Prepare Yourself for an
Effective Dawah Encounter
50 Tips
By Khalid AL-Dossary
unlimitedinspiration@gmail.com
0505909759
www.dawahmemo.com
Prepare Yourself for an Effective Dawah
Encounter - 50 Tips
May Allah bless You All For
Attending This Brief Reminder
Khalid I. Al-Dossary
0505909759
unlimitedinspiration@gmail.com
www.dawahmemo.com
WISDOM AND BEAUTIFUL INVITATION
ِ ‫كم ِة وا ْلمو ِعظَِة ا ْلحسن ِة وج‬
ِ
ِ
ِ
ِ
ِ
ِ
‫اد ْل ُهم بالتي‬
‫ح‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬
‫ب‬
‫ك‬
‫ب‬
‫ر‬
‫ل‬
‫ي‬
‫ب‬
‫س‬
‫ى‬
‫ل‬
ْ
ْ
ِّ
َ
ْ
َ َ ‫اد ُع إ‬
َ َ ََ َ
َْ َ َ
‫ن‬
ُ ‫هي أَ ْح َس‬
Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with
wisdom and beautiful preaching; and
argue with them in ways that are best and
most gracious: 16:125
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CONVEYING THE MESSAGE
ِ
‫ك َوإِن لَّ ْم تَفْ َعلْ فََما‬
‫ب‬
‫ر‬
‫ن‬
‫م‬
َّ ‫يَا أَيُّ َها‬
َ َِّّ ‫ك‬
َ ‫الر ُسولُ بَلِّ ْغ َما أُنزِلَ إِلَ ْي‬
ِ‫ك‬
ِ
ِ ‫ن النَّا‬
َّ
ِ
ِ
‫م‬
‫م‬
‫ص‬
‫ع‬
‫ي‬
‫ه‬
‫ل‬
‫ال‬
‫و‬
‫ه‬
‫ت‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬
‫س‬
‫ر‬
‫ت‬
‫غ‬
ّ
َ
ْ
َ
َ
ُ ْ َ ُ َ ُ َ َ ‫بَل‬
َ
O Messenger! Proclaim the (Message) which
hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou
didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and
proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend
thee from men (who mean mischief). 5:67
THE ENJOINING GOOD AND FORBIDDING EVIL
ِ‫كنتُم خير أُمٍَّة أُخرِجت ل‬
ِ
ِ
ِ
ْ
‫ر‬
‫ون‬
‫م‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬
‫ب‬
‫ع‬
‫ر‬
‫و‬
‫ف‬
‫و‬
‫ت‬
‫ن‬
‫ه‬
‫و‬
‫ت‬
ِ
‫ا‬
‫لن‬
‫م‬
‫أ‬
‫ن عَ ِن‬
َّ
ْ
ََْ ْ ُ
َ ْ َ ْ ََ ُ ْ َ َ ُ ُ َ
ْ َ ْ
ِ ‫كرِ وت ْؤ‬
‫ون بِاللِّه‬
‫ن‬
‫م‬
َ ُ ُ َ َ ‫ا ْل ُمن‬
You are the best of peoples, evolved for
mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding
what is wrong, and believing in Allah. 3:110
Guidance vs. Competency
UNKNOWN
TO OTHERS
1.
Always seek help from Allah, be sincere in your
endeavor, and pray that you be guided to the right
way.
2.
Before addressing the audience, supplicate or recite
(to yourself) some verses from the Holy Quran.
3.
Pray (voluntarily 2 Raka’at) followed by
supplication to Allah that you may be successful.
4.
Ask your parents or your spouse to pray for
you to be successful.
5.
Before delivering your encounter, give alms,
pat an orphan, or be keen to get as close as
possible to Allah through performing good
deeds.
6.
Ask Allah to forgive your sins and pitfalls.
7.
Rely heavily on Allah, the all Mighty, and the
all Powerful. All might and power belong to
Allah.
8.
Get yourself well prepared by being fully
aware of your subject.
9.
Work on a mind map.
10.
Sequence your subject ‘ logically’ so it can
easily be remembered.
11.
Know your subject before addressing your
audience or encounter.
12.
Memorize what you are going to say (If
possible), and repeat it frequently.
13.
Rehearse your speech at home; know your
mistakes in an attempt to avoid them. (Dryrun your speech)
14.
Prepare a good introduction that is well
phrased and precise.
15.
Be self-confident that you are capable of
delivering your speech successfully (having
had such confidence, you will be successful by
Allah’s will).
16.
Be yourself; be aware of being snobbish.
17.
Don’t copy; use your own words, phrases and
do not be someone else. However, make use
of the best that is already there by developing
it.
18.
Be spontaneous; avoid much reading from a
note or piece of paper.
19.
Keep the main points before you.
20.
Assign special concentration to the first five
minutes.
21.
Be elegant, neat, and wear good perfume.
22.
Check all equipment and visual aids, and make
sure you know how to use them.
23.
Expect problems and be ready to solve them.
24.
Take the initiative to get yourself ready to
answer difficult questions
25.
Challenge yourself since nothing comes easy
and no gain without pain.
26.
Admit that to fear is human.
27.
Remind yourself that to err is human.
28.
Imagine that you are a good speaker.
29.
Believe that the audience is in your favor.
30.
It is a grave mistake thinking that the
audience is closely watching you.
31.
Bear in mind that your audience has little, or
no information about the subject in question.
32.
The consequences of getting involved in such
a speech is far better than withdrawing or
being content with failure.
33.
Consult people of expertise to support your
confidence and strengthen your will.
34.
Gradually train yourself in the art of delivering
speeches and dialogues by attending forums
and symposiums with audience of humble
levels.
35.
Attend a training course.
36.
Do not start, if possible, training, delivering
speech before your relatives or people with
whom you have strong ties.
37.
Hold, if possible, a hard object (i.e., a stick,
part of the wooden pulpit, the edges of the
stand, etc.)
38.
Take deep breath and then relax.
39.
Wear a simple smile.
40.
Introduce your speech by praising Allah.
41.
Introduce yourself to the audience and get to
know them as well.
42.
All through the program create rapport (Ice
breaking technique).
43.
Start by introducing easy issues that are not
controversial, simple and argument -free.
44.
If you can’t have eye contact with your
audience, look a little higher than their
foreheads.
45.
Pretend that you are confident through
exchanging your looks and body movements.
46.
Deliver your speech calmly and establish selfcontrol.
47.
Use simple body language to convey your
message. Avoid distracting mannerisms.
Don’t move like a robot.
48.
Be Enthusiastic & show your audience that
you BELIEVE in what you are saying
49.
Answer the audience questions to your best of
knowledge. Do not hesitate to say I don’t
know.
50.
Summarize your main points and end on a
positive note
Prepare Yourself for an Effective Dawah
Encounter - 50 Tips
May Allah bless You All For
Attending This Brief Reminder
Khalid I. Al-Dossary
0505909759
unlimitedinspiration@gmail.com
May Allah
Bless You All
BECOME A SUCCESSFUL SPEAKER
Eye Contact
► Look
► Move
►
at everybody
your eyes around the room
Make every member feel important
Voice
►
Speak in a loud clear voice
►
Stress key words
►
Speak slowly
►
Repeat key points
Leadership
“Leadership
is communicating
people’s worth and
potential so
clearly that they are
inspired to see
it in themselves.”
Ramadan Karim
May Allah accept our
Fasting and
rewards everyone for their
efforts in dawaah.