The Call of Dawah in the Modern Age March-April

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 dayee and madu Another important issue is the restoration of the bond between Muslims and non-Muslims, as that of the Dayee with the Madu. As the Muslim Ummah, the former are the communicators of the religion of God to other communities, who are their madu (congregation). The greatest mistake made by Muslims today vis a 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 dayees. The dayee, according to the Quran, 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 forgo rightful claims on other communities. The object of this sacrifice would be to establish the relationship of dayee and madu on a sound and peaceable footing. The Hudaybiyyah peace accord (6 A.H.) is a good example of such a strategic withdrawal. In this instance, Muslims acceded to all the national and economic demands of their rivals on a unilateral basis (the enemy did not meet any of the demands of the Muslims) in the drawing up of this treaty. Yet soon after this accord had been finalized, God revealed the following verse: “Verily, We have granted you a manifest victory.” (Quran, 48:1)