Historical Reference of Department

“Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and argue with them in a way that is best.” Surah Al Nahl, 16:126

“O Lord! Open for me my heart. And ease for me my task, and untie the knot of my tongue, that they may understand my speech.” Surah Ta Ha, 20:26-29

“By Allah! If Allah helps you guide a single person unto the truth, it will be better for you than the most precious red camels.” Bukhari, Kitabul Jihad

“Most of all it is my purpose to plant once more in the hearts of people the pure and shining unity of God.” (Promished Messiah, Lecture Lahore, p.47)

“…To become a true missionary in the sight of Allah, two fundamentals are required. One is the light of understanding and the other a tender heart.” (Hadrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Al Fazl 3/3/1969)

“To select a few friends during a year, to treat them with special love and affection, to explain to them slowly and gradually why you are different from others, and to let them take interest in your person, and then convert personal interest in Jamaat – it’s a very common thing and it is not difficult at all. Once you take the initiative and pray for it, you will also learn how to do it. (FS 11-6-87)

“Preach, preach, preach, for without preaching you cannot retain your good traditions and guard over your values. You will die out if you do not preach; you will wither in every respect… Consider the fate of those Jama’ats who became dormant as far as preaching was concerned. If they did not die out gradually, their children did.” – Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV, Address to 1^st International Tabligh Confernece, UK 7-30-87

“Dawat-o-lillah is in fact an individual effort.” - Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IV, US Jalsa, 1987

“During the job of Dawat ilallah, winning of hearts is more essential than winning of heads.” (Friday Sermon 8/28/87)

“Preaching is the prime responsibility of the Amila of every Jamaat.” (Friday Sermon, 6/6/97)

“Your arguments may impress some people temporarily, but your practical examples can cause some to go astray.” (Friday Sermon, 4/7/06)

“We should not think that by organizing an occasional bookstall or an exhibition here and there we have discharged our duty. The Holy Prophet (saw) preached in this manner also, but he also employed other techniques. We should follow his example and go into villages where there is relatively more receptive audience” .. “students should try among their peers” … “Preach among the Arabs settled here” … “develop contacts with learned people of [your] community and introduce them to Islam and Ahmadiyyat” … “Hazur stressed the need to developing and maintaining good relationships” … Ahmadi asylum seekers should especially do tabligh to win favor from Allah and so He would rid them of their anxieties. (Friday Sermon 4/7/06)

“Each Ahmadi no matter where he or she lives in the world should make it obligatory on themselves to devote one or two weeks twice a year in taking the message of Islam to people.” (Friday Sermon 6/4/04)

Approach tabligh with “real ardor as well as a flair of wisdom and sagacity”…“Convey the message in conformity with the mental state of the other person.” (Friday Sermon 6/4/04)

There should be “no discrepancy between one’s words and deeds” … we should “continually analyze ourselves.” (Friday Sermon, 6/4/04)

Elderly, who are often lonely and abandoned should be given gifts and they should invited to your homes. Their family may also get attracted to you this way.  (Friday Sermon, 8/8/06)

While having a day or a week as “Tabligh Day” and distribute pamphlets is quite alright, but this cannot do justice to the task of preaching. Unless we establish and maintain contacts this is just a waste of money. (Friday Sermon, 8/8/06) 

Those interested should be given information on a continual basis. … A continuous flow of information will nurture the seeds of truth. (Friday Sermon, 8/8/06)

Preach with wisdom, with softness but without compromising the integrity of the message… Do not show your anger… MTA should be used as a tool… Be succinct, using a few words according to the circumstances having the maximum effect. (Friday Sermon 8/8/06)

We should make greater effort in smaller towns and villages for the inhabitants of these places are more likely to listen to and accept the message of Islam… Set a good example, otherwise your message will be uneffective… Repent before Allah, offer 5 daily prayers and avoid all kinds of sins (Friday Sermon, 10/8/04)

We should propagate Islam by uplifting people socially and financially, attaining financial and cultural freedom… The youth should go into journalism as much as possible (Friday Sermon 2/10/06)

The shadows of Allah’s chastisement seem to be hovering… reform yourself and inform the world of this warning. (Friday Sermon, 2/17/06)

Traditional methods of tabligh alone do not bear fruit. Further planning is needed, new resources and take Islam to all social and ethnic groups. (Friday Sermon, 4/21/06)

Hazur recalled that the Promised Messiah said to take the message of Islam to each home in the land. (Friday Sermon, 5/12/06)

In a supplicatory one, Hazur (aba) said… it was our aim to take His faith to the rest of the world. It is for this alone that we have been building mosques and establishing Salat and will continue to do so… (Friday Sermon, 6/16/06)

Take the message of Ahmadiyyat that is, true Islam to every person in the land…. New Ahmadis should take the message forward and should not stumble by keeping the company of weaker Ahmadis (Friday Sermon, 6/16/06)