PRESERVATION, UPDATING, DA‘WAH

~ 29 ~ reapplication, which was undertaken in the past, will in like manner, continue to be carried out in the future. It is this process of continual adjustment which helps to keep Islam permanently updated. DA’WAH The third requirement for this continuation of the Prophetic mission is da’wah work. That is, to communicate the message of the Prophet to all people in all ages. Though this da’wah work is carried out by human beings, it is, in fact, a divine task. That is why the Qur’an has called it nusrat of God i.e., helping the Almighty (3:52). According to the Qur’an, da’wah work means to make oneself nasih and amin, that is, an honest and sincere well-wisher of all. (7:68) In short, it is to become wholly honest in relation to God and to feel and evince total goodwill towards all of one’s fellow men. Da’wah work can be properly performed only by meeting this standard. One important condition for the performance of