Dawah with the Qur’an

I came across this video of Shaykh ‘Abdurrazzaq al Badr and it made me think again about something that crosses my mind from time to time which is: how amazing this Qur’an that we’ve been given is. Subhanallah.

So many da’ees (callers to Islam) these days we see, and they’re twisting themselves into pretzels trying to reason, refute, or otherwise argue with the disbelievers so that they can be logic-ed into professing Islam is the truth. While yes, any and every sound mind can only come to this conclusion, why do we go through so much humiliation (borrowing the philosophies of Western thinkers, who were not guided; appeasing modern progressive ideals, etc.) when the Book of Allah is clear?

Imagine somebody tells you they believe black is white. Do you suppose you can argue such a person into sanity? Clearly, their problem lies not with the colors black or white, but with their entire worldview/perspective and, indeed, reality itself.

"Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are the guided."

—Qur’an (al-Qasas) 28:56

Subhanallah, for the one who deserves guidance, when the Qadr of Allah reaches him, it is the perfect time, the perfect place, and a single verse is sufficient. As for the one who is not deserving of belief, the whole of the Book does nothing to open his heart because upon it is a Seal, aouthubillah.

And they swear by Allah their strongest oaths that if a sign came to them, they would surely believe in it. Say, "The signs are only with [i.e., from] Allah." And what will make you perceive that even if it [i.e., a sign] came, they would not believe.

And We will turn away their hearts and their eyes just as they refused to believe in it [i.e., the revelation] the first time. And We will leave them in their transgression, wandering blindly.

And even if We had sent down to them the angels [with the message] and the dead spoke to them [of it] and We gathered together every [created] thing in front of them, they would not believe unless Allah should will. But most of them, [of that], are ignorant.

—Qur’an (al-An’am) 6:109-111

It can also be easy for us to forget that the Qur’an itself is a miracle. Some may even feel shy to say it because (astaghfirullah) it can feel like a small matter when we know the disbelievers are looking for a parted sea, or the dead to be brought back to life. Yet, when we convey of the splitting of the Moon, they reject it, while they cannot reject the Qur’an, subhanallah! This is a lesson for us (starting with myself).

I don’t mean to imply that we shouldn’t exert every effort in dawah and run it across multiple fields. No, we should take every avenue available to us. But we should do so following the tradition of the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions.

"Is it not sufficient for them that We have sent down to you the Book (the Qur’an) which is recited to them? Verily, herein is mercy and a reminder (or an admonition) for a people who believe."

—Qur’an (al-‘Ankabut) 29:51