Testimony to the Truth

Requirements of Worship sent you only as a bringer of glad tidings and a warner to all people.” (Quran, 34:28) Call to faith (nida’ al-iman): “Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling us to faith.” (Quran, 3:193) Invitation to Islam (dawah ila al-islam): “Who is more unjust than one who fabricates lies about God while he is being invited to Islam?” (Quran, 61:7) Conveying revelation (tabligh ma unzila Allah): “O Messenger, convey what has been revealed to you from your Lord.” (Quran, 5:67) Reminder of God’s days (tadhkir bi-ayyam Allah): “Remind them of the days of God.” (Quran, 14:5) The believer in God’s message begins this task with the mindset of striving to communicate the divine message to people as fully as possible, fulfilling all demands of sincerity and truth. Any incidents that happen during this mission are not about the act of tabligh (propagation) itself but about how those receiving the message respond and react. That’s why there is no single, definitive way that the outcome of such a mission is achieved, nor can any specific result be considered the standard of successful testimony. The outcomes can vary significantly. It may happen that the da‘i dies while merely calling others to the truth. It is possible that significant figures of the time embrace Islam, leading to the swift spread of God’s