'Dawat-i-Allah': Calling people to God- I

Introduction to Part- 1: 

Alhamdulillah, Summa Alhamdulillah, I had since long written a lengthy book on the importance of DAWAT-I-ALLAH. I am hereby presenting it to you in the form of Friday Sermons as this is a very important subject. My disciples have also sought my advice and asked this humble self to expound on this subject so that they may be able to acquire the ability to do the Dawat-i-Allah and become excellent Dai-Illallah. So, this subject shall be divided and made throughout many of my Friday Sermons and I pray that my disciples in India – in Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu – Coimbatore, Trichy, Meleppalayam, Kottar, etc., and my other disciples in the UAE, Africa and in the islands and other countries may benefit from these sermons. May Allah enable them through these sermons to enrich their knowledge in the field of Dawa/ tabligh and to become excellent DAI-ILLALLAH. Insha-Allah. Ameen.

Dawat-i-Allah: An Important Obligation

If we wish to become the companions of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), it is incumbent for each one of us to invite others towards Allah because the one who sows [who makes efforts] in the path of Allah, he/ she will be among the companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). We must maintain and take great care of our plantation till it is ready for harvest. All members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, National and International who are working hard in the field of Dawat-i-Allah (i.e. inviting people towards Allah), their names are cited in the words of Allah and if you want to become the companions of Hazrat Muhamamd (pbuh), hence it is necessary for you to work hard [just like a labourer who cultivates the land] in the path of Allah. Hence, you will have to create new spiritual qualities in you [to be successful].

Two Points on Dawat-i-Allah

Firstly, the Dawat-i-Allah is not a voluntary contribution, nor a Nawafil (supererogatory act of worship) that if not accomplished will not make any difference in your spirituality. The Dawat-i-Allah is compulsory and Allah has given an exceptional commandment as He has said to the Holy Prophet (pbuh) that had he not done the Dawat-i-Allah, then his prophethood would have been in vain. – The Ummah of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is accountable [to Allah] for this. Each individual is accountable, and in that case no one will be able to avoid it. The propagation of this noble message is such an obligatory quality which no one at any time can ignore nor can have an excuse [to not put it into practice]!

Secondly, we must seek to do this noble work and try to come forward to see what can be done and how much can be done [in this field]. Whenever a Prophet of Allah comes in this world, there is always disorder perpetrated by those who are against the Messenger of Allah, and these people call out to the masses to stay away from him. So, to prevent people from coming close to God’s Envoy, they establish rules: to apply boycott on him and all those who have believed in him. They boycott him and the believers from functions (all invitations), and from even greeting Salam, and they go further to order the cutting of blood ties (ties of kinship).

And the responsibility of causing disorder and sowing hatred in the hearts of people against the Messenger of Allah always falls on the disbelievers and enemies of the Messenger of Allah and the Divine Message which he has come to revive. Hence, we should always keep our missionaries well-informed about these plots and disorders. When they are busy in the Dawat-i-Allah, they should take great precaution as these mischief-makers could hatch evil plans and put all the blames upon our [innocent] missionaries.

We are the servants of the Chief of Innocence [i.e. Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)], so we should also have this kind of innocence in us. There should be no foolishness on our part and no mistake as these mischief-makers would get the golden opportunity to talk nonsense about us and seek to provoke us. Hence, they would lie and say that we are the ones who wanted to fight them and they could even further say that we aggressed them. 

We are the ones chosen to make the Dawat-i-Allah. This is our obligation and together with this, there are two commandments from the words of Allah found in the Holy Quran that we are under the obligation to fulfill. Hence, all members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should accomplish the Dawat-i-Allah, such Dawat-i-Allah like practiced by our beloved prophet (pbuh). So, to each Muslim nation or individual who accomplish these two commandments, Allah reassures him: I take the responsibility of these words upon Me. I make you believe firmly that the world cannot disturb anything for you. This means that there will always be adversaries or enemies all round the world, but I will not give them the ability to cause you [i.e. those who practice the Dawat-i-Allah] harm.

Consequences when Ignoring the Dawat-i-Allah.

Verily, when the right path has been offered to you and Allah (swt) has opened your heart to His religion (Islam) and enabled you to recognise the Divine Manifestation, and to believe in His Chosen Messenger, if you are ashamed of this and are afraid to invite other people to enter the religion of Allah, you shall most definitely not make any spiritual progress in your life and you will realize how much time you have spent in leading a miserable life, full of difficulties and problems, wherein there is no divine blessing, for you have been afraid to come forward to fight/ confront those pharaohs.

Hence, each Pharaoh will take himself as a champion of religion; they will dominate you and will take you as inferior people. It is at this point that “so-called Chaudhrys” shall utter foul words against the Messenger of Allah, will speak ill against him. They would even dare to say that the Messenger of Allah cannot reach the height of their Amir’s [their cheating, scheming and foul leader’s] heels! A “so-called Chaudhry” said such words, and after uttering them, Allah manifested Himself to uncover the true face of that fraudster [the ex-Amir], and the “so-called Chaudhry” took money to cover the dirty works [the sins] of his so-called Amir when the latter sought permission from the drawer of the treasury and took [i.e. stole] the hard-earned contributions of the members [and put in his pocket]. Therefore, those who do the Dawat-i-Allah should not fear such kinds of people ; they should fight them for it is through Dawat-i-Allah, that you would be able to bring about a great [spiritual] revolution throughout the world, and this is indeed the work of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, to bring about such worldwide spiritual revolution whereby false idols (so-called spiritual leaders) retreat, nay, flee.

So, don’t think that you will walk on red velvet carpet and have a nice welcome wherever you go. No! You shall undergo lots of trials, many problems shall crop up but Allah (swt) shall be with you. Insha-Allah.

Dawat-i-Allah: Illiteracy shouldn't hinder your work.

Each member of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, be he a man or woman or a child should work in his field/ environment and his level of education should not become an obstacle in his way because now there are many kinds of ways to do the Dawat-i-Allah; for example, there is the website, Audio CD, Video CD, smartphones, literatures, Friday Sermons in many languages, the blog of the Jamaat etc., which can help people who do not know the basic verbal arguments for Dawa – all these can help them for the Dawat-i-Allah and they also can excel in this field. Like I told you, in all things, you should not exceed limits. Like for television, or the internet or even smartphones, you should know how to use these tools for the Dawat-i-Allah. You should not use them to do wrong things, such wrongs which can ruin the image of Islam and that of the Jamaat of Allah in this era. All that you do in this field should be done with good intentions and your deeds should match with your intention to do all this to obey the commandments of Allah and His Messenger, Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), and the instructions of the Khalifatullah of this era.

Some say that Dawat-i-Allah is Impossible in Islamic countries 

In Islamic countries the one who ceases intentionally to do the Dawat-i-Allah or he thinks that the Dawat-i-Allah has stopped because there are great dominators, therefore, this is an odd thought [false notion]. The one who will not participate in the Dawat-i-Allah, he will be dominated because the adversaries already think that we are in the wrong path, and if we do not do the Dawat-i-Allah, we shall become prisoners, and such kinds of dominations do not reap any benefit or any reward. Therefore, why not go forward and do the Dawat-i-Allah before one becomes a prisoner, and indeed it is in the path of Dawat-i-Allah that one shall enjoy the love of Allah.

Dawat-i-Allah: The Responsibilities of the Jamaat.

The work of the caretakers/ officials/ responsible parties/ members of the Jamaat is to cultivate the meadows and gardens of Allah and to see that the crops bear their fruits. This work cannot be done by only giving advices or by awakening the consciousness of the people, but it also entails full collaboration and participation of all members, and they should receive the proper knowledge on how to do Dawa. Some of those closely connected with this work keep in mind this principle, i.e. that they have to approach a section of the people and make them come together and consolidate them in this field. They maintain a good relation with these people, behaving with politeness and good manners, and give them the proper guidance and instill love for the work of Dawa in their hearts. And this verily is a talent. When elaborating on this kind of talent, the Quran has given a very good enlightenment on the subject because we need to take maximum benefit from it so that we may be successful in this [noble] work [Dawat-i-Allah].

Martyrdom Should Be Expected when doing Dawat-i-Allah.

The subject of martyrdom should not be a cause of fear for the Dai-Illallah, for those who do the Dawat-i-Allah. So, when you enter the fold of this Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, there is no excuse for any member of the Jamaat of Allah to not do the Dawat-i-Allah. In whatever corner of the world you are found, you need to share the divine message, you need to do the Dawat-i-Allah and Insha-Allah, the number of the Dai-i-Illallah shall increase by multi-fold [shall multiply] ; with one Dai-Illallah, you shall get 10,000, Insha-Allah, who shall have no fear [of creature or to die] in their hearts. There should be no fear in the heart [except for the fear of Allah], and you should not fear dangers also. You should not fear that evil-minded people shall come to harm or kill you. There should not be that fear in you. You should be such people who place your trust in Allah alone, and in the truth that you have received from Him [Allah] in this era. Hence, put this well in your head that martyrdom is already found/ written in the destiny of the Dai-i-lllallah.

The Pure Inheritance should be Protected.

“You should go forward with happiness and certitude.” This is the word for Dawat-i-Allah that my chief [Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)] has put in my heart and by the grace of Allah, today many members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam are also getting this great desire to do the Dawat-i-Allah and I tell you: Do not let this desire [the flame of this desire] be extinguished, and if you protect this pure inheritance and you remain sincere on it, then I make an oath on Allah that you shall remain enlightened followers and this light shall ever glow on you [it shall never extinguish]. This light, this pure desire and inheritance shall be enhanced and grow further and it shall spread everywhere, from one person to another, and it shall invade the whole world and change darkness into light. Insha-Allah.

Do not neglect and abandon this favour, O my disciples. You have recognised the signs of Allah in this era, and Allah has also given you the capabilities to do the Dawat-i-Allah. Do not fall into the trap of those who have hatred for the truth coming from Allah. Do not be tempted to accept mundane things with which they try to beguile you to make you reject the truth that you have received/ accepted. So, ponder over this well, O members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, that here, we are not in a Jamaat which expels people, but bear in mind that it is Allah Himself who shall remove you from this Jamaat if ever the Satan seize your heart and make you have doubts on the truths that you have witnessed. Hence, bear in mind that for a short period of time you will think that you are alright, free of tension, happy etc. You will think that you have the majority of people as your support, who are encouraging and congratulating you that you have left the truth, that you have left the Divine Manifestation, but let it be known that the time shall come in the future that you shall find yourselves alone, abandoned, and what is serious in this matter is that Allah shall abandon you and you shall find yourselves without any resource.

In the Jamaat of Allah, in ISLAM as revived by Allah in this present era, it is true that you shall go through lots of trials, to such a point that you can even despair. But nevertheless you should not be discouraged. Bear in mind that the companions of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) and our holy master (pbuh) himself have gone through the same path of trials. So, who are we to not go through those same difficulties, persecutions and martyrdom? So, do not sell your souls to obtain temporal pleasures and satisfaction [such as marriages etc.] Allah detests that after you first perceived and accepted the truth but then you turn on your heels and go away. This is indeed a very serious matter in the path of Allah. INDEED VERY GRIEVOUS.

Do not become such types of people [who abandons the truth/ the true path]. Do not sell your faith in Allah and His Deen-i-Islam for a paltry price, for a meagre, lesser mundane benefit. Do not be among those who renounce their religion/ faith, or those who renounce the Messengers of Allah. With the rise of immorality and barbarism which is causing havoc in today’s life, just like the barbarism which prevailed in the pre-Islamic era, there are many people who are hell-bent to refuse to accept Allah as the Unique God. Many are becoming atheists and many are also abandoning their beliefs in the veracity of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), of the Promised Messiah [Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as)] and there are even those who, with the support of others are letting doubts overpower them and they don’t know what to do anymore! Will they remain in the Divine Manifestation or leave the Divine Manifestation? They are in a dilemma. They do not know what to do, whereas Allah has already put everything clear for them. This is also very serious in the sight of Allah.

Our present society is in a state of decay. So, my advice to those who have a solid faith in Allah, Islam and Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), as well as on the veracity of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) and this humble servant and Khalifatullah, you should be ever ready to deal with those kinds of people and invite them to Islam. Those who take the deviating path after having received the right path, you shall not be responsible for them. Allah knows that you have done your work very well, that you have given them the message, but if tomorrow they leave Allah, they leave Islam and even faith in the existence of God [Allah], therefore, you shall not be responsible for all this. Allah knows well that you have taken great pains to make those people see the truth, but alas for them, they turn a deaf ear to it and remain blind to the truth. In such a case, you shall not be responsible for those kinds of people.

But there are also some other cases, O my disciples, which Allah use as an example for humanity, in the like of the Pharaoh in the times of Hazrat Musa (as). Allah (swt) made this Pharaoh become an example [not to follow], a warning for all humanity. Like you know, Allah promised us that He shall humiliate all those who try to humiliate us, and that He shall support us and lead our enemies – those who hate us – to their destruction. And Allah even said that when this moment shall come, when divine punishment shall strike those who tried to harm us, we shall have pity for them. We are not here to criticise anybody, as if we are very happy to eat the flesh of people like ourselves, but as the Messenger of Allah, I need to do my work so that this can serve as an example for others, and that these people do not repeat the same mistakes. Like Allah said [in the revelation vouchsafed to this humble self] that He shall bring these people to their destruction, step by step, without their being aware of it. And this destruction shall come through their children, wealth etc.

There was a Mullah who harboured a lot of hatred against us; who ate our flesh [backbite us] on the pulpit of Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh). He said that even if we rub our nose on the prayer mat, Allah shall never forgive us, and he even advised the Ahmadis that if ever they see us, they should remain far away from us, keep aloof, and he even said that despite the number of fasting we may observe, we shall lose all vigour and perish. He also stated: “If your children frequent Tamil people [i.e. the Madrassi people who do not believe in the unity of Allah], what shall they learn? To lift the Cavadee!”. The child of that same Mullah has now become an atheist. It is unfortunate all that which is happening. I am not saying all this with heart satisfaction, but I am stating this example as a lesson for others. 

We should never say such things which could attract the wrath of Allah on us. And you should take extra precaution not to say anything and revolt against Allah and His Messenger in your ignorance. So, my disciples of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, you should never say such words which can make Allah angry with you. You don’t know something whether it is the truth or not? It is better for you to remain quiet. Don’t say anything lest when you say something, your tongue may trap you and lead you to Hell. And when this happen, it is you who shall suffer; it is you who shall be in pain.

Inviting people to Allah is obligatory upon each person.

Allah has given you a pure religion as inheritance. This pure religion’s name is ISLAM, and Allah has made obligatory for you to invite others also to Islam. This is indeed a noble duty which you, which we have received from Allah, and we need to know how to accomplish this duty in the right way. In capacity of Messenger of Allah, I am here to give you good advice and to lead you to the right path.

Through the Dawat-i-Allah, you would be able to rid yourselves from all your miseries and problems. The Dawat-i-Allah is not like a voluntary contribution which in normal times even if you don’t give anything, this won’t matter. No! It is an obligation which is necessary that you accomplish. We cannot say that we have the intention yet we neither participate in it nor put it into practice to invite people to Allah. It is incumbent on each person to do the Dawat-i-Allah. Its results/ fruits shall be extremely sweet and its rewards shall be very great before your Creator, Insha-Allah.

Dawat-i-Allah: You shall be accountable to God.

Night and day, I have the wish, the desire like a flame which is lit up in my heart that each member of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam participate in the work of Dawat-i-Allah. No member of this Jamaat should say that this is not their work to invite others to Allah. These kinds of words should never be pronounced and you should not forget to do the Dawat-i-Allah. Allah (swt) reminds me of this and I in turn remind you all that this is indeed very important. If you ever forget these words and this duty, then recall that you shall be accountable for it before Allah (swt) one day. Thus, you should not neglect this noble work and you should not let your other brothers also neglect their responsibilities. Today, the greatest and most important duty/ responsibility is to give the divine message to other people of other religious denominations.

Guidance of the Qur'an on Dawat-i-Allah.

It is really extraordinary how Allah (swt) showed Hazrat Ibrahim (as) how to do the Dawat-i-Allah and He trained him in this noble work. So, each missionary, each Dai-i-Illallah, each Amir, each Sadr, each concerned party, whether the Secretary of Islah-o-Irshad in the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam or any other person involved in this work should take a section of people of the Jamaat and form/ train and adapt them (i.e. these people of the Jamaat) according to the Holy Quran. He needs to maintain good relations, friendly ties with them, train them and give them some work [not too many] and afterwards let them go everywhere [to do the Dawat-i-Allah].

Do such works which shall give others a new life. When you care for 4, 8 or 10 youths today and make their formation, and enable them to work, and afterwards you take again 8, 10 or 15 other youths, or any quantity which Allah wants and you keep on increasing the numbers… therefore your numbers shall increase all the time, more than before. And you should always see to it that your numbers is increasing but at the same time, it should be that whenever your numbers are increasing, these people are quality believers. You should always seek to increase quality believers; people of quality faith. Quantity is not as important as quality. If you increase believers in quantity, it should go hand in hand with quality.

[Do not follow the Jamaat Ahmadiyya in their practice of collecting Bai’at. They announce that they are getting millions of Bai’at only to please their Khalifa, and this is then officially announced at international level. The truth is other that what they claim. Verily, whenever a chief of a village comes to know about the Jamaat [Ahmadiyya], they make him and his village sign the Bai’at forms and they claim that these people have become Ahmadis. Likewise when someone signs the Bai’at form, they also get his friends also to sign – even though they don’t know what the Jamaat Ahmadiyya stands for – and they do all this only to portray themselves as a great inviters to their Khalifa (Dai-Khalifa) for ostentation.

I condemn such practices. I don’t want that my followers within the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam invite people to know only the Khalifatullah. Our work is to BRING PEOPLE TO ALLAH (i.e. to make them know that there is only one God). You need to establish the people firmly on ALLAH foremost, and also on MUHAMMAD RASSULLULLAH. And after they have well understood Islam, it is then that you make them understand about the Divine Manifestation, how Allah is speaking [sending revelations] and has raised reformers like the Promised Messiah (as) and this humble servant as the Khalifatullah. You should not become such people who make others sign the Bai’at forms only to please the Khalifatullah, without these people having beforehand known the true value of Islam. No, the Dawat-i-Allah involves pleasing ALLAH only!

It is sad that there are confetti-like Bai’at within the Jamaat Ahmadiyya. And when someone attracted the attention of the late 4^th Khalifa on the subject, what did the latter do? He humiliated that person in one of his Friday Sermons and sent curse upon him. That person only wanted to attract his attention on the number of Bai’at being received, probing him to question if these millions of Bai’at were really genuine or not, if those people really knew Islam or not, etc. – So, I do not want that my disciples/ followers become like these people who just to please the Khalifa/ Khalifatullah, they make people sign the Bai’at forms without establishing them firmly on Islam.]

Indeed, you need to moreover look at the quality [see to it that those entering the fold of Islam and the Divine Manifestation – Sahih al Islam are good and sincere believers – quality believers]. It is not just the quantity [of believers] which is important, but the quality of believers also; the quality of your Dawa with these people counts, how our youths are being trained to do this noble work.

Dawat-i-Allah: Majlis-i-Amila should monitor works every month. 

I have many times attracted the attention of the Jamaat that they should address the subject of tabligh each month in their Majlis-i-Amila. The officials should enquire how many brothers and sisters are being interested to do the Dawat-i-Allah and the ones who are interested, the needful should be made to know whether they know the principle of Dawat-i-Allah or not, and what is being done to make them take interest in the subject. I have personally since long have the desire that the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should have its DAWA ACADEMY and it is indeed through divine instruction that, at the beginning of the Divine Manifestation, Allah already established that we should have our own Dawa Academy. Insha-Allah.

Dawat-i-Allah : Continuous Advices Necessary

Whenever man works hard to achieve something [especially a good thing], he shall be successful. That is why it is necessary that there should be frequent recalls [to trigger his memory on the subject] and it is also vital that efforts should be made to this end. The Amirs and other members of the Majlis-i-Amila should bear in mind those words. To give out advices once or twice is not sufficient. I encourage the members of the Majlis-i-Amila to take the responsibility to discuss on this matter, and Majlis-i-Amila should not be held unless at least once a month [depending on the country you reside – and how many times you can meet] this subject is included in the agenda. We should take very good care of our Dawat-i-Allah. We should oversee all procedures and what results they are yielding. How many new members of the Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam that we are receiving, and who has successfully become Dai-Illallah and received this new status in the spiritual field?

Insha-Allah, may Allah make us succeed in this noble work, and Insha-Allah, I shall continue to elaborate on the same subject – Dawat-i-Allah – next Friday. Ameen.

I congratulate all my disciples who take this noble work seriously [close to their hearts] and who sacrifice their time and means to do Dawa and to go and meet our other members in the other states and countries so as to maintain the unity of Islam, Sahih al Islam. Masha-Allah. May Allah make them Mubarak (blessed) wherever they are. Wherever they go, Allah shall be with them and help and bless them for their good intentions and their love to spend their time in the path of Allah. Alhamdulillah.

--- Friday Sermon of 12 July 2019 ~09 Dhul-Qaddah 1440 AH delivered by Imam Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hadhrat Muhyi-ud-Din Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim Saheb (atba) of Mauritius.