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Introduction
Regarding
our task, we choose a book entitled “Øول تاريخ الدعوة ورجالها قديما ÙˆØديثا دراسات” is written by Dr. Mousbah Mansour Mousa ,
lecturer of Faculty of Leadership and Management. He writes about the biography
of Islamic leaders. There are seven Islamic leaders for previous and current
time. For previous Islamic leaders like Sayyidina
Abu Bakar As-sidiq,Sayyidina Umar Al-Khattab, Sayyidina Uthman Bin Affan and
Sayyidina Ali Bin Abi Talib. While the current leaders are Sayyid Abul A'la
Maududi, Sheikh Ahmed Deedat and Yusuf al-Qaradawi.
Initially,
we are interested to review this book to gain more knowledge about ‘ khulafa`
ar-rasyidin ’ and current figures. However, it give us many benefits along our
journey of da`wah life. We should know them very well as our role model in all
aspect of life especially as an Islamic leader and preacher or da`ie in Arabic
terms.
This
assingment focus on effective preachers and successful leaders that
they had spread Islamic religion and also had contributed many new changes and
policies during their ruling period of leadership style. Besides that, we can know
how their methods during previous and current time.
For
becoming an effective preacher, we must realize that da’wah is the
most important medium in spreading Islamic teaching. Hence, it is our
responsible to choose appropriate da`wah approach in order to make the da’wah
more effective towards Muslims and non-Muslims such as Indian, Chinese,
Christian and the other races.
If we observe in
Malaysia, there are multiraces and multireligion who live together in same
place and share multiculture. Here, we can see that majority of Malaysia`s
residences are influenced by Malay lifestyle and Islamic culture. It is due to
Malaysia is an Islamic country. Hence,
the preacher or ‘da`ie’ who are responsible to call Muslims depend on Allah
only and invite non-Muslims to Islam the true religion. Indeed,
Muhammad Mahmud al-Sawwaf and Muhammad Husayn Fadlullah
unanimously concluded that the main way of missionary or da`wah
approach to invite the people to Islam
mentioned in the
Quran in chapter An-Nahl, verse 125.
Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and
beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious:
for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive
guidance.
Based on this verse, there are three methods to
do the missionary activities with wisdom (bilhikmah), good advice and good
teaching (mauizah al-hasanah) and debate with the great ways (mujadalah billati
hiya ahsan).
Nowadays
our society going forgot our previous Islamic leaders. So, we are going to give
the exposure about the contribution of our previous and current Islamic leaders
than overestimate, admire and tend to know the western leaders more than ours.
We want our society give their appreciation to the Islamic leaders that give
contributions to Islam. Hence, our today’s leaders could follow their
leadership style in order to improve and develop our Ummah.
Indeed,
as a good leader must be lenient with his followers, should not
overburden them, and always pardon and consult them fair and justice in
conflict resolution and implementation of decision making. Besides that,
seeking His pleasant and fully submission of everything to Allah are the most
important for all leaders. Obviously, the leaders must have skilful,
trustworthy, strong and faithful which are required by Islam. In Quran, Allah
mentioned in Surah al-Qasas (28:26), ‘…Truly the best of man to employ is the
(man) who is strong and trusty’.
Besides that, we must understand why
leadership is the one of the vital things for us, Da`wah and Islamic Management
from Faculty of Leadership and Management. Basically, leadership is the process
of directing the behavior of others toward the accomplishment of some common
objectives. It is influencing people to get things done to a standard and
quality above their norm to achieve a shared stretch goal. As an element in social
interaction, leadership is a complex activity involving a process of influence,
actors who are both leaders and followers and a range of possible outcomes such
as the achievement of goals, but also the commitment of individuals to such
goals, the enhancement of group cohesion and the reinforcement of change of
organizational culture. Dwight D. Eisenhower sai, "Leadership is
the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants
to do it".
Chapter
1: Sayyidina Abu Bakar As-sidiq
Life, Nature and Privileges Abu
Bakr r.a
The
Messenger of Allah intestate to all human before he died, "Build prayers,
steadfast in prayer and treat your slaves well."
It
is said that name is Abdul Ka'bah which was then replaced with Abdullah after
converted to Islam. Nickname was Abu Bakr's father-virgin. Abu Bakr r.a
identified with some title name. The title of the most famous is the as-siddiq.
He is called as-siddiq because its honest and was always acknowledged and confirmed
the words of the Prophet Muhammad after he was appointed as prophet. In
addition, the nature of the as-siddiq always decorates every utterance and
behavior.
In
addition, Abu Bakr ra was given the title as al-Atqa, the most pious. The event
was immortalized in the verse of Al-Quran surah al-Layl-meaning verses 17-18:
"And
soon will be deprived of the most pious man from hell, who spend their wealth
to purify (themselves)"
In
addition, Abu Bakr ra held al-'Atiq mean pure and free. The event was given his
deep beauty of his face and his deep Prophet called people free from the fire
of hell. Messenger of Allah said: "You are a slave free by God from the
fire of hell."
Abu
Bakr also held al-awwah al-munib namely the subject and back. The event was
disclosed by Ali ibn Abu Talib, may Allah be pleased when he is preaching,
"Verily Abu Bakr is the heart down and back."
Glory
and virtue traits Abu Bakr made any verbal and science experts tied to it.
Grandeur and beauty make every writer indecisive behavior. They were not able
to determine how to initiate perbahasan main properties Abu Bakr king because
all properties have primacy.
Abu
Bakr as-Siddiq ra was the first to convert to Islam from among adult males.
Even the Abu Bakar was the first to convert to Islam in general. Abu Bakr ra
great desire that all men believe in God, he immediately asked the people to
follow the course, believe in God, and away from the worship of idols and other
gods besides Allah. Abu Bakr immediately initiate movement preaching and
success invite Uthman, Talha, zubair and Sa'd to Islam. The next day he arrived
with Uthman ibn mazh'un, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-jarrah, Abdurrahman ibn Awf, Abu
Salamah ibn 'Abd al-asad and al-Arqam ibn Abu al-Arqam. They all become
Muslims.
In
addition, the story of the sacrifice of Abu Bakr to the Prophet at the time of
hijrah, Asmat bint Abu Bakr said, "when Abu Bakr and the Prophet
emigrated, ash fuels carry all his property about five or six thousand dirhams.
Our brother Abu Qahafah who cannot see his deep old age come to us and said,
'By Allah, I did not see you guys happy with their wealth and their souls.'
"
Asma
said, "Not like that my brother, he would be left to us a lot." Then
asma take some gravel with a cloth, and said, "This is treasure left by the
father." Asma do like that because not Want brother feel worried on the
situation while Abu Bakr did not actually leave anything else for them.
Abu
Bakr died on the night of Tuesday, 8 Jamadil Akhir of the 13th move when he
reaches 63 years. According to one story, Abu Bakr ra sick after eating food
that contains toxins. Ibn Shihab tell you that Abu Bakr and ibn al-Haris kildah
consuming khizarah presented to Abu Bakr ra.
There
also are stating the cause of the death of Abu Bakr suffered fever after bathing
in hariyang very cold, as diperkatakan by Aisha ra Abu Bakr that free fall ill
after bathing in a very cold day in isnin 7 jamadil end. Abu Bakr had a fever
for fifteen days and not out of the room except for the prayer other features.
Some
even stated that Abu Bakr was the cause of death which he suffered fever after
bathing in a very cold day, as alleged by Aisha that Abu Bakr fell ill after
bathing in a very cold day on Monday 7 Jumada II. Abu Bakr suffering from fever
for fifteen days and not go out except for a prayer room only.
Chapter
2: Sayyidina Umar Al-Khattab
Life, Nature and Privileges Umar
r.a
Al-Faruq
means the differential. Such is the title given Prophet to the Umar because it
can distinguish the true and the gain, the good and the bad. Umar was like and
frequently use this title. He said, "Allah has put the truth on Umar oral
and liver. He al-Faruq distinguishing or separating the right and wrong. "
Some
others interpret al-Faruq as guardian and Splitter Messenger among yourselves
line infidels, enemies who always oppose and resist missionary apostle. At
early time embraced Islam, umar ask the Messenger, "O Messenger of Allah,
is not life and death we are in truth?" Apostle replied, "Yes! By
Allah, we live and die in the truth. "Umar again said," If so, why do
we hide anything in our teaching, preaching? By Him Who sent in the name of
truth, we should go out! "Because this is called al-Faruq umar.
Umar
also known Abu Hafshah as Hafshah father, noble woman who later became the wife
of the Prophet. Wedding Prophet with Hafsah is a testament to a messenger of
love who have been widowed mukminah since left death by her husband, Khunais
ibn al-Sahami Hudzalah first husband Hafsah who strive in the way of Allah and
killed in the war full moon. Umar was sad to see his daughter became a widow in
young age.
Umar
was also recorded as the first person known as Amir al-Mu'minun means leaders
who believe.
Umar
was born of noble lineage, it comes from the tribe of Quraish. Generations to
meet their nenkmoyang Prophet on the ninth. Umar descendant tree can be seen as
follows: Umar Khattab's son, Prince Nufail, Prince Abd al-'Uzza, Riyah son, son
of Abdullah, son of Qarth, Razah prince, son of' Adi, the son of Ka'b, son
Lu'ay, son Ghalib al-'adawi al-Quraishi. descendants of the Prophet Muhammad
umar meet on Ka'ab. Meanwhile, the mother umar is price Hantamah Hashim, the
son of al-Mughirah al-Makhzumiyah.
Umar
had seven wives, both married the pagan or after converting to Islam. They are
(1) Zainab daughter ma'zhun and blessed Abdullah, Abdurrahman al-Akbardan
Hafsah. (2) princess Maleekah Ubaydillah Jarul and blessed. (3) Quraybah putrid
Abi Umayya. (4) princess Umm Hakim al-Harith ibn Hisham and dukurniakan
Fatimah. (5) Jamilah princess' Ashim ibn Thabit. (6) 'Atikah princess Zayd ibn'
Amr ibn Nufayl. (7) Umm Kulthum daughter of Ali ibn Abu Talib and Zayd and
Ruqayyah blessed.
Umar
made a bequest to Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan:
"You
must always be the truth, building permission, and you may become a member of
the truth on a day when only reckoned to be true."
Wills
Umar to Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah:
"I
intestate thee to fear God. He is Most great and everything besides Him perish.
He gives us guidance from error, get us out of darkness into light. I have show
to you Khalid ibn Walid to lead the team. Take care and give your case. Do not
serve the Muslim community booty temptation. Fear to cast them in damage. Allah
middle might try, also test myself. Should you turn your eyes from the
sparkling world, also lock your day from all that. "
Chapter
3: Sayyidina Uthman Bin Affan
The
Period of Uthman (ra) (644-656)
His
name is Uthman b.
'Affan b. Abul-'As,
he was born when
our Prophet Muhammad was 5 years old. Uthman
was a nobleman from
the Quraish of Bani
Ummayah.
Uthman (ra) with his superior moral values was the one of
the first to accept Islam. Before becoming caliph, he was one of those closest
to our Prophet (saas). In addition to possessing a very pleasant and effective
way of speaking, he possessed an excellent memory and learned the Holy Qur’an
by heart. Furthermore, he had a great knowledge of the hadiths, the words of
the Prophet (saas), and as amanuensis of the revelation, performed great
services for Islam.
He
was renowned for his gentle, generous and kind. He
was one of the wealthiest merchants in Arabia, until
he was called by the nickname "al-Ghani". After embracing Islam,
he donates a lot
of his wealth to the benefit of Islam. For examples, the Battle of Tabuk, he donated his property of 950
camels, 50 horses
and 1,000 dinars. Similarly, when the Muslims migrated to Medina, Muslims facing problems in getting drinking water. By the Caliph Uthman bought Ruma
wells from a Jew
with price 20.000
dirhams to be
used by Muslims for free.
He was chosen to be caliph after Umar (ra). Nobody objected
to his election to the rank of caliph because he was regarded as worthy of it
throughout Islamic society, and everyone swore allegiance to him.
During his caliphate, certainly one of Uthman (ra)’s
greatest services in the propagation of Islamic moral values was how he had
copies of the Holy Qur’an copied and sent to various Islamic centers. Due to
differences of accent in his day, the verses of the Qur’an were being read out
in different ways, so the Blessed Uthman (ra) set up an institution for the
copying of the entire Qur’an. One duplicate was left in Medina, and others sent
to Mecca, Damascus, Kufa, Basra, Egypt and other locations.
In the course of his work as caliph, Uthman (ra) made sure
that suitable candidates were selected for various appointments. He was
determined to develop agriculture and public works so as to raise the level of
prosperity in the Islamic community, and he worked to develop gardens and
vineyards. One noticeable development that occurred in this period was the
increase in the wealth of Muslims and their greater prosperity compared with
their lives in the past. And partly as a result, many of those unbelievers
living in Islamic territories became Muslims.
The lifetime of Uthman (ra) saw a continuation of Islamic
victories in Iran, the Caucasus and Africa. A maritime force was established
and took the strategically important Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Many
important victories were won against the Byzantines, and order and justice were
established in the territories won. Caliph
Uthman was the Caliph
of Islam after the third Caliph of the
Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar ibn al-Khattab.
He became the caliph through popular consent (shura).
Leadership
and Administrative History
Historians have
divided the period of Caliph Uthman for 12
years into two parts, the first of the age or level of peace
and Islamic supremacy, while the second hand
is level or
the "Fitnatul-Kubra" defamation
of age.
Uthman's
murder
Caliph
Uthman ra. Martyrs
killed by the rebels who besieged his house.
On the 8th of Dhul-Hijjah
35 Hijri, Uthman
last breath as she hugged Quran read. Since then,
the Islamic authority more often colored by blood
droplets. His reign lasts 12 years, which
is the oldest government in the reign of Khulafa
'ar-Rashidun.
Chapter 4: Sayyidina
Ali Bin Abi Talib
The
Period of Ali (ra) (656-661)
His
name is Ali bin
Abi Talib bin
Abdul Muttalib bin
Hashim bin Abdul
Manaf. He was
born in 602 M or 10 years before the
birth of Islam. Age 32 years younger than the
Prophet. Ali was the cousin and the daughter-in-law through marriage to Fatimah Rasulullah
SAW. He was the first to embrace Islam among
children. He was educated
in the house of The Prophet and
this caused him to have a clean soul
and not defiled
by instinct before Islam
(jahiliyyah).
Ali
was one of the closest companions of the Prophet. As a boy, brought up by
the Prophet Muhammad, Abu Talib, his
grandfather, who is also the father of 'Ali. After my marriage
and lack of live
view, Abu Talib, the Prophet Muhammad
Ali at his
preserve. Ali and
Zaid bin Haritsah
- Prophet Muhammad's adopted son, was the first to embrace Islam after
Khadija. They always prayers
in congregation.
Intelligence
and courage Ali
very prominent within
the Quraysh. When still a child, he was against
the Quraysh leaders ridiculed the Prophet Muhammad. When the Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh had
migrated out the sword to kill him, Ali
sleeps in the bed of the Prophet Muhammad, his cloak worn by the Prophet.Ali was the son of Abu Talib, the
uncle of the Prophet (saas). Historical accounts tell us that he grew up near
our Prophet (saas) who later became his guardian.
Ali had the salient characteristics of courage, wisdom and
eloquence. Everyone agreed that Ali (ra) was one of the greatest scholars in
the Islamic community. As our dear Prophet (saas) said of him, “He is the door
of Wisdom City.” At the Prophet’s side since his childhood, he learned the
Qur’an from him and served him as amanuensis and help meet until the Prophet
(saas)’s death. For this reason, Ali (ra) came to know a great deal about
religious matters and as a result, was called to be among the advisors to Abu
Bakr (ra), Umar (ra) and Uthman (ra).
After becoming caliph, he established
schools for the education of Muslims, on which he placed great importance. When
he was martyred, the Period of the Four Caliphs, one of the most glorious
periods in Islam, came to an end.
On
the battle field,
he is a highly respected fighter. Good in
the battle of Badr, Uhud, Khandaq
to. Her name is more
often praised after
he successfully breaks through the fortress gates of
Khaibar Jews who became the last defense.
By Apostle Haj
Ali tasked to carry out a military mission to
Yemen and do well.
During
teenagers
After three years of
preaching in secret, the Prophet received the command of Allah that he should announce to the public the
message of Islam, and those
kindred who nearly become the first choice for Da'wah. Prophet who
invited Bani Hashim, about forty
men. After finishing dinner, the Prophet delivered a narrate that he was visited by the angel
Gabriel who gave him the command of Allah that he is a prophet of
the end times. He says that there is no God but Allah, and that he is the
Messenger who has been sent to
invite the whole humanity to worship Allah.
Furthermore, the
last at the end of the speech, the Prophet begs the question,
"Who among us would support me in this task?
Guests are all quiet
and there is not one word spoken. Ali got up
and said, "O Muhammad,
I will support you!"
The Prophet
looked towards Ali, and thanks for its support. The Prophet asked the
same question a second and
third time, but, not
one of the guests promised support. Each
time, Ali bounced it offers firm support
term. While shortly
afterwards, the wake of Abu
Lahab who continue
to disobey and to
insult the prophet.
The same
story also the
time of migration from Mecca
to Medina. When the
Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh
had migrated out
the sword to kill him, Ali sleep in the bed
of the Prophet Muhammad, impose blanket worn by
the Prophet.
Chapter
5: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi
Biography of Abul A’la Maududi
Sayyid Abul A'la
Maududi (Urdu: سید ابو
الاعلىٰ مودودی ) (or Mawdoodi,
Maududi, Maudoodi, Mawdudi) (September 25, 1903 - September 22, 1979) -
was aSunni Pakistani Islamic reformist or Islamist thinker, a politician, journalist, theologian
and political philosopher. He founded the Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami Islamic
revivalist party. He is also known as Maulana (or Mawlana Maududi) or Sheikh
Maududi. He was influenced by the Egyptian Islamist Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, he may have influenced al-Banna and he most certainly influenced
al-Banna's successor, Sayyid Qutb.
One of
Maududi's major contributions to Islamist extremism was the systematization of
Xenophobia of the West and legitimization of revolt against Muslim states,
based on the idea that all such regimes were in a state of Jahiliya - darkness
and barbarism. He believed that the goal of Islamic worship was to prepare
Muslims for Jihad, which must be undertaken to bring about the rule of God on
Earth in a single Muslim state. These ideas were further refined by Sayyid Qutb.
Maududi
was born in Aurangabad (then in Hyderabad, now in the state of Maharashtra, in
India) into a traditional Muslim family
with a strong religious bent. His father, Ahmad Hasan Maududi, was a lawyer and
a descendent of Chisti silsiah Sufi saints.
He was named for the founder of the Chisti order. For several years during Abul
Ala Maududi's childhood, his father reportedly stopped practicing law and
devoted himself to mystical exercises. Abul Ala was primarily home schooled.
His formal education, mostly in the traditional form, did not include western
learning, nor did it include traditional Muslim religious
training. He was therefore not schooled systematically in Muslim Fiqh (jurisprudence)
and was evidently largely ignorant of English and Arabic. At age 15 he was
forced to leave school when his father died.
At the
age of 17 Abul ala Maududi became a correspondent, and soon became an
editor of Taj, a newspaper in Jabalpur. In 1920 he assumed the editorship of
Muslim, which was published by the Jam'iyat-i 'Ulama,' the Ulema of
India in Delhi. The newspaper closed in 1923, but Maududi soon became
editor of the prestigious al-Jam'iyah. While a journalist, he also began
writing about Islam.
In 1928,
Maududi left journalism and took up scholarship. Given the paucity of his
formal schooling, it is not clear on what sources he drew. He wrote a history
of the Asafiyah dynasty of Hyderabad and another history of the Seljuk Turks.
Most significantly perhaps, he wrote a little book, Toward Understanding
Islam, (Risala al Dinyat) that really began his career as
an Islamic thinker and religious writer.
By 1930,
Maududi had published Jihad fil Islam (Holy war in Islam) a
collection of essays. In parts, this contained elements of his Jihadist
(Islamist) philosophy and basically declared war between Islam in his version
of it and the rest of the world. This was necessary because Islam, according to
Maududi was superior and therefore had to dominate the world for the benefit of
mankind. Being a collection of essays however, it was apparently not internally
consistent. It is possible to find passages supporting violent Jihad in
Maududi's writings, but also passages and logic that negate violence.
Initially
a supporter of Gandhi, Maududi soon turned to Islam rather than Indian
nationalism. In 1932 Mawdudi joined the Hyderabadi journal Tarjuman al-Qur'an,
and in 1933 he became the editor. It became his "official organ" and
that of the Jama'at e Islami party that he founded.
Maududi
used the journal as a platform to spread his ideas about Islam, and later in
the 1930s he also turned to Indian politics, for which he had an Islamist
solution He opposed both the all-India nationalism of the Indian National Congress
and the Muslim nationalism
of the Muslim League.
Eschewing nationalism entirely, he urged India's Muslims to
recognize Islam as their sole identity and to become better Muslims. His
views during this period are published in the three volumes of Muslims
and the Present Day Political Struggle.
In 1943,
Maududi began writing his retranslation of the Quran, Tafheem
ul-Quran, into Urdu. His contention was that the Arabic
language was no longer understood as in the days of Muhammad, eroding
the meaning and interpretation of the Quran. Though
this approach could be used to disqualify all the Madh'hab schools
of Muslim Fiqh (jurisprudence),
asSayyid Qutb was
to do later, Maududi did not do so openly. He maintained that all the schools
were valid but different viewpoints of the law. Nonetheless, he has been
accused by others of abrogating the Madh'hab.
In 1976,
Maududi published Human Rights in Islam. In it, he argued that
Islam supports human rights and equality, since all male believers are equal.
He ignored the problem of gender equality and the lack of equality for
individuals of other faiths in Islam. Abul ala Maududi died in September
1979 in Buffalo, New York, where he had gone to visit a son who was a
physician, and to receive medical treatment for a long standing kidney ailment.
He was buried in Lahore.
Abul ala
Maududi wrote over 120 books and pamphlets. Many of his books were collections
of essays published in his journals. His works have been translated into
numerous languages and are popular among Muslims throughout the world, though
he is hardly known among non-Muslims. He is a key figure in the evolution of
Islamism and one of the most read Muslim writers of his time; he was
an important influence, as noted, on Sayyid Qutb, the
Egyptian Islamic radical.
Chapter 6: Sheikh Ahmed Deedat
Sheikh Ahmed Deedat’s Biography
The world renowned Muslim Scholar of
Comparative Religion, was born in the Surat district of India in 01 July 1918. Ahmed Hoosen Deedat had no recollection of his father
until 1926. His father, a tailor by profession, had emigrated to South Africa
shortly after the birth of Ahmed Deedat. With no formal education and fighting
off the extreme pangs of poverty, he went to South Africa in 1927 to be with
his father. His farewell to his mother in India in 1927 was the last time he
saw her alive for she passed away a few months later.
In
a foreign land, a boy of nine with no formal schooling and command of the
English language began preparing for the role he was to play decades later
without realizing it. Applying himself with diligence to his studies, the
little boy not only was able to overcome the language barrier but also excelled
in school. His avid passion for reading helped him gain promotions until he
completed standard six. Lack of finance interrupted his schooling and at the
early age of about sixteen he took on the first of many jobs in retailing.
After
reading a book called Izharul Haq – The Truth revealed, a book about a debate
with Christian Missionaries in the then British India, Sheikh Deedat was
spurred on in the direction of Dakwah – Islamic Missionary Activity to halt the
tide of the then Christian on slaught against Islam. Over the next four
decades, he immersed himself into a host of activities. Conducting Bible
classes lectures and debates the world over. He established the first Islamic
Seminary in Southern Africa to train propagators at As salaam educational
Institute – Braemar. He is the founder of the largest Islamic Dakwah Organization
in the world, the Islamic Propagation Center International and became its
president. He delivered thousands of lectures all over the world, crossing all
the continents and successfully engaging some of the biggest names in Christian
evangelists in public debates. Sheikh Deedat’s debates and lectures are
available all over the world in the various languages in Video and DVD format.
His career in the field of Comparative Religion took him across all five
continents and dialogue with the heads of the Protestant world in America. May
Almighty Allah bless his soul, accept his efforts for the cause of da’wah and
grant gracious patience to his loved ones during this trying time.
He,
together with his family, almost single-handedly erected the buildings
including the masjid, which is still a landmark today. He was a founder member
of the Islamic Propagation Centre International (IPCI), Durban, and became its
President. He has authored and published several books and distributed millions
of copies free of charge. He has delivered thousands of lectures all over the
world and successfully engaged prominent Christian Evangelists in public
debates. Several thousand people have come into the fold of Islam as a result
of these efforts.
In
a fitting tribute to this monumental achievement, he was awarded the King
Faisal International Award in 1986, a prestigious recognition of enormous value
in the world of Islam. However, no number of awards and honors can truly
capture Sheikh Ahmed Deedat’s essence and zeal for Islam.Sheikh Ahmed Deedat
passed away on August 8, 2005 (aged 87).
His
books:
Al-Quran – The Miracle of Miracles,
Arabs And Israel Conflict Or Conciliation Can You Stomach The Best Of Rushdie,
Christ In Islam,
Crucifixion Or Cruci-fiction,
Is The Bible Gods Word,
Muhammad The Greatest,
Muhummed The Natural Successor To Christ,
Resurrection Or Resuscitation,
The God That Never Was,
Was Jesus Crucified,
What Is His Name,
What The Bible Says About Muhammad,
What Was The Sign Of Jonah,
Who Moved The Stone.
Chapter
7: Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Early Relationship with the Muslim
Brotherhood
Yusuf bin Abdullah bin
Ali bin Yusuf is the real name. While al-Qaradhawi refers to area is named
al-Qardhah. Qaradawi, born in Egypt in 1926, graduated from Al Azhar University in Cairo. In 1942, during his time as a student,
Qaradawi signed membership papers formally joining the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic extremist movement
founded in Egypt that has spawned and inspired global terrorist groups,
including the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.
He was arrested
several times by Egyptian government authorities between 1949 and 1961 due of
his activities with the Muslim Brotherhood. In 1951, Qaradawi toured Egypt giving
political speeches in support of Brotherhood candidates for the parliamentary
elections that year. Egypt banned the Muslim Brotherhood in 1954 because of its
opposition to the Egyptian government.
In 1961, Qaradawi
moved to Qatar, where he currently resides. Despite his
departure from Egypt, Qaradawi's
theological influence on the Muslim Brotherhood continued. Qaradawi
participated in developing the educational and cultural structure of the
Brotherhood, publishing essays and books that were absorbed into the
educational curriculum by its Tarbiyya (Education) Department. In addition, a
number of Qaradawi's essays relating to Thaqafat ad-Da'iya (The Culture of the
Preacher) were published in the Brotherhood magazine, Da'wa, during in the
1970s. Another of his books, at-Tarbiya al-Islamiyya wa Madrasat Hassan
al-Banna (Islamic Education and Hassan al-Banna's school), published in 1979,
was officially incorporated into the educational curriculum by the Brotherhood.
Although Qaradawi
has built a media empire formally independent of the Muslim Brotherhood, he
remains the premier spiritual guide to the Islamist movement. The
Brotherhood offered Qaradawi their highest leadership position of "General
Guide" in 1973, after the death of the group's second General Guide,
Hassan Al-Hudaybi, which Qaradawi declined in 1976. Qaradawi declined the
position again in 2002, following the death of organization's fifth General
Guide Mustafa Mashhur.
Despite refusal to
formally adopt the helm of the Brotherhood, Qaradawi maintains a close
cooperation with the organization and its members. According to his memoirs,
Ibn al-Qarya wa'l-Kuttab (Son of the Village and theVillage Schools, vol. 2002, 2004, 2006). Qaradawi continues to
regard Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Brotherhood, as the teacher who had
the most significant influence on him.
Recent Selected Books
Qaradawi has also
written over 40 books, many of which have been published in different languages
and disseminated throughout the world. In Qaradawi's Fiqh of Jihad,
published in 2009, he chastises those Muslims who do not observe the obligatory
duty of jihad, including violent jihad, and attempt to "cast a veil of
oblivion on jihad and drop it from the life of the Ummah [the Muslim
community]." In the introduction to the book, Qaradawi writes, "Without
jihad, the Ummah's boundaries will be violated, the blood of its people will be
as cheap as dust, its sanctuaries will be less worthy than a handful of desert
sand, and it will be insignificant in the eyes of its enemies." A
significant portion of the work is dedicated to legitimizing suicide bombing,
or "martyrdom operations," which Qaradawi casts as a "defensive
jihad against oppression." He encapsulates his view of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict with anti-Semitic rhetoric, attesting that the
"Zionist massacres of today" are a continuation of alleged Jewish
calls to genocide in the Old Testament.
In another
of his books, Fatawa' Min Ajl Falastin [Fatwas for the Sake ofPalestine],
published in 2003, Qaradawi provides a warning that Muslims should not befriend
"Jews, in general, and Israelis, in particular" due to the current
Palestinian-Israeli conflict. "Receiving enemies in our own countries and
visiting them in the occupied lands," he writes, "would remove such a
psychological barrier that keeps us away from them, and would bridge the gap
that keeps the desire for Jihad against them kindled in the hearts of the
Ummah.
Conclusions
In a nutshell, we conclude the two main ideas,
becoming a great leader and an influential preacher. We suppose to all Da`wah
students to enhance skills and develop methods to do da`wah. Think deeply about
the importance of da`wah quality rather than quantity. Here, our recommendation
to refresh and modify ourself from aspect of knowledgeable, experiences,
application, studying, research, understanding about Islam and improvement
towards implementation of da`wah.
Understanding the missionary methods
brought by our Prophet Muhammad is a very important. It is shown by him and his
companions on how to preach da`wah is a sunnah. It is a basic principle for
preparation and implementation in preaching Islam to Muslims and also
non-Muslims. If we cannot understand and appreciate about da`wah approach clearly,
it is feared that missionary effort becomes not effective and not reach the
aim.
Da`wah is the path to Islam, as has
been described in the Quran, chapter Ali-Imran, verse 19:
The Religion before
Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent
therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them.
But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account.
The
call to
Allah is not
just call to mind an idea or
ideology,
but also calls
on the appreciation
of Islam
as ad-din or a total way of life. Therefore, the missionary effort is transforming people and the rest from aspect thoughts, feelings, behavior
and life purpose to comply the purpose and requirements specified
by the Muslims.
Da`wah has four pillar, missionary
(dai`e), the people who are invited (mad`u), content (maudhu`) and method
(manhaj/uslub).
Next, leadership is the very important thing in enhancing organization,
community or society and the level integrity of people. For us, leadership is
the one of skills that is needed by a leader to lead the followers and
influence them to attain the wonderful goals. The leadership must have the
vision and mission to organize and achieve the commons goal.
Moreover, the leaders have to show their leadership as a role model and
do the positive changes. Everyone
should develop our mindset especially those who lead the organization. Lastly, the leader must employ the authority
granted him or her by the organization to achieve the purposes of the
organization, while recognizing that the knowledge needed to exercise this
authority resides throughout the organization and its environment.
