teachings of the Quran or the way of Muhammad, peace be upon him. While there are a number of things that we might be able to share with them about what we believe that are similar to what they might find in their Book, it is not correct to try to attack their Book, their beliefs nor their understandings.
A wise man once said, "Debates bring a lot of heat, but not very much light."
Personally, since I am new and unversed still in so much of Islam, I just live my life properly as an example. When I answer in here, I do not mention Islam much; I just point my point of view or answer from the standpoint of a Muslim. I do not know enough to teach actively.
As for your Q regarding evangelism, I don’t know. There are many sites on line and in reality that have such goals of “saving souls”. I got most of my literature sent to me from my ex husband who lives in KSA. He sent me a plethora of books including a great little one on Polygamy in Islam that explains it as it should be practiced. (Very beautiful when done properly).
I cannot speak for my Brothers and Sisters. I just speak for myself. My favourite Muslim teacher is at this link. He is American, he is hilarious, and he is cute as a button. He can crack anyone up yet his message is the right attitude. He proves to the world that Muslims do indeed have a riotous sense of humour.
Smile, that is the extent of my Dawah for you, my friend.
http://youtube.com/ummahfilms
2007-03-02 07:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by Noor al Haqiqa 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is nothing new, the Jahovas and Mormans and others are forever Knocking on our doors trying to convert us.
2007-03-09 02:57:54 · answer #5 · answered by holly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.i haven't
i'ld like to talk about my religion to those who are willing to listen and want to understand it and would respect it!!
2007-03-02 07:05:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-02 08:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by imputh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋