following are two Dua’s that are very helpful
Insha’Allah while giving the Dawah:
1. My Lord! Admit me with a Worthy
Entrance, Bring me out with a Worthy
Departure and Render me a Favourable
Authority from Thyself.
2.
[20:25] He said: O my Lord! Expand my
breast for me,
[20:26] And make my affair easy to me,
[20:27] And loose the knot from my
tongue
[20:28] (That) they may understand my
word;
The Ansar giving the Dawah should feel
confident that the deed is for Allah’s sake,
and that it is Allah who opens the eyes while
the Ansar can never open the eyes. No
matter how well the Dawah is given to
someone, he can still reject it if he prefers
blindness to vision, as Prophet
Muhammad’s (pbuh ahp) own uncles were
Abu Lahab and Abu Jahal (curses on both
of them). The Ansar should not fear anyone
save Allah, and when the Path of
Righteousness is revealed by Allah, there is
none that can swerve the servant from it if
Allah wills to keep him on it, and there is
none that can guide the ignorant to it, if
Allah wills to keep him away from it.
After knowing that it is Allah’s order, there
is nothing to fear except for Allah. With an
eloquent manner and a dignified approach,
a very suitable method is to first inform of
the Ahadith of the Yamani, and that there
would be a man from the East to kill the
man from Shaam (Sufyani). Before the
Yamani, Ahmad Al Hassan (a.s) himself is
introduced, explaining who the Yamani
from Ahadith is would give a good idea to
the Dawah receiver of what to expect. The
“Yemen” and “Tohama” concept should
be known. The Yamani’s banner being a
banner of guidance, the “Ahmad Ahmad”
banners from Taliqan, the Sufyani being a
murderer of many, corruption coming onto
the lands and seas, the pledge of allegiance
being Wajib to the Yamani and the King
Abdullah’s death leads to the appearance of
the Qaim (AS) would be very helpful to be
known before the Yamani, Imam Ahmad
(a.s) is himself introduced.
However, this is just one possible approach.
After giving a good idea of who the “Man
before the Mahdi a.s” is, dropping the “The
Yamani is here” dialogue, things can go
either way. The Dawah receiver could
assume an expression of shock, or the
Dawah receiver could assume an air of
nonchalance, or even become cynical and
skepticial toward the whole idea. Either way,
the Ansar is in this for Allah, and Allah’s
pleasure will be attained if the Dawah is
given to perfection with the intent of
pleasing Allah.
Be ready for question firing. Typical
questions involve “What do the scholars
say about him?” or “When did he
come?” Alhamdulillah, Allah provided the
cards to the Dawah giver, so the Dawah
giver should be humble, and answer all the
questions that he or she can. Of course
there’s always the possibility that the Dawah
receiver already knows about Imam Ahmad
(a.s), thus possibly leading to a debate. It is
also possible that the Dawah giver is
shunned from the company of the Dawah
receiver, that the Dawah giver finds himself
or herself secluded, alone and isolated with
no friend but Allah and the righteous ones.
Thus the chance of following the ways of
the Prophets (pbut), when they were
ridiculed and mocked for holding the
banner of righteousness.
When giving Dawah to the family, know
that Allah is the One who opens eyes, and
pray to Him to get closer to Him through
the Dawah, either by an acceptance or
rejection. Each one is a trial, and putting
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