بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful I mailed this story some months ago. Fathima Rukaiya Beebee is a 34 years old lady from Kalpitiya (Puttlam District). She was born to a very poor Muslim family. Their Islamic knowledge was also very poor. So she eloped/ran away with a Buddhist guy at a young age. She now has three children. We visited her and... 

Bismillah, The 2010 August issue of our Yahamaga Islamic monthly newspaper is now printed and available. As I write this we are in the process of distributing it to our small but growing number of readers, subscribers and paper shops. Here is a snap shot of the Yahamaga 2010 August newspaper issue. some 2010 August Yahamaga Sri Lanka newspaper issues AKPC_IDS += "225,";Popularity: 30% Read More →

Da’wah through Ifthaar – Let us spread the word of Allah in this Blessed Month People’s interest in Islam increases in Ramadan. Ramadan is a great opportunity to share Islam and more specifically, its values of spirituality, generosity and kindness with others, especially the non Muslims. It is a great time to do Da’wah. And Da’wah is very much needed in the current atmosphere where there... 

Primary goals of Da’wah It is necessary that we Muslims have a clear understanding of the primary goals of Da’wah, in order to direct their efforts toward the correct ends and achieve the intended effect. AKPC_IDS += "218,";Popularity: 20% Read More →

Usually people use the word ‘Da’wah’ for the act of conveying the message of Islam, without differentiating whether the person being addressed is a Muslim or a non-Muslim. Many consider ‘Da’wah’ and ‘Islaah’ to be one and the same activity. The appropriate word used for inviting a non-Muslim to Islam is ‘Da’wah’ and for providing correct and additional... 

Ramadan Is Around The Corner When Messenger of Allah  sighted the moon of Rajab, he used to pray to Allah in the following words: O Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha’ban blessed for us, and let us reach the month of Ramadan (i.e. prolong our life up to Ramadan, so that we may benefit from its merits and blessings). AKPC_IDS += "178,";Popularity: 51% Read More →

DA’WAH CORNER Is 1 Year Old A year ago, you may recall an email about the opening of DA’WAH CORNER. I am sure that you must have never heard of any such institution until that email. When looking back at the journey so far, we see we are a stronger and more matured institution with lot of lessons learned. AKPC_IDS += "174,";Popularity: 38% Read More →

My early days as a new Muslim was filled with sheer guilt and sadness when I think of what I can do or done for my new found faith. We were passionate to take Islam to others, tell others how happy and content we are. But we lacked means, freedom and support to carry out this noble duty. But things have changed now. Alhamdulillaah, Allah has helped us to make this difference. We have grown stronger,... 

The Fundamentals of Da`wah By Dawood Adib. Introduction <<Say: ‘This is my way: I invite to Allaah on/with clear knowledge – I and whomever follows me (does this). Glorified is Allaah, and I am not of the polytheists.”>>(12:108), AKPC_IDS += "160,";Popularity: 20% Read More →

“Invite (all) to the way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful preachings and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious.” [Al Qur'an 16:125] AKPC_IDS += "155,";Popularity: 16% Read More →

Question: I would like you to give me your opinion about the issues and challenges in Islamic missionary work today. Answer: Your question is very general and I’m not sure exactly what you’re looking for. First of all, we Muslims do not usually use the words “missionary” or “missionary work” to refer to a da`i andda`wah. We prefer to keep our own Islamic terms, which come from the verb... 

Question: From your own experience of talking about Islam all over the world, can you give some hints and good ideas about how to makeda`wah in a way that suits the people of the West who are not Muslim? Answer: Thank you for this question, which is asked by so many Muslims. It is a wonderful sign that so many Muslims love Islam so much that they want to tell others about it. So many, though, are full...