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How should a Muslim talk to a non-Muslim who is interested in Islam and a about to convert? The following are some of ideas that I thought would be good to know before we teach a non-Muslim about Islam.
We must keep in our mind that unfortunate that propagation of Islam has become more of a debate between proponents of Islam and other religions. We are so used to this style of "propagation" that the very word of propagation brings to mind a hot debate in which two or more parties are trying to convince an audience that the beliefs of the other are unfounded and absurd. I would like to stress at the outset that such a style is not just "not propagation" but can be very harmful to the very spirit and objective of propagation. Every criticism on another person’s beliefs and every intellectual attack on his/her philosophy make the other person prone to criticizing our own beliefs rather than accepting them. It activates a strong defense mechanism inside the person and makes it difficult for him/her to be receptive to our call. .
The first principle that must therefore be kept in mind is that the style of introducing Islam to others should be such that the other person does not feel offended or insulted. To introduce a person to Islam, we don't need to criticize his/her existing beliefs. We should try to present the teachings of Islam in a positive manner. Such a style is expected to face lower resistance from the addressees. Islam is not a strange religion as the media portrays it to be. Islam key beliefs are: .
1. There is no god worthy to be worshipped, except God (creator of the heavens and earth) alone without any partners;.
2. Prophet Mohammed is His last servant and messenger. Muslims do not take Mohammed to be their god as some Christians take Jesus to be the same as God (those who believe in trinity). Muslims accepts the prophets who came before Mohammed. All prophets are equal, Mohammed being the last of the prophets who came for all of mankind whereas the other prophets came for their specific nations. We do not worship Cows, Buddha, or anything other than God Himself!.
3. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and in the USA. It is also the fastest growing religion in the US Military! Many of the American Muslims you see around in the USA have been in the military, but not all of them. .
4. Look around you, you might actually know a Muslim but not know that they are Muslim. Some of us dress according to Islam, while there are so many Muslims around who you would never know that they are a Muslim unless you happen to see them praying or going into a mosque..
5. A mosque is our religious facility. Christians goes to churches, Jews goes to Synagogues, while Muslims goes to Mosques. .
6.Our prayer service really isn't something that is mysterious. We pray 5 times per day at set times depending on what time of year it is. .
7. Our day of worship is Friday when we go for congregational prayer at the Mosques. It is obligatory for the Muslim men to go to the mosque, but not for the women... but many women also go to the mosque for Salaat Jummah (Friday Prayer).
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We must keep in our mind that unfortunate that propagation of Islam has become more of a debate between proponents of Islam and other religions. We are so used to this style of "propagation" that the very word of propagation brings to mind a hot debate in which two or more parties are trying to convince an audience that the beliefs of the other are unfounded and absurd. I would like to stress at the outset that such a style is not just "not propagation" but can be very harmful to the very spirit and objective of propagation. Every criticism on another person’s beliefs and every intellectual attack on his/her philosophy make the other person prone to criticizing our own beliefs rather than accepting them. It activates a strong defense mechanism inside the person and makes it difficult for him/her to be receptive to our call. .
The first principle that must therefore be kept in mind is that the style of introducing Islam to others should be such that the other person does not feel offended or insulted. To introduce a person to Islam, we don't need to criticize his/her existing beliefs. We should try to present the teachings of Islam in a positive manner. Such a style is expected to face lower resistance from the addressees. Islam is not a strange religion as the media portrays it to be. Islam key beliefs are: .
1. There is no god worthy to be worshipped, except God (creator of the heavens and earth) alone without any partners;.
2. Prophet Mohammed is His last servant and messenger. Muslims do not take Mohammed to be their god as some Christians take Jesus to be the same as God (those who believe in trinity). Muslims accepts the prophets who came before Mohammed. All prophets are equal, Mohammed being the last of the prophets who came for all of mankind whereas the other prophets came for their specific nations. We do not worship Cows, Buddha, or anything other than God Himself!.
3. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and in the USA. It is also the fastest growing religion in the US Military! Many of the American Muslims you see around in the USA have been in the military, but not all of them. .
4. Look around you, you might actually know a Muslim but not know that they are Muslim. Some of us dress according to Islam, while there are so many Muslims around who you would never know that they are a Muslim unless you happen to see them praying or going into a mosque..
5. A mosque is our religious facility. Christians goes to churches, Jews goes to Synagogues, while Muslims goes to Mosques. .
6.Our prayer service really isn't something that is mysterious. We pray 5 times per day at set times depending on what time of year it is. .
7. Our day of worship is Friday when we go for congregational prayer at the Mosques. It is obligatory for the Muslim men to go to the mosque, but not for the women... but many women also go to the mosque for Salaat Jummah (Friday Prayer).
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