Pillars of Da'wah by Nayzak

hi. assalamualaikum.
It has been so long since my last visit to NAYZAK.
his article about 'sabeelee' which I understood the meaning as 'ways' is about da'wah. Sort of, Ways in Da'wah. As usual, his art always stunning to me and I am so attract to this calligraphy.

In shaa Allah, hope that this article will be beneficial to all of us. :-)

All the prophets of the God Almighty -peace be upon them- called their people to follow Islam -the way of submission to the will of the God-. Certainly, calling people to the worship of the One true God and serving Him in all we do was something each true prophet of the One Almighty God did. Each prophet, in his life, was the way, the truth and the light. whoever follows the prophet gets eternal life and salvation, by God's will. People have the ability to go right or go wrong. so they need to be called out of darkness and into light, from false beliefs to true Faith, from shirk (polytheism) to tawheed (Pure Monotheism), and from the Fire to Paradise. this is from God's Love and mercy.

The Da'wah (invitation or call to the God) is established upon foundations which are absolutely essential. If any of these are missing the da'wah will not be correct and will not produce the desired results - no matter how much effort is expended and time wasted - and this is the reality which we witness with regard to many of the present day calls which are not supported by those pillars and built upon those foundations.

 THE PILLARS OF DA'WAH:
These pillars which support the correct da'wah are clearly shown in the Book of the God Almighty and the teachings of his final prophet, and can be summarised as follows:

1. Knowledge of that which one calls to:
Since the ignorant person is not suitable to be a caller to Islam (daa'ee). Allah, the Most High, says to Mohammed -peace be upon him-:
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ ۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي ۖ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
Say, "This is my way; I do invite unto Allah, with baseerah, I and those who follow me. Glory be to Allah! and I am not of the idolaters (Those who associate other with Allah)"
^{Translation of 12:108}
Baseerah, in Arabic, is knowledge, clear evidence and proof. The caller is certain to face those who will attack him with doubts and futile arguments in order to rebut the truth. He's certain to face those who are scholars of misguidance, those who try to attack him with falsehood and lies, with aggression and rudeness. but The God, the Most High, says:
وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ
... and argue with them in the best manner... 
^{Translation of 16:125}

2. Acting in accordance with that which he calls to:
So that he will be a good example - his actions attesting to his words, and leaving no excuse for the opponents of the Truth. Allah, the Most High, said about His Prophet Shu'ayb* that he said to his people:
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ ... وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَا أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ ۚ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْإِصْلَاحَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ ۚ
He said, "O my people, ...I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power..."
^{Translation from 12:108}
Allah the Most High, said in Quran:
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Who is better in speech than one who calls (people) to Allah, works righteousness, and says, "I am one of the Muslims (i.e., those who surrender (to the God Almighty)"?
^{Translation of 41:33}

3. Purity of intention (Al-Ikhlaas):
Such that the call is made purely and sincerely to seek the Face of the God - not for show, or repute, or status, or leadership, nor desiring worldly goals - since if any of these goals adulterate it, the call will not be for the God Almighty, rather it would then be a call for oneself or for the attainment of the worldly goal - as Allah informs that His Prophets said to their people:
قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَالَمِينَ
Say: "No reward for this do I ask of you: This is no less than a message for the worlds."
^{Translation of 6:90}
and 
وَيَا قَوْمِ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَالًا ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ
"And O my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward is from none but Allah
<sup>Translation of 11:29

* Shu'ayb: sometimes identified with the Biblical Jethro 

from islamnewsroom.com/news-we-need… with some changes</sup>

I hope this was beneficial

IN THE DRAWING:
the Qur'anic verse 12:108:
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي written in Nastaligh script
أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ ۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي ۖ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ written in Thuluth script

Ayat Ahkam (Al-Furqan:63-68) - Sifat 'Ibad ar rahman #1

Assalamualaikum wbt. 

selamat malam. Barakallahufikum.

Malam ne terasa nak mulakan nota dengan nota untuk subj Syariah Sem 3. 

Kebetulan dapat handout pagi tadi berkenaan tajuk 

ayat ahkam ; Surah Al-Furqan : 63-68 ; Sifat 'Ibad ar-Rahman. 

In shaa Allah semoga sama-sama beroleh manfaat :-)

ASBAB NUZUL AYAT 68 :-

Abdullah Bin Mas'ud mengatakan, dia bertanya kpd Rasulullah saw, "Dosa apakah yang paling besar di sisi Allah?" Rasulullah saw menjawab, "kamu menyekutukan Allah, sedangkan DIA yang menjadikan kamu." Aku berkata, "kemudian apa lagi?" baginda menjawab, " Kamu membunuh anakmu kerana bimbang kekurangan makanan denganmu." Aku bertanya, "Kemudian apa lagi?" baginda menjawab, "kamu berzina dgn isteri tetanggamu." maka turunlah ayat ini membenanrkan ucapan Rasulullah saw.

MUNASABAH AYAT SEBELUM :-

Dalam ayat-ayat sebelumnya, Allah swt menjelaskan gambaran org kafir yang tidak mahu patuh, sujud dan taat kepadaNYA. Seterusnya Allah swt ada menyebut beberapa sifat dan ciri hambaNYA yang beriman seperti berakhlak dengan akhlak mulia dan mereka mendapat ganjaran yang besar daripada Allah swt.

MUNASABAH AYAT SELEPAS :-

Dalam ayat selepasnya, Allah menjelaskan ciri-ciri hambaNYA yang beriman dengan gelaran 'Ibad ar-Rahman yang akan menerima ganjaran besar daripada Allah swt. Seterusnya Allah menerangkan balasan azab yang akan diterima oleh mereka yang ingkar perintah Allah swt, melainkan mereka bertaubat dan melakukan amal-amal soleh.

63. Dan hamba2 Ar-Rahman (yang diredhainya) ialah mereka yang berjalan di bumi dgn sopan santun dan apabila orang-orang yang berkelakuan kurang adab hadapkan kata-kata kepada mereka, mereka menjawab dengan perkataan yang selamat dari perkara yang tidak diingini.

64. Dan mereka (yang diredhai Allah) itu ialah yang tekun mengerjakan ibadah kepada Tuhan mereka pada malam hari dgn bersujud dan berdiri.

65. dan juga mereka yang berdoa dengan berkata: Wahai Tuhan kami, sisihkanlah azab neraka jahanam dari kami. Sesungguhnya azab seksaNYA itu adalah mengerikan

66. Sesungguhnya neraka jahanam itu tempat penetapan dan tempat tinggal yang amat buruk.

67. Dan juga mereka (yang diredhai Allah itu) ialah yang apabila membelanjakan hartanya, tidak melampaui batas dan tiada bakhil kedekut dan perbelanjaan mereka adalah betul sederhana di antara kedua-dua cara (boros dan bakhil) itu.

68. Dan juga mereka yang tidak menyembah sesuatu yang lain bersama-sama Allah swt dan tidak membunuh jiwa yang diharamkan Allah membunuhnya, kecuali dgn jalan yang hak (yang dibenarkan oleh syarak) dan tidak pula berzina; dan sesiapa yang melakukan sedemikian akan mendapat balasan dosanya.

SIFAT 'IBAD AR-RAHMAN BERDASARKAN AYAT :-
*ayat dan terjemahan berwarna*

1. Lemah lembut, tenang dan khudu' (rendah hati)
2. Apabila ada orang yang mengucapkan kata-kata celaan atau dgn kata-kata tidak baik, mereka membalas dengan kata-kata yang baik.
3. Mengerjakan qiamullail di malam hari
4. Berdoa - Mendoakan agar dijauhkan dari seksaan dan azab api neraka.
5. Menginfak atau membelanjakan harta secara tidak boros (membazir) mahupun bakhil (kedekut)
6. Tidak menyekutukan Allah dengan segala sesuatupun.
7. Tidak membunuh orang atau mengambil nyawa orang sesuka hati melainkan yang dibenarkan oleh syarak
8. Tidak berzina.

# maaf. siked sangat nota kalini. Nak siapkannya ambil masa agak panjang. 

In shaa Allah, ada masa akan sambung dengan makna ijmali, tafsili dan pengajaran ayat pule. 

Terpaksa proceed untuk ulangkaji dan nota ekonomi pule :-)

GLOSARI PER-KATA

هَوْناً  – Berjalan dgn tidak sombong, bongkak atau gah. Tak cepat sangat dan tidak terlalu perlahan (lenggang) & tidak menghentak kaki  

يَبِيتُونَ   - bangun malam

يَقُولُونَ  -  berdoa

اصرف عَنَّ – jauhkan

غَرَامًا – ngeri atau amat hodoh, jelek

سَآءَتْ – sangat buruk

لَمْ يَسْرِفُو – tidak berlebih-lebihan

لَمْ يَقْتُرُوا – tidak kedekut