In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
We are pleased at Sheikh Hasa Islamic Center
To present to our valued listeners
Reading a book
Muslim treasure
In the virtue of calling to God
Written by John Yaar Bamerni
Stages of calling to God
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, passed the invitation
In three stages
The first
Publication and notification stage
And at this stage
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, prayed
To monotheism and faith
And worshiping God alone has no partner
And the worship of idols bows down
And explaining the stories of the prophets with their nations
He mentioned the conditions of the last day
Recipe for heaven and hell
Calling for good morals
And the virtues of business
This stage began in Mecca
It continued until the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, died
In the city
Then his companions, may God be pleased with them, walked on it after him
God Almighty said
O Prophet
We have sent you as a witness
And a good tidings and a warner
Farewell to God, God willing
And a shining lamp
And give good news to the believers
That they have it from God
A big plus
And do not obey the unbelievers and hypocrites
Leave their harm and trust in God
God is sufficient as a disposer of affairs
Second
Construction and formation stage
And at this stage
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, took care
Who among the Companions converted to Islam?
He raised them in Dar Al-Arqam in Mecca
He purified them of faith and good morals
So that they are prepared to work for religion
And calling for it
When their preparation was complete
God allowed them to migrate to Medina
God Almighty said
And the first predecessors
From the immigrants and Ansar
And those who followed them
With goodness, may God be pleased with them and they are pleased with him
And He has prepared for them flowing gardens
Underneath are rivers
They will abide therein forever
That's a great win
Third
The stage of succession and empowerment
This was when the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, emigrated
and his companions to the city
And in the city
All legal rulings were revealed
When the faith of the companions was completed
And prepare to obey all of God’s commands in all circumstances
Because they had faith, piety, and good deeds
God empowered them on earth
The Islamic Caliphate established in Medina
And religion spread
And the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, was sent
His envoys and princes throughout the earth
They call to God
They rule according to Islam
Then God Almighty passed away
God Almighty said
God promised those of you who believe and do righteous deeds
To succeed them in the land
He also appointed those before them as successors
And He will establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them
And He will replace them with security after their fear
They worship Me and do not associate anything with Me
The effort of supplication to God Almighty is divided into two parts
The first is an effort on oneself
It is by forcing the soul to obey God
And consistency in worship and obedience until death
God Almighty said
And those who strive for Us, We will guide them to Our ways
Indeed, God is with the doers of good
The second is effort on others
There are three types
First, make an effort on the disbeliever, perhaps he will be guided
As God Almighty said
Or do they say he fabricated it?
Rather, it is the truth from your Lord, that you may warn a people
No warner came to them before you
Perhaps they will be guided
Secondly, an effort on the sinner to be obedient
And the ignorant person must be knowledgeable
And the heedless must remember
As God Almighty said
And let there be a nation among you who calls to goodness
And they enjoin what is right
And they forbid evil
And those are the successful ones
Thirdly, make an effort to be a reformer
And for the world to be a teacher
And the one who remembers must remember
Types of preachers to God
There are four categories of preachers
The first of the people is the one who makes the call
Because he was influenced by the morals of preachers to God
And if he has a problem with one of the preachers
He left the call and the preachers returned to God
This was diverted by God due to the lack of its purpose
The second is the one who makes the invitation
Because he found in it the solution to his problems and the fulfillment of his desires
When his conditions improved and the world increased
If he is distracted from the call to God
God dismissed this because he entered into the call with an incomplete purpose
The third is the one who makes the call because it brings good deeds and rewards
He wants to collect wages
His intention is for himself only
This is if he finds good deeds in something other than the call
It is easier and easier to abandon the call to God
The fourth is the one who invites people to God
Because it is God's command that He has made obligatory upon every Muslim
He performs worship because it is God's command
He makes the call because it is God’s command
This is its complete purpose
Because of his understanding and perfect intention
May God strengthen him and help him
He devotes it to guiding humanity
And carrying out God's commands
And the call to God
This is the most honorable and highest of houses
He is the successor of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, in his nation
We ask God to make us and you part of this section
Who are the heirs of the prophets, may peace and blessings be upon them
What did you give to your religion?
If you were asked this question on the Day of Resurrection
What is your answer?
The best answer is to say
I invited people to him
I called on people to unite the Lord of the worlds
We all would like to serve this religion
And the top of the service pyramid
Bring people into it
It's days and she'll be gone
And you see those homes and great bliss
I preach God's love for you
When do you want to start and ride the advocacy ship?
I'm not asking do you want to start calling
This question is not appropriate for you
But when?
Decide now and do not postpone
Goodness cannot be postponed or procrastinated
So you don't lose him forever
Procrastination destroys ideas and projects
So start gradually in your area
With motivational awareness lectures
About the virtue of calling to God
You will benefit from the content of this book
And PowerPoint presentation
In various youth centers
Especially with college students
Selecting elites from those who participated in the lectures
For courses in advocacy arts
From time to time
Through courses and lectures
And recreational activities
The volunteer team expanded
And those collaborating in the call
Distribution of brochures and brochures
On non-Muslims
And contact with them
And applying advocacy skills to them
Training them and constantly following up with the young people
And give them tasks
And moral and material incentives
And holding recreational activities every month or two
To connect them to the call
Consider the words of Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait
May God have mercy on him
And he says
What makes me cry the most
When I meet some who have converted to Islam
They cry for their fathers who died in a religion other than Islam
And they scream at us
Where have you been, Muslims?
He dies every day, according to statistics
More than one hundred thousand people follow a religion other than Islam
Conveying the religion to these people is a trust on our shoulders
What do you offer in front of this great duty?
What more awaits us in the world
Let us convey to them the beauty and virtues of Islam
May they become, God Almighty willing, among our brothers in humanity
To our brothers in religion
The sooner you initiate the call, the more you will gain
A shoe manufacturing company sent
Delegates to a remote area
To study the marketing potential there
The delegates arrived
They noticed that the village does not use shoes and they do not know them
At night, each of them sat writing his report to the company
wrote the first
The situation is hopeless
People here don't know shoes
So I'm leaving
He wrote the second
The situation is very tempting
People can be taught to wear shoes
A plan was made
So I will stay
Now that you know part of your reality
You have to write your report
Will she leave or stay?
And in conclusion
We ask the Almighty God
We have succeeded in providing useful material
Contribute to spreading the call
Educating preachers everywhere
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds
May God’s blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad
And upon all his family and companions