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Dawah: The Mission of Muslim Ummah
the message of God by employing arguments that
are in accordance with the rational standards of
their time will be held deserving of great reward
by God. The dawah of such people is referred to
in a hadith in these words: “This is the greatest
witness in the eyes of the Lord of the Worlds.”
(Sahih Muslim, 2938)

distortions in the Understanding of the
Concept of Shahadah

In the early period of Islam, the concept
of shahadah was precisely that which has been
outlined above. In this period, the word shahadah
was used in the sense of witnessing to Truth. As far
as giving up one’s life in God’s path is concerned,
the term that was used was qital. For example, the
Quran says (2:154):

Do not say that those who are killed in God’s cause
(yuqtalu fi sabilillah) are dead; they are alive, but
you are not aware of it.

In line with this Quranic verse, those who
are killed in God’s cause will be called maqtul fi
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