بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
Quraan: Our Weapon in the War of Ideas
by Irshad Mahmood - Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
Reason
for sending the Quraan:
A Book
(Quraan) revealed unto thee, so let thy heart be
oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account, that with it (the
Quraan)
thou mightest warn (the erring) and teach the Believers. (Al_Quraan_007.002)
REMIND
from the Quraan:
We know
best what they say, and you are not one to compel
them; therefore REMIND him by
means of the Quraan who fears My threat. (Al_Quraan_050.045)
Duty
of Rasool Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) to CONVEY the Quraan ONLY:
… It
is Thy duty ONLY
to convey the message (unto them as
is). (Al_Quraan_003.020)
O
Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)
We have sent thee as a Witness, a Bearer of Glad Tidings, and a Warner,
And as
one who invites to Allah’s (Grace) by His leave, and as a
Lamp spreading Light.
(Al_Quraan_033.045
– 046)
Say:
It is not in
my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct. (Al_Quraan_072.021)
We sent not
a Messenger, but to be obeyed, in accordance
with the Will of Allah … (Al_Quraan_004.064)
O
Messenger! Proclaim (all) the (Message as is) which hath
been sent to thee from the Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not
have
fulfilled and proclaimed His Mission. And Allah will defend thee from
men (who
mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith.
(Al_Quraan_005.067)
And if
he (the messenger)
had fabricated
against Us some of the sayings, We would certainly have seized him by
the right
hand, Then We would certainly have cut off
his aorta (life-artery).
(Al_Quraan_069.044-046)
But if
they turn
away, thy duty is only to preach the clear message. (Al_Quraan_016.082)
He it is
Who has sent forth
His messenger with the Guidance (Al-Huda) and the True way of life
(Deen
al-Haq), to the end that he make it prevail over all aspects of
living... (Al_Quraan_061:009)
He it is
Who raised among
the unlettered people a messenger from amongst themselves, who recites
His
revelations to them (Tilawat al-Aayat), and purifies them (Tazkiyah),
and
teaches them the law (Ta`leem al-Kitab) and the wisdom (Ta`leem
al-Hikmah)... (Al_Quraan_062:002)
(Say...)
that this Qur'an has been revealed to me that I may warn you with it,
and those
whom it reaches. (Al_Quraan_006:019)
So
we have made this (Qur'an) easy in your tongue, that you may give good
tidings
with it to those who take heed and warn with it the froward folk. (Al_Quraan_019:097)
Quraan
is the ONLY Book of Guidance which can Help us to
Answer Back all Kind of False Ideas:
This
Book, there is NO Doubt in it, is a Guidance to those who fear Allah. (Al_Quraan_002.002)
He
it is who sends clear revelations to His slave, that He may bring you
out of
darkness into light; for Allah is surely gracious and kind to you.
A Book (Quraan) revealed unto thee, so let thy heart be oppressed no more by any difficulty on that account, that with it (the Quraan) thou mightest warn (the erring) and teach the Believers. (Al_Quraan_007.002)
We know best what they say, and you are not one to compel them; therefore REMIND him by means of the Quraan who fears My threat. (Al_Quraan_050.045)
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. (Al_Quraan_016.125)
Change
yourself NOW Before it gets Too LATE and may heart your love ones badly:
Verily Allah will never change the condition of a people until they (first) change it themselves. [Al_Quraan_013.011]
And if you turn away, Allah will exchange you for some another people (e.g. New Muslims), and they will not be like you. [Al_Quraan_047.038]
Allah Protects ONLY Those
who keeps doing Dawah and those who
helps them in doing Dawah:
At many places Allah mentioned that HE protects ONLY those who keeps doing Dawah and those who helps them as well (Ref: specially read Al_Quraan chapter_007). So don't fear Shaitaan and Fear Allah only and keep doing Dawah from the depth of your heart.
When some of them said: "Why do you preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?"- said the preachers:" To discharge our duty to your Lord, and perchance they may fear Him." (Al_Quraan_007:164)
When they neglected the warnings that had been given them, We rescued (ONLY) those who forbade Evil; but We overtook the wrong-doers with a grievous punishment because they were given to transgression. (Al_Quraan_007:165)
Here points to be noted, what happened to those who were not doing Dawah nor helping those who were doing Dawah, instead they were asking those who were doing Dawah that "Why do you preach to a people whom Allah will destroy or visit with a terrible punishment?". They were not saved while those who were doing Dawah were saved only.