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Storytelling: A Fundamental Da’wah Technique
February 1, 2006 on 5:22 pm | In Da'wah, Gems, Islam, Islamic Work| By Ilm Seeker
Storytelling is a fundamental da'wah technique. It effortlessly communicates a message in a memorable medium.
Storytelling is so powerful that you see it in the Qur'an (Surah Baqarah and Surah Yusuf, for example), in ahadith (The People of the Ditch).
Among the benefits: storytelling communicates a message without spelling it out. Human beings recall stories more easily then they recall other forms of teaching. With a story, you can continually extract lessons and benefit from it.
Use stories in your da'wah--in your khutbas, your books and your literature, your speeches and your discussions.
Muhammad Alshareef. Lecture. AlMaghrib. Breach of Covenant. University of Toronto, Toronto. May 2005.
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is blogging a fundamental dawa technique? :)
Comment by Abdullah — February 2, 2006 #
:) On the authority of ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, you do da’wah at the intellectual level of your recipient. If people are blog-savvy and internet-savvy, then sure, give them something they can digest!
Comment by ashiq — February 2, 2006 #