The Call of the Quran
5. The call of da‘wah in the modern age
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blessing of God, in that it has made it possible to
perform da’wah today from the strongest possible
position.
WORKING TOWARDS THE NORMALIZATION
OF RELATIONS
Islamic da’wah at the present time, i.e.
communicating the message of God, is so great a
task when contemplated on a global scale, that
enormous resources and highly favourable
conditions are required if it is to be a success.
Such resources are available and such conditions
do exist in Muslim countries, but can be of avail
only when national regimes do not set
themselves up in opposition to the call of Islam.
Even where the situation is entirely favourable,
da’wah can be successful only if the da’is have
no political axe to grind under the guise of
missionary activity.
In 1891, the Japanese Emperor Megi (1868-1912)
sent a message addressed to Sultan Abdul Hamid
II of Turkey, requesting him to send Muslim
preachers to Japan in order to introduce the
Japanese to Islam. Sultan Abdul Hameed chose
