October 1, Thursday

JIH Kurla Office

The weekly ijtema at JIH Kurla on October 1st was addressed by Janab Naushad Usman sb. The learned speaker discussed the importance of Dawah and how it is an obligatory deed for every Muslim. No one can escape from this responsibility – young or old, working or retired, male or female, claimed the speaker.

Usman sb shared his personal Dawah tricks which can be memorized easily – through mnemonic techniques as described below.

Complete message of Islam in the respective order can be remembered in steps described below:
Mnemonic 1: TDHuT
T: (Taalukat) Making personal relationships
D: (Dawat) Giving Dawah and beginning exchange of information
Hu: (Hujjat Tamam karein) Sharing complete message over a period of time, with all doubts of the receiver being cleared up with maximum efforts
T: (Tarbiyat) Helping to reconcile with new belief system and settling down

How the Message should be delivered:
Mnenomic 2: JATARN
J: (Jamat) Introduce yourself & Jamaat, its policies with key highlight programs
A: (Bani Adam) Message of universal brotherhood & we both being siblings from the same parent – Adam
T: (Tauheed) Message of Surah Ikhlas & monotheism
A: (Akhirat) Life after Death, the Hereafter, the Eternal Life
R: (Risalat) Prophethood & the Quran
N: (Nizam-e-Mustafa) Islam as Way of Life & how it provides guidance in every realm of life

The audience grasped the practical learning shared by the speaker and how he made the steps memorable. The discourse came to an end with Dua from Almighty Allah so that each one of us understands and fulfills his responsibility