Contemporary Issues of Islaam Flashcards
(35 cards)
The term دعوة comes from what arabic verb? And what does it mean?
دعا
and it means to invite, to call or to supplicate
in islam, it means to do these verbs toward god.
The term دعوة is used to refer to what act?
Conveying or calling people toward the message of Islam
The term دعوة is a contraction for what longer phrase?
ادعوا الى الله
What does the following phrase mean?
قل هذه سبيلي ادعوا الى الله على بصيرة
Say “this is the way, I call you to god with knowledge certain”
What was the basic mission of the prophets?
to give دعوة
Prophets were chosen people who were raised up among who?
their respective people
What was the basic message of the prophets who spoke to their respective people’s?
- Worship God alone.
2. Abandon the worship of various false gods they have invented.
What does the following phrase mean?
ولقد بعثنا في كل امه رسولا ان اعبدوا الله واجتنبوا الطغوت
We have sent a messenger to every nation [proclaiming] worship allah and turn reject false idols
What does the following phrase mean?
وادع الى ربك ولا تكون من مشكرين
call to your lord and do not be of the non-believers
What does the following phrase mean?
ومن احسن قولا ممن دعا الى الله وعمل صلحا وقال انني من المسلمين
and who is better in speech than those who call to allah and do good deeds and say indeed i am among the muslims
What are the best words that a person can speak?
words of guidance inviting people to the purpose of their creation; the worship of god
What does the following phrase mean?
من دل على خير فله مثل اجر فاعله
who guides towards goodness, to them, is the same reward as the one who does it
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
Whoever calls to guidance will receive the same reward as the one who follows him
without any decrease in the reward of [his follower].
God has promised that every good deed will be rewarded in which manner?
By ten fold.
Those who have been guided to righteousness, throughout their life, earn what for the ones who guided them to the straight path?
They earn reward for them for every good deed that they do, without lessening their own reward
What is one of the most effective ways that we can be beneficiaries of receiving reward based on others righteous actions?
By performing da’wah
What does the following phrase mean?
لئن يهدي الله بك رجلا خير لك من ان يكون لك
حمر النعم
For Allaah to guide someone by your hand is better for you than having red
camels
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?
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
Why are muslims considered the best nation?
Because they belief in allah and the true message of islaam
how can muslims lose their honorable rank and become one of the worst nations?
if they turn their back on islam and allow things in society like the production of alcohol, and riba based economics
Is dawah an obligation on every muslim?
yes. If they are able to then it is an obligation
what does the following phrase mean?
يايها الرسول بلغ ما انزل اليك من ربك
Oh the prophet reveal what was sent down to you from your lord
What does it mean if something is Fard ‘ayn?
It means that it is a individual obligation
What does it mean if something if Fard’ kifaaya?
It means that it is a collective duty, which means if some are performing the duty then it others arent required to do so
