Dawah

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Da'wah is the process of spreading Islam. The purpose of da'wah is to invite people to Islam and spread knowledge about Islam to them.^[1] The Prophet Muhammad did da'wah by sending letters to non-Muslim rulers inviting and teaching them about Islam.^[2]

1. ↑ "Daʿwah produces converts to Islam, which in turn [increases] the size of the Muslim Ummah [community of Muslims]."
2. ↑ Sookhdeo Patrick, and Murray, Douglas. 2014. Dawa: The Islamic Strategy for Reshaping the Modern World. Isaac Publishing.