Page 71 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

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a admonition... (Surat an-Nahl: 125). Therefore, believers
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must pray to Allah and, in addition, think as much as they
can about this matter and assess themselves. The main
aspects of effective communication are clear:
Those who call others to Islam must determine the
other party’s needs and provide the clearest and most
effective answers. While speaking, they should avoid hav-
ing an imposing and ambiguous style. Without engaging in
an artificial effort to show knowledge, employing a clear
and plain style that will comfort the listener’s heart, that is,
speaking wisely is a very important feature of a person who
communicates Allah’s message.
The believers’ effectiveness in this area can be judged
according to their mastery of the Qur’an. Allah tells us that
the Qur’an has an answer for every distortion put forward

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Qur’an, they sift through it to find an interpretation of an
event, answer questions, and counter logical distortions in
a concise and effective way.
5. Strength, nobility, and modesty
A believer is a person to whom Allah has breathed His
spirit into, with whom He is pleased and exalted above all
created beings. No matter how physically and materially
strong unbelievers may seem, believers have an insupera-
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