Awakening The Truth Within: An Advanced Dawah Training Course
Introduction
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Awakening The Truth Within: An Advanced Dawah Training Course
Defining Da'wah
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Da’wah
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Invitation to the way of Allah
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What is the way of Allah?
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Key Objectives: Primary Objective
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Key Objectives: Secondary Objective
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Quiz 1
Why Da’wah?
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It’s an obligation
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It’s an obligation 2
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Quiz 2
The virtues & rewards
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The best wealth
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The best of people
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The greatest struggle
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Self-Defining
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Stronger Connection with the Qur’an
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Develop your empathy
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Quiz 3
Knowing the one we call to
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Knowing the one we call to
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Quiz 4
Understanding the one we invite
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Understanding the one we invite
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Rationality & Worldviews
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Innate Disposition: Fitrah I
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Innate Disposition: Fitrah II
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Innate Disposition: Fitrah III
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Innate Disposition: Fitrah IV
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What is the purpose of Dawah?
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Awakening the truth within
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Quiz 5
The characteristics of the caller
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The characteristics of the caller
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Three pillars of leadership
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Knowledge: stick to what you know
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Ethics
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Wisdom, No useless arguments, Integrity, Patience
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Courage
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Ego is the enemy
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Sincerity
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Compassion And Kindness
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Forbearance
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Clear communication
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Listen with the intention to understand
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Quiz 6
Main Approaches to Uncloud The Fitrah
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Main Approaches to uncloud the fitrah
Approach #1: Rational Arguments
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Rational Arguments
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Passive initiation
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Active initiation
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GORAP: GOD
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GORAP – Oneness
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GORAP – Revelation
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GORAP – Adoration
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GORAP – Prophethood
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Important Note On How To Use GORAP In 4 Points
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Quiz 7
Approach #2: Critical Thinking
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What is critical thinking?
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How does critical thinking awaken the truth within?
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Logical fallacies & Examples
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How the Qur’an employs Critical Thinking
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Practical Approaches to using Critical Thinking: Scenario 1
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Practical Approaches to using Critical Thinking: Scenario 2
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Practical Approaches to using Critical Thinking: Scenario 3
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Final Notes
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Quiz 8
Approach #3: Revelation
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Approach #3 - Revelation
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The effect of ayat
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Ontology of the human
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Ayah an-Noor
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The Qur’an as a “Maidah”
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The Human Project
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The Human Project - 2
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The Human Project - 3
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The Human Project - 4
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The Qur’an as a “Maidah” - 2
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The experience of the Qur’an
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Example: Christians / Jews
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The effect of the Qur’an on the world
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Quiz 9
Approach #4 - Experience
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The value of experience
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How do we use beauty as an approach to awaken the fitrah?
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Positive, Negative, Spiritual
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Positive Experience: Beauty + Cognitive bias: Can you trust yourself? -I
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Cognitive bias: Can you trust yourself? - 2
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Cognitive bias: Can You Trust Others?
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Cognitive bias: Can you trust others? -2
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Central thesis: Exposure to natural beauty
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Conceptualizing beauty
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Man-made vs Natural Beauty
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Experiences of natural beauty: AWE
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Experiences of natural beauty: AWE - 2
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Link to Dawah
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Negative Experience - Trauma
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Spiritual Experiences
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Quiz 10
Approach #5: Character
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Moral Character
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Commitment to their wellbeing
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Lifestyle & Wisdom
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Conclusion
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Quiz 11
Approach #6: Spirituality
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Introduction to Worship
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Knowing God
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Acts of Worship
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Al-Akhira (The Afterlife)
Shahadah
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Shahadah
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Post Shahadah & New Muslim Plan