Initial Plans (Part II) -- Spreading the Word

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,

The focus of "Part I" was on the self-improvement theme from the
suggestions you submitted on the last day of class. The focus of "Part
II" is on the second theme of spreading knowledge --

* FAMILY TIME, QUALITY TIME *
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You go to classes (like AlMaghrib), you go to halaqahs, you go to
conferences. You stay up throughout the night meeting new friends (in
person and on line) and share all the wonderful stories you learned (ISLAM
IS DA GUUD VON!) with your friends. That's beautiful mashaa' Allah.
There are others who often miss out on these stories and fun times (and da`wah) -- YOUR FAMILY!!!

Before we move on to people in hospitals, schools, etc., our first
obligation is to our families. You don't know anyone better than your family,
and no one knows you better than they do. We need to focus our dawah
efforts over the next 2 months (leading up to the exam and one month after
the exam) on our families. Target times when they will be a "captive
audience" -- dinner time, in the car (on the way to weddings, the masjid),
etc. Be creative. Your parents will get to see how much of an impact
AlMaghrib is having (and where their money is going). Your parents will
see the time and energy you are putting into teaching your siblings
(younger and older). And to top it all off, you will be getting hasanaat
for dawah AND for maintaining/strengthening the ties of family and kinship
-- a blessed quality of the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah be
pleased with them ALL). Start with immediate family, then progressively
move outward to cousins, uncles, aunts, other relatives, then friends,
etc. inshaa' Allah).

Another big plus to all this teaching of your family (and
eventually your friends) is that you will be reinforcing the knowledge you
have gained in this class. Use the books listed at the AlMaghrib Student
Center to beef up your knowledge. If you see other books, post the title
in the forum and we'll let you know if its a good source.

Remember, our timetable for this phase of our dawah is the next 2
months -- 1 month before the exam (to help us study), 1 month after the
exam (to secure this knowledge in out long-term memory far beyond the
class and exam). Not only that, this will serve as invaluable practice and training as we develop the tools necessary to dispatch teachers of Islam and callers to the deen of Allah to all corners of the world. If we can't talk to our families about Islam, how can we expect to be able to talk to complete strangers about Islam?

So let us all strive to become the best teachers and callers to Allah's way, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Khulafaa' ar-Rashidun and the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them ALL). May Allah guide us and protect us in this path. Ameen.

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,

Mostafa Khalifa
Ameer -- Qabeelat Durbah

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,

This is the first weekend for all of us since the Conquest ended. Many of us have were thrust back into our normal routine almost immediately after that. That means that this weekend is the first opportunity for you to act on the plans above of spreading the knowledge we have gained -- WITH YOUR FAMILY!!!

What I want from you is to go ahead and follow through with the above plans. You can start with the speech you have already prepared about one of the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them). Or choose another Companion, or even a story about some events. Try to follow the guidelines for giving a speech that we have in our Conquest class binders.

Then, after the weekend is complete, I want you (that means every single one of you) to come back to the forum and post how things went. Tell us what worked, what didn't, any other feedback you can give to help out your fellow tribe members That is your mission, and I look forward to seeing your feedback at the beginning of the work/school week inshaa' Allah

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkaatuhu,

Mostafa Khalifa

Ameer Qabeelat Durbah

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkaatuhu,

I guess I'll start with one of my experiences this weekend doing FAMILY TIME/QUALITY TIME.

My grandmother (maternal) is here visiting from Egypt. So we were talking about how people in general may ask for a lot of advice, asking many different people, but ultimately, a lot of people aren't looking to implement even one bit of that advice. It's almost as if they are doing it to be entertained or to get sympathy from the people so they essentially aren't expected to do anything.

As soon as we talked about that, the whole section from the last day about SHOORA just kept flashing like a neon light in my head. So I started to explain to my grandmother -- Faatimah, like the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) daughter (may Allah be pleased with her) -- about how important shoora is. How the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) always sought the shoora of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) -- even though logically, he would need it the least -- and how this showed how important shoora is in Islam. How all of the Khulafaa' had advisors around them at all times, and would even go out into the general community (to brothers and sisters of their ummah) for shoora -- but that the big difference in how they sought shoora and how the people of today seek shoora was that once they got all the advice they needed, they acted on that advice in one way or another. They didn't sit back and "wait for something to happen" .. they were men of action.

I've been having a lot more of these talks with my grandmother (and others) since the class. It's makes the time I have spent with her lately so much more meaningful than the usual "When are you getting married, Mostafa" conversations -- not that I don't enjoy those with my grandmother But to be able to speak with her on that level, and to see how much more she knows than I once thought ... I just know we both have come away stronger in our relationship with each other. May Allah continue to protect her and to guide her. And may He also allow her to see the day that I finally do get married Ameen

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkaatuhu,

Mostafa Khalifa
Ameer Qabeelat Durbah

P.S. -- Now I wanna hear your stories And that's an order from the Ameer!

I dont know whether this is a dream or a reality. I posted something on this thread yesterday and when I checked last night, my post had completely disappeared. Anyone has any idea why this happened? Jazakumullah Khair.

As I mentioned in my reply to your e-mail, I did remove your previous post. Please read the e-mail for the details.

I am tired of Br. Mostafa monopolizing this thread so I will share a brief insight...as I am constantly engaged in da'wah with my family it seems like 99.9% of the time...the fundamental mistake that many people (including myself) give da'wah the same exact way...each person's imaan is at varying levels and the da'wah has to be given accordingly...

perfect example is a cousin of mine...alhamd...he is actively engaged in da'wah so the da'wah i give him is to correct a certain habit...ie...he watches a few hours of tv in a week...so i make fun of people who watch tv when he's around...(hint hint)...but another cousin of mine who doesn't pray regularly I never even bring up the topic of tv...and another cousin of mine who does not watch tv i make fun of for listening to music (hint hint)...

so there can be several things we learn from here...1) i have too many cuzins (alhamd)...2) If I give the "tv" da'wah to someone who doesnt even pray they will think i'm crazy and a "fanatic" - inshAllah there's no one like this on THIS FORUM!!!

although this may be seen as common sense...we tend to slip and forget...refer to fiqh ad dawah class PEOPLE!!! and are the cd's available yet? can i get a discount if i reach 100 posts?

[QUOTE=MrEspy78]I am tired of Br. Mostafa monopolizing this thread ...QUOTE]

Asalaamu `alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,

I agree 100% .... I want everyone else to monopolize this thread along with Br. Salim inshaa' Allah