Islamic Da`wah in the West: Muslim Missionary Activity and the Dynamics of Conversion to Islam

Framsida
Oxford University Press, 4 juni 1992 - 240 sidor
This book explains the concept of Islamic "da'wah", or missionary activity, as it has developed in contemporary Western contexts. Poston traces the transition from the early "external-institutional" missionary approach impracticable in modern Western society, to an "internal-personal" approach which aims at the conversion of individuals and seeks to influence society from the bottom upwards. Poston also combines the results of a questionnaire-survey with an analysis of published testimonies to identify significant traits that distinguish converts to Islam.

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INTRODUCTION
3
Dawah in Islam From East to West
9
Toward an Islamic Pietism
47
The Institutionalization of Dawah in Western Societies
91
The Dynamics of Conversion to Islam
143
THE FUTURE OF DAWAH IN THE WEST
181
NOTES
187
BIBLIOGRAPHY
197
INDEX
213
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Sida 147 - ... is not necessarily the presence of divine miracle in the case of one and of something less divine in that of the other, but rather a simple psychological peculiarity, the fact, namely, that in the recipient of the more instantaneous grace we have one of those Subjects who are in possession of a large region in which mental work can go on subliminally, and from which invasive experiences, abruptly upsetting the equilibrium of the primary consciousness, may come.
Sida 18 - Judgment Day and the torments of Hell-fire, so vividly painted in the Koran, drove them to seek salvation in flight from the world. On the other hand, the Koran warned them that salvation depended entirely on the inscrutable will of Allah, who guides aright the good and leads astray the wicked. Their fate was inscribed on the eternal tables of His providence, nothing could alter it.
Sida 33 - ... seems to advance rapidly on the road of progress and science, whereas Muslim society has not yet freed itself from the tutelage of religion. Realizing, however, that the Christian religion preceded the Muslim religion in the world by many centuries, I cannot keep from hoping that Muhammadan society will succeed someday in breaking its bonds and marching resolutely in the path of civilization after the manner of Western society, for which the Christian faith, despite its rigors and intolerance,...
Sida 60 - Beware of this world with all wariness; for it is like to a snake, smooth to the touch, but its venom is deadly. Turn away from whatsoever delights thee in it, for the little companioning thou wilt have of it; put off from thee its cares, for that thou hast seen its...
Sida 3 - I meant those in which the spreading of the truth and the conversion of unbelievers are raised to the rank of a sacred duty by the founder or his immediate successors.
Sida 150 - The crisis in such a young man's life may be reached exactly when he half-realizes that he is fatally overcommitted to what he is not.
Sida 4 - Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and fair exhortation, and reason with them in the better way.
Sida 28 - Islamic world. A growing number were the children of the ruling elites in various countries, mostly urban in background, educated, and Westernized prior to their arrival in the United States. They came to America as refugees or in quest of a better life, higher education, or advanced technical training and specialized work opportunities, as well as for ideological fulfillment. The fifth wave has been from 1967 to the present.
Sida 18 - Day and the torments of Hell-fire, so vividly painted in the Koran, drove them to seek salvation in flight from the world. On the other hand, the Koran warned them that salvation depended entirely on the inscrutable will of Allah, who guides aright the good and leads astray the wicked. Their fate was inscribed on the eternal tables of His providence, nothing could alter it. Only this was sure, that if they were destined to be saved by fasting and praying and pious works-then they would be saved.

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