No Interference

~ 80 ~ thinking, replacing it with the monotheistic system of thought. Now we must likewise break the hold of atheism in order to re-establish monotheism as the dominant intellectual imperative. To underestimate either the concept or the task of propagation, which it entails, would be displeasing in the eyes of God and His believers. THE RELATIONSHIP OF DA‘I AND MAD‘U Another important issue is the restoration of the bond between Muslims and non-Muslims as that of the Da’i with the Mad’u. As Muslim Ummah, the former are the communicators of the religion of God to other communities, who are their mad’u (congregation). The greatest mistake made by Muslims today vis-à-vis other communities is to regard them as their national and material rivals, and to engage them in economic and political disputes all over the world. When Muslims seek their rights from such peoples, they negate their status as da’is. The da’i, according to the Qur’an, should seek no reward from his congregation. If we wish to be accorded a position of great honour as God’s chosen witnesses, we must be willing to