Islam Rediscovered
8. The Man Islam Builds
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other party. That again ensures that their
intellectual growth and development will go on
uninterruptedly. No situation whatsoever will halt
this process of peaceful
da’wah
and, subsequently,
the inner progress of those involved in it will
continue ceaselessly.
The Prophet Muhammad, may peace be upon him,
once said: “Beware of the wisdom of
mu’min
(a
believer), because he sees with the light of God.”
How is it that a
mu'min
becomes a man of wisdom,
in such a superior sense? It is because his faith
makes him pious and God-fearing. In his state of
piety, he undergoes the inner experience which
psychologists call brainstorming. This helps activate
his potential to the full extent
.
The result is
miraculous: if, before, he was a man, now after this
brainstorming, he becomes a superman.
Then comes
da‘wah,
that is, the call to Islam.
According to the Qur’an,
da‘wah
is the great
jihad
.
Why is
da‘wah
the great
jihad
, or great struggle?
Because it is a universal mission. It is a most serious
task. It engages one’s entire capacities throughout
one’s whole life. Every
time
one is faced with
