The
Most Essential Condition Of Da’wah: Faith In The Providence Of Allah
One should not at all
think that the obligation of inviting people to Islam requires very elaborate
and thorough knowledge of the Islamic faith. I assure you that most of the
Prophet’s companions possessed far less knowledge of which now passes as
‘Ilm-e-Deen’ and which most of you have
acquired so laboriously. The complete and
perfect knowledge in which they excelled was the knowledge of true
faith and belief, as one of the companions reported:
We first learned the
faith and then Qur’an.
It is also quite
logical that the pre-requisite of Islamic Da’wah should be staunch and deep
faith and belief in the Oneness of the Creator - Allah, that is the reason why
the verse immediately before the verse quoted above mentions the highest
pinnacle of faith i.e., steadfastness and resoluteness in the belief of Allah’s
providence and sustenance:
Verily those who say
‘Our lord is Allah’ and then remain steadfast ….. (41:30)
Only those can fulfil
the requirements of Islamic Da’wah who have full faith in Allah and remain firm
in their belief.
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