Street Dakwah

"Teacher, can you help us? Some of us wanted to joint Street Dakwah program but we can't go the the venue ourselves. We need someone to transport us". Street Dakwah is a two day program to approach non muslim at public places not to convert them to Islam but just to tell them more about Islam. Participants will be given the theory on the first day and will go down to the chosen site on the next day to approach non muslims.  

Two years ago they look up to me for guidance and Islamic knowledge. I started usrah program to give reminders to myself and to share the reminders with my students. There were not many followers on the first year. I would be lucky if I can get five students for each session. Now the number can go up to almost one hundred.

"OK, I'll seek help from my friends in Ikram, an Islamic NGO. Try to get as many students to go as you can". My students make their own campaign. Seeking friends from Musolla (Islamic Centers) and mosques, launching campaign using their FaceBook (FB) and FB groups. I campaigned through an FB group that was set up specially to do usrah online with my students. Many of my students are in their hometowns since is it a long school holiday now. Some are afraid. Some can't get their parents' permissions. But in the end there are twelve students who can go. We went by bus, together with participants from other places in Hulu Selangor district. 

We were exposed to the common questions that non muslim usually ask like about polygamy, why pray five times a day, the bad acts of muslims, etc. We were trained how to answer each question. Then we have role acting.

The second day was the real test. The biggest problem trying to shed our fear and shyness. What if our friends and neighbors see us? Putting away all those negative thinking and putting Allah's pleasure as our purpose, we went ahead. My students were superb. They have interviewed so many people. My Ikram friends, Mas, praised them so much. I simply said they are not my product, they are Allah's products. Nowadays they are not following behind me but instead I'm trailing behind them. They are moving ahead of me at a very fast speed. I just hope I'm not left far behind.

Some non muslims simply turned us down. No problem. We took it in our stride. Others answer our questionnaire nicely. Some discussed deeply about Islam. They were given a bag that have some pamphlets about Islam is not a religion of extremists, the oneness of god in Islam, Islam a religion of peace, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) - you should know this man!. To me even if only one of them go home and read the pamphlets, that is good enough. Our duty is to spread Islam, it is Allah who decides whom Allah shall give guidance.

May Allah bless us all.