The Call of the Quran
5. The call of da‘wah in the modern age
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thinking, replacing it with the monotheistic system
of thought. Now we must likewise break the hold of
atheism in order to re-establish monotheism as the
dominant intellectual imperative. To under-
estimate either the concept or the task of
propagation, which it entails, would be displeasing
in the eyes of God and His believers.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF DA‘I AND MAD‘U
Another important issue is the restoration of the
bond between Muslims and non-Muslims as that of
the Da’i with the Mad’u. As Muslim Ummah, the
former are the communicators of the religion of
God to other communities, who are their
mad’u
(congregation). The greatest mistake made by
Muslims today vis-à-vis other communities is to
regard them as their national and material rivals,
and to engage them in economic and political
disputes all over the world. When Muslims seek
their rights from such peoples, they negate their
status as
da’is.
The
da’i,
according to the Qur’an,
should seek no reward from his congregation.
If we wish to be accorded a position of great honour
as God’s chosen witnesses, we must be willing to
