Posted on 07/09/2003 2:43:27 PM PDT by Texas_Longhorn
Dawa in public schools
Definition of Dawa
Dawa means to invite non-Muslims to accept the truth of Islam. Performing Dawa involves both our words and actions.
Importance of Dawa in Islam
The Quran and the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) give numerous references on the importance and the obligations of Dawa. The prophetic life of the Prophet involved spreading the message of Islam. Dawa is also reflected in the lives of the Sahabas (the Companions of the Prophet). Now the responsibility of spreading the message of Islam rests on our shoulders.
"Invite all to the way of your Lord with Wisdom and beautiful Preaching" (Quran 16:125)
"you are made witnesses unto mankind" (Quran 2:143)
"Let there arise a group inviting to all that is good" (Quran 3:104)
Provided below would be some practical suggestions that Muslim students as individuals and as a group should undertake to accomplish the above-mentioned goal.
Students: receptive to new ideas
Students are routinely exposed in their classroom to new information and opinions, hence they tend to be more receptive to new beliefs and ideas.
Schools are therefore fertile grounds where the seeds of Islam can be sowed inside the hearts of non-Muslim students. Muslim students should take ample advantage of this opportunity and present to their schoolmates the beautiful beliefs of Islam.
Getting started
First and foremost the Muslim students should establish themselves into a Muslim group (Muslim Students Association, Islamic Circle, Quran Study Group etc.) if they haven't yet instituted one.
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Indeed. The words are usually, "Accept Allah or we'll shoot you in the head." And the action is usually a severe beating before the words.
What do we need that for we have the ACLU and the THEY WILL MAKE SURE anything BUT CHRISTIANITY will be taught in public school.
Over the years, I've helped a number of Christian students organize Bible study groups. They can hold study meetings and prayer meetings (on school property), announce their activities in flyers and post them on school bulletin boards, etc. They can invite everybody, including non-Christians to come. As long as they follow the same rules as other extra-curricular groups, and do not disrupt classroom activities, it is entirely legal for them to do these things.
The Supreme Court has even ruled recently that OUTSIDE groups (not student led groups) can conduct evangelizing activities on public school property. I do not remember the name of the case, but if you go to Jay Sekulow's ACLJ site you can find this case and many others setting out how religious activities can legally be conducted on school grounds. Sekulow's group has been very active in making sure Christians are able to exercise their rights in the schools.
If the Muslims assert those rights, and follow the same rules, I don't see how you can prevent them from doing so. It's all very well to say that Christians wouldn't be able to evangelize in Pakistan, but isn't that why we live in the US, not Pakistan? If w e start saying, Christians (or Jews, or Mormons, or .... ) can do it, but not Muslims, then we might as well be living in a mirror image of Pakistan.
One of the problems with reading the Koran is the English translations were made by sympathetic translators who whitewashed and generally re-wrote anything that wasn't politically correct.
For a good literal translation see Houque.
Also at amazon.com:
Islam Revealed: A Christian Arab's View of Islam
Why I am Not a Muslim, by Ibn Warraq
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