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Duties of Ummat-e-Wasat (The Middle Nation) September 25, 2022
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Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 607
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Quran 3:52 · Aal-Imran
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Quran 2:143 · Al-Baqarah
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Quran 69:44 · Al-Haqqah
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Quran 85:3 · Al-Buruj
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Quran 7:46 · Al-A'raf
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Quran 3:20 · Aal-Imran
▶ 20:51
Quran 88:22 · Al-Ghashiyah
▶ 24:54
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 5948
▶ 25:13
Muwatta Imam Malik, vol. 1, p. 262
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Why God hides behind a veil of doubt to test humanity
“Dawah ilallah means calling people to God.”
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Who continues the prophets' mission after the last prophet
“After the final prophet, who carries this work forward?”
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What 'Ummat-e-Wasat', the middle community, really means
“Middle community means we relay God's message to others.”
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Being Muslim is a heavy duty, not a privilege
“People think this is a privilege — it is not.”
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Our duty to convey God's message equals the prophets' duty
“Prophets sacrificed greatly to convey God's message — so must we.”
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Our own place in paradise depends on conveying the message
“On Judgment Day people will say: we were never told.”
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The Day of Judgment scene where every preacher testifies
“The witness and the witnessed are the preacher and the preached-to.”
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Judge-at-a-ceremony analogy for a preacher's honor
“Think of a program where a judge is invited to give prizes.”
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The result is God's job, conveying is ours
“Look, the result of everything is in God's hands.”
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Don't wait to become perfect before starting dawah
“Some say we must first make ourselves good practicing Muslims.”
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Divine help arrives once you stand up for God's work
“We are underestimating Allah's help in this work.”
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Why Muslims wrongly treat their faith as a badge of pride
“Muslims think being Muslim is something to be proud of.”
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Can a preacher's character outshine a prophet's?
“Can a preacher's character be better than a prophet's?”
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Why ego is always wrong, especially for a preacher
“Ego is wrong in every case, not just for a preacher.”
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Taleef Qalb: softening hearts before you can reach them
“Taleef qalb — softening of the heart — is Maulana's constant theme.”
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Why patience is the essential quality of a true preacher
“What is the importance of patience in dawah work?”
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Prophet Yunus's story and its lesson on patience
“What lesson do we get from the life of Prophet Yunus?”
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Blind-man-near-a-well analogy for the urgency of dawah
“A blind man is walking, and ahead there's a well.”
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The real difference between a Muslim and a Momin
“What is the difference between a Muslim and a Momin?”
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The right method for dawah: dialogue, not debate
“We are in the age of reason — arguments must be rational.”
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Speak with rational arguments, not a sense of superiority
“We should speak with arguments, not claims of superiority.”
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Hadith: the last man who just wants to see Paradise
“A man stands in the field of judgment after all accounts close.”
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