Need tips/advice on giving dawah

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

Salam alaikum,

When someone first converts to Islam, what are the first most important things you should be telling them or teach them about?

Jazakallah kher

[Muslim..Priincess]

Wa alaykum sallam wr wb.

1-how to do wudhu

2-salah: teach them the compulsory minimum that they need: so what you say in ruku, sujood, also teach them the fatiha and a few other short surahs that they can so they can say them in prayer.

3-Islamic studies: let them do the compulsory things first, then start of with the basics in each area, so hadeeth, fiqh , Quran, the prophets, aqeedah

And ofcourse everyday life sort of things, so you teach them as they go..maybe a few months in when things go easier for them they can be taught how to fast before ramadan coming in..

wa iyyakom

[At-Ta'if]

Salam alaikum,

When someone first converts to Islam, what are the first most important things you should be telling them or teach them about?

Jazakallah kher

Wa alaykum assalaam,

First and foremost, the Oneness of Allah should be established firm in their hearts (tawheed). This is the foundation and it must be strong from the get go.

Teach them how to pray without going into the fiqh of prayer. If they ask questions then you can give a simple answer.

Furthermore, it's important that they know why they're doing all of these acts of worship.

Share some ahadith from the Prophet (saw) and stories from the seerah.

It's best to take gradual but steady steps in the learning process.

With time and knowledge, the other obligations will fall into place insha'Allah, Allahu alem.

Wa iyyakum.

[Abdraheim]

i'd give them a book on seerah like raheeq wal makhtoom mashallah great book

[Najwa Al Mu'minah]

Jazakallah kher on the advise

[Convert22]

Assalaamu Alaykum,

After a person says their shahadah, they can be in a very vulnerable time as a new convert where they don't always know how/what to do in certain situations. They are very open to new ideas so it's important to make sure they get the basics down. When I first converted, a sheiykh gave me a book on fiqh that I could not easily understand and then (because of different circumstances) he never got the opportunity to properly explain it to me. I had a hard time integrating with the Muslim community and felt like there was a cultural barrier between myself and them. It was very isolating and disheartening to me as a new convert.

Ideally, a convert should have a mentor of the same gender to kindly take that person under their wing, explain different things (such as etiquette of the salat, jummah, common Islamic phrases, etc.), answer any questions and go with them to things like jummah or taraweh. I think for women it would be helpful to talk about the dress code and maybe recommend types of clothing, etc., that are modest but don't make them feel like they have to dress like a person from a different culture. Most men and born Muslims do not consider the fact that new female converts have to basically change their whole wardrobe to make it Islamically acceptable and that can be a difficult process in itself.

So the biggest things are- explaining the articles of faith, how to make salat and du'a, understanding the role of the Prophet (pbuh) in the deen and about his life (I strongly recommend Karen Armstrong's biography), and the basics of adab. I hope that is helpful despite the slight ramble I went on...

[Muslimah_For_Life]

Asalam alaikum,

Can anyone give me some tips/advice on how to give dawah to my teacher?
Jazakallah kher.

[Sista]

Asalamualaikum Muslima_for_life

below is a good lecture about Dawa by Kamal Al-Mekki...he's got many other really good lectures on how to give dawa in the west ..have a look on youtube for some of his other talks

[Cem]

A couple of things:

1. From my experience with reverts, it is really important for them to attend appropriate classes. Not just any class regardless of the topic or style or even venue. An appropriate class addresses their level, allows for questions and the topics are relevant to their needs. Such classes should also allow for opportunities for the attendees/participants to establish friendships with other Muslims. Islam is a social religion/way of life - it can't be practised alone.

2. Sister Muslima_for_life, you can always invite her to my class http://www.iisna.com/news/577-islami...slims-2012-s1/

[abu turaub]

Asalam alaikum,

Can anyone give me some tips/advice on how to give dawah to my teacher?
Jazakallah kher.

You can buy a very good 'dawah' Qur'an from the U.K. for about $25. Who knows maybe the teacher will loan it out to students too as well as possibly read it him/her self. If you cannot afford it ask your dad to pay for it.

http://www.quranproject.org/portal/