What does Da'wah mean?
Inviting people to Allah, with wisdom and beautiful words.
Da'wah explained
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, the Quran says. One person guided through you is better for you than red camels, the Prophet ﷺ told Ali. Da'wah is done more by conduct than by speech.
Related terms
Questions about Da'wah
What does Da'wah mean?
Da'wah (دَعْوَة, Da'wah) means: Inviting people to Allah, with wisdom and beautiful words.
How is Da'wah written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written دَعْوَة and pronounced Da'wah.
Where does Da'wah come from in the Quran or hadith?
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, the Quran says. One person guided through you is better for you than red camels, the Prophet ﷺ told Ali. Da'wah is done more by conduct than by speech. Source: An-Nahl 16:125; Sahih al-Bukhari 2942.
Practice with the full Quran, word by word, in the Barakah Life app
Every term here is something Barakah does: prayer times to the minute, a qibla you can trust, du'as with audio, the Quran word by word, tasbih, zakat, and a guide for Jumu'ah itself.
Get the Barakah app