Many claim to love Islam, yet when asked to sacrifice for it, many\nretreat slowly. Dawah is treated as a weekend agenda. If there\u2019s time,\nattend; if tired, postpone; if worldly matters arise, they take\nprecedence. Islam is treated as a side project rather than a life\u2019s\npurpose.<\/p>\n
Yet Allah never refers to dawah as a hobby. He describes it as the\npath of the Prophets, a legacy they passed down. Consider Prophet Nuh\n(AS), who preached for 950 years despite being ridiculed, stoned, and\nreviled. He never ceased, for to him, dawah was not a choice but a\ntrust.<\/p>\n
Prophet Ibrahim (AS) was commanded to sacrifice his own son without\nquestion, for he loved Allah\u2019s command more than his own comfort. And\nconsider Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who preached until blood flowed at\nUhud, was expelled from Ta\u2019if, and slept on a mat. He never said, \u2018I\u2019ll\ndo it later when I have time.\u2019<\/p>\n
Allah SWT states about them: \u2018They are the ones whom Allah has\nguided; so follow their guidance. Say: \u2019I ask no reward from you for\nthis; it is only a reminder for all nations.\u2019 (Quran 6:90).<\/p>\n
If we claim to follow them, where is our dawah in our lives? Do not\nbe deceived by the term \u2018busy\u2019. We often say, \u2018I\u2019m busy\u2019, but the truth\nis: we are busy with what we deem important. Allah SWT warns: \u2018Say: If\nyour fathers, sons, brothers, wives, relatives, wealth you have\nacquired, trade you fear will decline, or dwellings you love are dearer\nto you than Allah, His Messenger, and striving in His cause, then wait\nuntil Allah brings His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly\ndisobedient.\u2019 (Quran 9:24).<\/p>\n
A true da\u2019i has dawah governing their life. They do not wait for free\ntime; they create it. They do not wait to be invited; they initiate.\nThey do not count fatigue, knowing today\u2019s exhaustion is tomorrow\u2019s\nreward. Allah SWT states: \u2018Indeed, Allah has purchased from the\nbelievers their lives and properties in exchange for Paradise.\u2019 (Quran\n9:111).<\/p>\n
The transaction has been made. The question is: do we still consider\nthis life ours? It is time to choose. Tomorrow we will stand before\nAllah. What will be asked is not how much wealth we accumulated, but\nwhat we did for this religion. Choose: will you be a knowledgeable\nspectator or a weary yet happy actor in the struggle?<\/p>\n
Dawah does not require perfection, but those willing to begin despite\nflaws. Ultimately, Islam will not stand because of eloquent speakers,\nbut because of those who live and die for it.<\/p>\n
So ask yourself: if dawah ceased today, what would be lost? If the\nanswer is \u2018nothing\u2019, perhaps it is time to return. To make dawah not a\nside hobby, but our life\u2019s path.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dawah-the-path-of-life-1780023757", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }