Contemporary Issues of Islaam

Question 1

The term دعوة comes from what arabic verb? And what does it mean?

Answer 1

دعا
and it means to invite, to call or to supplicate
in islam, it means to do these verbs toward god.

Question 2

The term دعوة is used to refer to what act?

Answer 2

Conveying or calling people toward the message of Islam

Question 3

The term دعوة is a contraction for what longer phrase?

Answer 3

ادعوا الى الله

Question 4

What does the following phrase mean?

قل هذه سبيلي ادعوا الى الله على بصيرة

Answer 4

Say “this is the way, I call you to god with knowledge certain”

Question 5

What was the basic mission of the prophets?

Answer 5

to give دعوة

Question 6

Prophets were chosen people who were raised up among who?

Answer 6

their respective people

Question 7

What was the basic message of the prophets who spoke to their respective people’s?

Answer 7

1. Worship God alone.

2. Abandon the worship of various false gods they have invented.

Question 8

What does the following phrase mean?

ولقد بعثنا في كل امه رسولا ان اعبدوا الله واجتنبوا الطغوت

Answer 8

We have sent a messenger to every nation [proclaiming] worship allah and turn reject false idols

Question 9

What does the following phrase mean?

وادع الى ربك ولا تكون من مشكرين

Answer 9

call to your lord and do not be of the non-believers

Question 10

What does the following phrase mean?

ومن احسن قولا ممن دعا الى الله وعمل صلحا وقال انني من المسلمين

Answer 10

and who is better in speech than those who call to allah and do good deeds and say indeed i am among the muslims

Question 11

What are the best words that a person can speak?

Answer 11

words of guidance inviting people to the purpose of their creation; the worship of god

Question 12

What does the following phrase mean?

من دل على خير فله مثل اجر فاعله

Answer 12

who guides towards goodness, to them, is the same reward as the one who does it

Question 13

What does the following phrase mean?

من دعا الى هدئ كان له من الاجر مثل اجور من ثبعه لا يتقص ذلك من اجور هم شيئا

Answer 13

Whoever calls to guidance will receive the same reward as the one who follows him
without any decrease in the reward of [his follower].

Question 14

God has promised that every good deed will be rewarded in which manner?

Answer 14

By ten fold.

Question 15

Those who have been guided to righteousness, throughout their life, earn what for the ones who guided them to the straight path?

Answer 15

They earn reward for them for every good deed that they do, without lessening their own reward

Question 16

What is one of the most effective ways that we can be beneficiaries of receiving reward based on others righteous actions?

Answer 16

By performing da’wah

Question 17

What does the following phrase mean?

لئن يهدي الله بك رجلا خير لك من ان يكون لك
حمر النعم

Answer 17

For Allaah to guide someone by your hand is better for you than having red
camels

Question 18

What did the Prophet mean, when he said that being used by god to guide another to Islam was better for you than red camels?

Answer 18

In the time of the prophet, red camels were equivalent to modern day sports cars. He was saying that being the guide to someone’s islam is better than the most prized possessions of this world

Question 19

Why are muslims considered the best nation?

Answer 19

Because they belief in allah and the true message of islaam

Question 20

how can muslims lose their honorable rank and become one of the worst nations?

Answer 20

if they turn their back on islam and allow things in society like the production of alcohol, and riba based economics

Question 21

Is dawah an obligation on every muslim?

Answer 21

yes. If they are able to then it is an obligation

Question 22

what does the following phrase mean?

يايها الرسول بلغ ما انزل اليك من ربك

Answer 22

Oh the prophet reveal what was sent down to you from your lord

Question 23

What does it mean if something is Fard ‘ayn?

Answer 23

It means that it is a individual obligation

Question 24

What does it mean if something if Fard’ kifaaya?

Answer 24

It means that it is a collective duty, which means if some are performing the duty then it others arent required to do so

Question 25

When is dawah considered Fard ayn?

Answer 25

When no one in your country, tribe, area is giving dawah regularly

Question 26

When is dawah considered Fard Kifaaya?

Answer 26

When there are others around who are giving dawah

Question 27

If dawah is being performed by others and its no longer an obligation to you, what category does it fall under at that time?

Answer 27

It becomes a sunnah

Question 28

When does dawah become Fard ‘ayn on everyone regardless of who or where they are?

Answer 28

At a time when there is a shortage of callers, when evil is prevalent and ignorance
dominates

Question 29

What does the phrase mean?

ولتكن منكم امه يعدون الي الخير ويامرون بالمعرفون والينهون عن المنكر واولئك هم المفلحون

Answer 29

let some of you be those that call towards good and promote righteousness and forbid evil those of you will be the successful ones

Question 30

In islam is religion viewed as a personal matter?

Answer 30

No it is not - it is viewed as forming the fabric of society

Question 31

Should policing the society in terms of theology and right and wrong be left up only to governments?

Answer 31

No it should not be governments alone who speak about right and wrong, it is also the responsibility of the communities to speak out and keep its people on the right path. This way is dawah

Question 32

what is the significance of the hadeeth in saheeh bukhari where we are instructed

“convey from me even if it is one verse”

Answer 32

It is putting the responsibility of Dawah on to every individual person. Some people feel that they are unqualified or are to leave it to others who are more learned.

This verse clearly states that every person, even if they have only one bit of knowledge should share that bit

Question 33

What did the prophet used to say to people whenever he addressed them about telling those who arent present and what did he mean by it?

Answer 33

He used to say

“whoever is present – go and tell those who weren’t present for they might be able to understand it more than those who told them”

besides the obvious it also is a reminder to give dawah because you never know how the message will hit someone and how it will affect them.

Question 34

What is the punishment for hiding knowledge?

Answer 34

the curse of Allah

Question 35

What constitutes ‘hiding knowledge’?

Answer 35

concealing the message of islam:

Examples:

1. If someone asks and you dont give them the truth
2. Actually hide it from them
3. Dont give dawah because shy