Is Da`wah (calling to Allaah) obligatory? Da'wah to Allah is a duty on every Muslim in every age, and in our time this Da'wah is particularly important in light of the vicious attacks the enemies of Allah are waging to remove the importance of Da'wah from the hearts of Muslims. Its also an important step in serious Islamic work. It serves Ta'reef (the spreading of Islamic ideas) which proceeds Takween (the establishment of organized Islamic work) and Tarbiya (the moral, spiritual, and physical training of individuals and groups). There is public Da'wah in the form of a book, a magazine, a publication, or a tape. There is also individual Da'wah which is just as important. In this book we will examine individual Da'wah in detail. Da'wah to Allah is a great honor for its carrier. Allah says in the Quran: "Who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah, works righteousness, and says: I am of those who bow in submission?" A series of lectures delivered by Br Shabir Ally as part of the Islamic Awareness Week organized by the Islamic Society at the University of surrey, Guildford UK Day 3: Calling to the way of God Shabir Ally has earned a B.A. in Religious Studies from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, with a specialization in Biblical Literature, and an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Quranic Exegesis. He is now in his fourth year of Ph.D studies in Quranic Exegesis at the University of Toronto. Shabir is the president of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto where he functions as Imam. He travels internationally to represent Islam in public lectures and interfaith dialogues. He explains Islam on a weekly television program called "Let the Quran Speak. The Topic: Calling to the way of God A talk by Shabir Ally (University of Surrey, UK 11th of March 2009 )
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