Reaching Out to the Non-Muslims: The Challenges and the Prospects of Islamophilia
This paper attempts to enlighten the challenges and prospects in the outreach program (da'wah to the non-Muslims) through the use of Islamophilic programs, to combat the notions of Islamophobia. Post 9/11 incident signifies that a new thread should be taken to clothe the garb of Islamic da&...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5283 |
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| Summary: | This paper attempts to enlighten the challenges and prospects in the
outreach program (da'wah to the non-Muslims) through the use of
Islamophilic programs, to combat the notions of Islamophobia. Post
9/11 incident signifies that a new thread should be taken to clothe
the garb of Islamic da'wah. Interestingly, an Islamophilic outreach
program is nothing new in the histovy of dacwah, but to make it today
as a mainstream is vital to ensure a rise at the understanding level of Islam and possession of a correct comprehension of its teachings amidst the non-Muslims. The prospects are great but the promotions
of it are very little and slow due to the perception to segregate between
the Da'wah to the Muslims or also called Islah, from the da'wah to
the non-Muslims in toto. Due to that, this paper tries to promote
the prospects of outreach program in Islam through the three main
mediums, which first is through the use Al-Hikmah, next is Al-Maw'izah
Al-Hasanah from the outreach activities e.g.: Cordova Initiative,
Kalimatin Sawi' and many more. Thirdly is through the use of Al-
Mujidalah Al-Hasanah, like the exemplary harmonious debates of the
late Ahmed Hussein Deedat (1918-2005), Dr: Zakir Abdul Karim Naik
(born 1965) and many Muslim reverts. Reaching ozit is one thing and
reverting others to Islam is another different thing, because only Allah
can revert one from a religion to Islam. The duty of mankind is just to
convey the message. |
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