salam brothers and sisters,
may allah (swt) pours his blessing on all of us. Today in my office a woman (not practicing muslim) was asking me why i donot celebrate bdays and i said her that i dnt feel happy as i am getting more closer to death so i dont celebrate and blah blah..... following our coversation i suddenyl started telling her about following islam and how important it is for us, but 10 mins later she got irritated and sed me i do agree with whtever u sayin but u dnt need to give me lecture on what i shud be doing or not ( if u wud have seen her face at that time hahahah and also mine lol)
no wonder giving dawah today is more challenging than it was even 40 years before, as the secular and the western ideologies and cultures are spreading like flood in the muslim countries mostly becos of the media for e.g indian tv series and hollywood movies.People are more confused and less interested in religious talks and discussions not surprpisingly people appraoching for dawah in a traditional way (for e.g. talking out punishments and rewards of the hereafter) are being ignored especially by the teenager (im struggling with it too and being ignored by many).
Therefore, just like anything else effective strategic approach and a high level of creativity is required to compete with all the baatil groups (athiest,secualrist and etc).
so my dear brothers and sisters what and how would you recommend for a beginner to start with a creative dawah. Please feel free to write whatver you think and do not underestimate yourself by thinking yours is a silly idea.
jazakallah khair (please do not be confused by my name which sounds like sister, im a brother lolzz)
i look forward for your suggestions
walykum salam
may allah (swt) pours his blessing on all of us. Today in my office a woman (not practicing muslim) was asking me why i donot celebrate bdays and i said her that i dnt feel happy as i am getting more closer to death so i dont celebrate and blah blah..... following our coversation i suddenyl started telling her about following islam and how important it is for us, but 10 mins later she got irritated and sed me i do agree with whtever u sayin but u dnt need to give me lecture on what i shud be doing or not ( if u wud have seen her face at that time hahahah and also mine lol)
no wonder giving dawah today is more challenging than it was even 40 years before, as the secular and the western ideologies and cultures are spreading like flood in the muslim countries mostly becos of the media for e.g indian tv series and hollywood movies.People are more confused and less interested in religious talks and discussions not surprpisingly people appraoching for dawah in a traditional way (for e.g. talking out punishments and rewards of the hereafter) are being ignored especially by the teenager (im struggling with it too and being ignored by many).
Therefore, just like anything else effective strategic approach and a high level of creativity is required to compete with all the baatil groups (athiest,secualrist and etc).
so my dear brothers and sisters what and how would you recommend for a beginner to start with a creative dawah. Please feel free to write whatver you think and do not underestimate yourself by thinking yours is a silly idea.
jazakallah khair (please do not be confused by my name which sounds like sister, im a brother lolzz)
i look forward for your suggestions
walykum salam