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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful The word "Da'wah" in Arabic simply means to invite to something. When it is used in conjunction with Islam it is understood to mean "Inviting to the Way of submission and surrender to Allah." Da'wah in Islam is an order and obligatory upon every Muslim. Allah (SWT) in His Holy Qur'an mentions Da'wah in many places:
كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ
"You are the best of people raised up, for you call to all that is right and righteous and you forbid the evil, and you believe in Allah." [Qur'an 3:110] ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ "Invite (mankind, O Muhammad  ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islâm) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'ân) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided." [Qur'an 16:125] وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ "And who is better in speech than he who invites to Allah and does righteous deeds, and says: 'I am one of the Muslims.'" [Qur'an 41:33] The Prophet (Muhammad ) has said: "Convey from me, even one verse." [al-Bukhaaree]. Conveying the message therefore does not require a high level of scholarship, it is in fact a responsibility of each and every Muslim, according to his or her ability. Muslim Association of Virginia spends majority of it's time informing and inviting people to the path of Allah (swt). Not only do we spend time giving Da'wah, but also our program offers free of charge materials to those who are interested. Additionally, MAV holds interfaith meetings on regular basis to inform people of other faith about Islam. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about Islam or has any questions about any concepts within Islam. MAV's Da'wah program is free of charge and is for anyone to utilize. Please contact us if you would like to receive some information on our Da'wah program at dawah@daralnoor.org
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