Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Invitation to Islam: A Survival Guide

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Introduction
• A Christmas Gift from Muslim to Christian
• Identifying Types of Spirituality and Types of Approach
• Setting Goals for Spiritual Change and Achieving Them
• Task Checklist of Goals
• Theological Differences Between Christianity and Islam
• 1. The Torah (Tawrat) Sources
• 2. The Christian Creeds as an Expression of Christian Belief
• 2.1 The Apostles’ Creed
• 2.2 The Nicene Creed
• 2.3 The Athanasian Creed
• 3. Extra-Creedal Developments
• 3.1 European Antecedents
• 3.2 American Movements
• 3.2.1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• 3.2.2 The Seventh-day Adventists
• 3.2.3 The Jehovah’s Witnesses
• 3.3 British Movements
• 4. The Decalogue and Islamic Belief
• 6. Tying the Knot
• Christian and Islamic Practice Compared
• 1. Christian Practice
• 2. Prayer
• 3. Fasting
• 4. Alms and Purity
• 5. Hymn-singing
• 6. Modesty
• 7. Social Contracts
• 9. Breast-beating, Weeping, and Reverential Prostration
• 10. Summary
• Western Barriers to Islam and How to Meet Them
• 1. A Profile of Secularism
• Modes of Secularism
• 2. Post-secularism: New Age Spirituality
• 3. The Sources of Secularism and New Age Spirituality
• 4. Specific Strategies for Meeting Western Mentality
• Mission or Invitation: Making it Work
• 1. Christian Missions: An Evaluation
• A. Publication of Scriptures and tracts
• B. Educational institutions and aid
• C. Medical institutions and aid
• D. Famine relief and other forms of charity
• E. Direct market advertising of all types
• F. Public lectures
• G. Entertainment worship in public
• H. Targeted entertainment worship
• I. Political lobbying, political control, political coups, and terrorist acts
• J. Cafes and discos
• K. Personal evangelism projects: training, one on one methods, partner methods, public solicitation
• L. Charismatic healing
• M. Church planting techniques, public marketing visibility, cell groups
• N. Defamation of Islam, the Qur’an, and the Prophet (as)
• O. Interfaith dialogue
• P. Community cooperation
• Q. Youth excursions and sport
• R. Infiltration
• 2. The Need for an Islamic Model of Da’wa
• 3. A Proposal for a Da’wa Model
• 3.1 How to organize a Da’wa group
• 3.2 A Model Programme for a Da’wa group
• 4. How to Invite People to a Da’wa Circle
• Da’wa according to the Holy Qur’an
• 1. The Roots of Da’wa
• 1.1 Forgive and Overlook
• 1.2 Expect Resistance
• 1.3 Rely on Divine Guidance
• 1.4 Deal with Dispute by Submission to God
• 1.5 Define Submission to God
• 2. The Branches of Da’wa
• 2.1 Look to Abrahamic Revelation
• 2.2 Watch out for Deceit
• 2.3 Remember that God Sees and Knows
• 2.4 Remember that God Judges
• 2.5 Warn against the Trinity
• 2.6 Take Advantage of What is Common Heritage
• 2.7 Show how the Qur’an Explains the Bible Correctly
• 2.8 Use Islamophobia to Good Advantage
• 2.9 Maintain the Consistency between the Books of Revelation
• 2.10 Engage in Jihad
• 2.11 Maintain the Grace of Allah Instead of Sacrificial Atonement for Sin
• Evidencing Islam with the Bible