of being called the followers of the Prophet
Muhammad, may peace be upon him.
There are three levels onwhichMuslims must
perform
dawah
work
.
Every single believing
man andwomanmust prove himself or herself
to be a preacher of Truth on one of these three
levels. Those who will not participate in this
mission, will find their deeds have become
worthless in the eyes of God. In this regard,
God has the same criterion for the Prophet as
for his followers.
It is necessary for every believer to be eager
to give guidance to other people. So the first
level of
dawah
work deals with the intention
to do so. This is known in the Islamic Shariah
as
niyah
. Specifically, it means the individual
intention
to participate in the mission of
dawah
work. But such intention is not just
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