Da'wah ni kitendo cha kuelekeza na kuhamasisha. Ukimwita mtu kwenye Uislamu, maana yake ni kumwelekeza kwenye kile unachomwita nacho na kuamsha shauku yake ndani yake. Kwa hiyo da'wah kwa Uislamu haikomei kwenye maneno peke yake, bali inajumuisha kila kitu kinachovutia na kuamsha shauku, iwe ni maneno au matendo. Hivyo basi, da'wah hufikishwa kwa njia ya matendo na maneno. Muislamu, kwa kuyashika kwake mwenyewe, huwa ndiye mfano hai wa kile anachokiita kwa ulimi wake, na huidhihirisha taswira halisi ya Uislamu kwa kushikamana na haki.

Da’wah is an act of inclination and encouragement. If you call a person to Islam it means you incline him towards what you called him to and generate his interest in it. Therefore, the da’wah to Islam is not restricted to speech only, but includes whatever inclines and creates interest, of speech or action. Thus, the da’wah is conveyed in the form of actions and speech. The Muslim, by his own adherence, gives the living example of what he calls to with his tongue, and manifests the true image of Islam by adhereing to the truth.

Alisema:

He said:

"Na ni nani aliye bora zaidi katika usemi kuliko yule anayewaita watu kwa Allah na kutenda mema, na kusema: 'Mimi ni miongoni mwa Waislamu.'" [TMQ 41:33]. Na Yeye Aliye Juu kabisa akasema:

“And who is better in speech than he who invites (men) to Allah and does righteous deeds, and says:’I am one of the Muslims.’” [TMQ 41:33]. And He the Sublime said:

“Basi kwa ajili ya (dini hii) mwalike (ewe Muhammad) na simama imara na moja kwa moja (katika njia hii) kama ulivyoamriwa.” [TMQ 42:15] Da‘wah kwa Allah ni wajibu, na ni ibada ambayo mbeba da‘wah hujitahidi kwa hiyo kumkaribia Mola wake; na anajua kwamba hadhi yake ni kubwa, ambayo kwayo Allah humtukuza duniani na Akhera.

“So unto this (deen) invite (O Muhammad ) and stand firm and straight (on this path) as you are commanded.’” [TMQ 42:15] The da’wah to Allah is obligatory and it is a worship with which the da’wah carrier seeks closeness to his Lord, and knows that its status is high, by which Allah raises him in this world and in the Hereafter.

Da'wa kwa Allah ndiyo ilikuwa kazi ya Manabii waliojitwika jukumu hilo, na kupitia hiyo walisimamisha dini ya Mola wao.

The da’wah to Allah was the mission of the Prophets who undertook it and via it they established the deen of their Lord.

Alisema:

He said:

"Na kwa yakini, Sisi tumemtuma Mtume katika kila umma (akisema):

“And verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming):

Muabuduni Allah (peke yake), na epukeni Twaghut (miungu ya uongo, waabudiwa wengine n.k.).” [TMQ 16:36].

Worship Allah (alone), and avoid the Taghut (false gods, dieties etc).” [TMQ 16:36].

Alisema:

He said:

"Ee Nabii! Hakika Sisi tumekutuma kuwa shahidi, na mbashiri, na mwonyaji - na kama mwenye kuwaita watu kwa Allah kwa Idhini Yake, na kama taa inayotoa mwanga." [TMQ 33:45-46] Hivyo ndivyo Mtume wetu tukufu ﷺ alivyofikisha Uislamu na kuwaonya Ummah. Alikuwa shahidi juu ya watu kuhusu alichowaita nacho duniani, kwa hiyo aliwaita washuhudie, na akamwomba Allah kuwa shahidi. Hili ndilo alilofanya katika Hijja ya kuaga alipo sema, "...je, nimefikisha. Ee Mola wangu, shuhudia" [Imepokewa na Bukhari]. Hivyo basi, da'wah ndiyo urithi wa Mtume ﷺ kwa Ummah wake, na ni lazima tuuhifadhi ikiwa tunataka kuhifadhi Uislamu ndani yetu.

“O Prophet! Verily, We have sent you as witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner - and as one who invites to Allah by His Leave, and as a lamp spreading light.” [TMQ 33:45-46] Thus, our noble Messenger conveyed Islam and admonished the Ummah. He was a witness over people regarding what he called them to in the dunya, so he called them to bear witness and asked Allah to bear witness. This is what he did in the farewell pilgrimage when he said, “...have I conveyed. O my Lord, bear witness” [Reported by Bukhari]. Thus, the da’wah is the legacy of the Prophet to his Ummah, we must preserve it if we are to preserve Islam within us.

Hii ni kwa sababu haiwezekani kufikiria Uislamu kuwa na uwepo wenye athari bila da'wah ya kuuleta katika uhalisia.

This is because one cannot imagine Islam to have an effective presence without a da’wah to bring it into existence.

Wala haiwezekani kufikiria kwamba Uislamu utabaki wazi katika akili za wafuasi wake bila da'wah inayoutakasa na giza na athari za mawazo potofu.

Nor can one imagine that Islam will remain clear in the minds of its followers without a da’wah which purifies it of the darkness and the effect of deviant thoughts.

Wala haiwezekani kufikiria kwamba Uislamu utasimama imara bila da'wah ya kuuanzisha.

Nor can one imagine that Islam will be established without a da’wah to establish it.

Wala haiwezekani kufikiria kwamba Uislamu utaenezwa kwa nguvu bila ya da'wah ya kuueneza.

Nor can one imagine that Islam will be spread in a strong manner without a da’wah to spread it.

Lau si kwa da'wah ya Kiislamu, dini isingekuwa imara, isingeenea, isingehifadhiwa, na hoja ya Allah isingeweza kuthibitishwa dhidi ya viumbe vyake.

If it was not for the Islamic da’wah the deen would not have become strong, it would not have spread, it would not have been protected and the hujja (proof) of Allah would not have been established against His creation.

Kwa hiyo, kwa njia ya da'wah kwa Uislamu, (umma) hurejea katika utukufu wake wa zamani na uwepo wake wenye nguvu, na tunavyohitaji hilo kwa haraka leo!

Thus, by the da’wah to Islam, it returns to its former glory and powerful existence, and how urgently we need that today.

Kwa kupitia da'wah ya Uislamu, Uislamu unasambazwa miongoni mwa watu wote, na dini, yote yake, itakuwa ya Allah. Dunia ya leo inahitaji kwa haraka da'wah hii.

With the da’wah to Islam, Islam is disseminated amongst all peoples and the deen, all of it, will be for Allah. The world today is in urgent need of this da’wah.

Kwa kuwalingania watu kwenye Uislamu, hoja ya Mwislamu inadhihirika, na hoja ya kafiri inakatika, hivyo hatasamehewa kwa kuiacha Uislamu. Anasema:

With the da’wah to Islam the proof of the Muslim manifests, and the proof of the kaafir is cut and so he will not be excused for his abandonement of Islam. He says:

“Mitume kama wabashiri, pia kama waonyaji, ili watu wasiwe na hoja dhidi ya Mwenyezi Mungu baada ya Mitume. Na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mwenye Nguvu, Mwenye Hekima.” [TMQ 4:165] Kwa sababu hii, da’wah kwa Uislamu ilipata umuhimu wake miongoni mwa Waislamu, na Waislamu wa mwanzo, wakianzia na Mtume ﷺ, waliifanya, na waliipa umakini uleule waliouweka katika dini.

“Messengers as bearers of good news, as well as warners, in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah is Ever All- Powerful, All-Wise.” [TMQ 4:165] For this reason, the da’wah to Islam gained its importance amongst Muslims, and the first early Muslims starting with the Prophet undertook it, and they gave it the same attention they gave to the deen.

Lau kusingekuwa na da'wah kwa Uislamu, Uislamu usingetufikia, na mamia ya mamilioni ya watu wasingeukubali; bali Uislamu usingeenea zaidi ya Mtume ﷺ. Kwa hiyo, jambo la kwanza kushushwa kwa Mtume ﷺ lilikuwa kauli Yake:

Had there not been da’wah to Islam, Islam would not have reached us and hundreds of millions of people would not have embraced it; rather Islam would not have gone beyond the Messenger . So the first thing revelaed to the Messenger was His saying:

“Soma!” [TMQ 96:1]. Aliamrishwa asome mwenyewe na pia asome kwa watu. Mojawapo ya aya za mwanzo kabisa kuteremshwa kwake ni kauli Yake:

“Read!’ [TMQ 96:1]. He ordered him to read himself and to read it to the people. One of the earliest ayaat revealed to him was His saying:

"Inuka na uonye!" [TMQ 74:2] Hivyo, Da'wah ya Mtume ﷺ ilileta Uislamu katika vipengele vyake vyote, na ikawazalisha Waislamu wa kwanza ambao walikuwa bora zaidi katika kubeba Khayr (Uislamu) kama Ujumbe baada ya Mtume ﷺ. Da'wah ya Waislamu hao iliufikisha Uislamu kwa wale waliokuja baada yao. Hivyo basi, kwa namna hii na wakati wetu wa sasa, da'wah lazima iendelee hadi Saa ya Mwisho.

“Arise and warn!” [TMQ 74:2] Thus, the Da’wah of the Messenger brought about Islam in all its aspects, and produced the first Muslims who were the best in carrying the Khayr (Islam) as a Message after the Messenger . The da’wah of those Muslims carried Islam to those who came after them. Thus, in this manner and our present time, the da’wah must continue until the Final Hour.

Kwa hiyo, da'wah kuhusiana na Uislamu ni kama mtiririko kuhusiana na maji; kama vile maji yanavyomwagilia, yanavyotuliza kiu na kutoa wema kwa watu, yanahitaji mtu wa kuyabeba. Vivyo hivyo Uislamu, ambao ni dini ya kweli na njia sahihi ya maisha, nao pia unahitaji mtu wa kuubeba, na kubeba wema wake, ili kumwagilia, kutuliza kiu na kuongoza yule anayefuata radhi njema ya Allah (SWT).

Therefore, the da’wah in relation to Islam is like the flow in relation to water; just as the water irrigates, quenches the thirst and gives goodness to the people, it needs someone to carry it. In the same way Islam, which is the true deen and the correct way of life, also needs someone to carry it, and carry its goodness, so as to irrigate and quench and guide the one who follows the good Pleasure of Allah .

Kwa hiyo, uhusiano imara kati ya Uislamu na da'wah unadhihirika.

Therefore, the strong relationship between Islam and the da’wah becomes apparent.

Kwa sababu hii, da'wah ni nguzo ya msingi na jambo muhimu katika Uislamu. Uislamu unahitaji da'wah ili upate nguvu ya ushawishi, na unahitaji da'wah ili uenee. Zama za da'wah ni zama za Uislamu wenyewe, tangu ulipoanza, hadi Allah atakapowarithi ardhi na wote wanaoishi juu yake.

For this reason, the da’wah is a fundemental pillar and a vital matter in Islam. Islam needs the da’wah to generate influence with it, and it needs the da’wah to spread. The age of the da’wah is the age of Islam itself, ever since it started, until Allah inherits the earth and those inhabiting it.

Kwa hiyo, da'wah lazima ipewe umuhimu wake unaostahili katika maisha ya Waislamu. Waislamu lazima washughulike na da'wah, na wanapaswa kutumia muda wao na kujitahidi kwa ajili yake.

Therefore, the da’wah must be given its due importance in the life of the Muslims. The Muslims must be preoccupied by the da’wah for which they must spend their time and exert their effort.