dawah
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''''' (, , "invitation", also spelt , , , or ') is the act of proselytizing people to Islam. The plural is () or (). Preachers who engage in dawah are known as da'i.
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- native label
- دَعْوَة
- male form of label
- داعية إسلامي
- female form of label
- داعية إسلامية
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Early Islam
- During Muhammad's era
- Post-Muhammad
- Purpose
- Scriptural basis
- Methods
- Gentleness
- Influence in politics
- Wisdom
- Location
- Daʿwah training workshops
- Movements
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
''''' (, , "invitation", also spelt , , , or ') is the act of proselytizing people to Islam. The plural is () or (). Preachers who engage in dawah are known as da'i.
== Etymology == literally means "issuing a summons" or "making an invitation". Grammatically, the word represents a gerund of a verb with the triconsonantal root d-ʕ-w () meaning variously "to summon" or "to invite". A Muslim who practices , either as a religious worker or in a volunteer community effort, is called a ' (, plural ' ).