Importance of English for Dawah
ألحمد لله رب العالمين
والصلوة والسلام على نبيه
محمد سيد المرسلين وعلى
آله وصجبه أجمعين،. May praise be to Allah, the creator
of the worlds, and peace and blessings
be upon his prophet Muhammad,
( صلعم)
the head of all messengers, upon
his family and all his companions! I want to speak something on the topic
of 'Importance of English language for
Dawah.' Allah said in the Holy Quran: وما
أرسلنا من رسول إلا بلسان قومه ليبين لهم
فيضل الله من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء
وهو العزيز الحكميم. "We did not send any messenger but
(Speaking) in the language of his people,
So that he might clearly convey the
message to them. So, Allah lets go astray
whom He wills and lets find guidance
whom He wills. And He is the Mighty,
the wise."(Sureh Ibrahim,14:4). Language is a means of communication for people.
From this viewpoint, every language has
its own importance. It Can be used to convey
a message to the speakers of the particular
language. But, If any language secures
international status, it grows more significant;
since it will have a vast prospective for any
activity to be carried out through that medium. In the recent age, we see that English
language is spreading throughout the world.
it has become internationally popular
language. people around the world are not
only accustomed to using the language,
rather they feel proud of using it. They pay attentive ear and respectful look to
those who speak English. So it is not only a
medium of communication rather it leaves a lot
of effect and impact over people. on the other hand,
English is the language of science and technology.
The language of the major international media is
English The anti-Islamic elements spread many Misconception about Islam and Muslims
through this language. Therefore, no doubt,
learning English is very useful and important
for Dawah purpose. We should learn this
language due to its importance. We should
use as source to defend Islam and Muslims . It is not only allowed to learn
this language rather it is a kind
of hikmah (wisdom) which Allah
ordered to apply in the Verse:
ٱدع إلى سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموعظة الحسنة
وجادلهم بالتي هي أحسن إن ربك هو أعلم
بمن ضل عن سبيله وهو أعلم بالمهتدين. "Invite people to the way of your lord with
wisdom and good counsel, and argue with
them in the best of manners. Surely, your
Lord knows best the one deviates from his
way, anr He knows best the ones who are
on the right path."(Sureh , al-Nahal, 16:25) Islam Allows using every lawful means. it
does not forbid learning a language for good
reasons as no evil lies in a language. Rather
it is Sunnah to learn a new language to defend
Islam and Muslims. The prophet (Allah bless him
give him peace) was reported to have asked Hadhrat
Zaid Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him). to learn Syriac language as
he did not trust the jews
who used to communicate him
in this very language.(Tirmidhi,
Hadigh 2639) Dear audience! This is the reason that
our Ulama and elders have always regarded
learning English as lawful, rather better for the
purpose of Dawah. But is uncomfortable that
they are maligned for sins which
they never committed. People blame them they banned
English learning, whereas what
they banned was the English
culture, not the language.All
great Ulama from Shah Abdul Aziz
Muhaddith Dehlawi and Moulana
Abdul Hayi Firngi Mahalli down to. Moulana Rashid Ahamd Gangohi
and Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi,
have endorsed learning English
as language. And how can they
deny this natural phenomenon
and fact that,. Allah sent down countless prophets and
messengers at different times and places
with the language of their people.
These prophets invited people to
Allah in the
language their people understand,
as the verse I recited in the
beginning says:. وما أرسلنا من رسول إلا بلسان
قومه ليبين لهم فيضل الله من
يشاء ويهدي من يشاء وهو
العزيز الحكميم. "We did not send any messenger but
(Speaking) in the language of his people,
So that he might clearly convey
the message to them. So, Allah lets go
astray whom He wills and lets find guidance
whom He wills. And He is the
Mighty, the wise."(Sureh Ibrahim,14:4). وأخر دعوان أن الحمد لله رب
العالمين .'And the end of our
call is praise be to
Allah, the
Lord of all the worlds!"
ألحمد لله رب العالمين
والصلوة والسلام على نبيه
محمد سيد المرسلين وعلى
آله وصجبه أجمعين،. May praise be to Allah, the creator
of the worlds, and peace and blessings
be upon his prophet Muhammad,
( صلعم)
the head of all messengers, upon
his family and all his companions! I want to speak something on the topic
of 'Importance of English language for
Dawah.' Allah said in the Holy Quran: وما
أرسلنا من رسول إلا بلسان قومه ليبين لهم
فيضل الله من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء
وهو العزيز الحكميم. "We did not send any messenger but
(Speaking) in the language of his people,
So that he might clearly convey the
message to them. So, Allah lets go astray
whom He wills and lets find guidance
whom He wills. And He is the Mighty,
the wise."(Sureh Ibrahim,14:4). Language is a means of communication for people.
From this viewpoint, every language has
its own importance. It Can be used to convey
a message to the speakers of the particular
language. But, If any language secures
international status, it grows more significant;
since it will have a vast prospective for any
activity to be carried out through that medium. In the recent age, we see that English
language is spreading throughout the world.
it has become internationally popular
language. people around the world are not
only accustomed to using the language,
rather they feel proud of using it. They pay attentive ear and respectful look to
those who speak English. So it is not only a
medium of communication rather it leaves a lot
of effect and impact over people. on the other hand,
English is the language of science and technology.
The language of the major international media is
English The anti-Islamic elements spread many Misconception about Islam and Muslims
through this language. Therefore, no doubt,
learning English is very useful and important
for Dawah purpose. We should learn this
language due to its importance. We should
use as source to defend Islam and Muslims . It is not only allowed to learn
this language rather it is a kind
of hikmah (wisdom) which Allah
ordered to apply in the Verse:
ٱدع إلى سبيل ربك بالحكمة والموعظة الحسنة
وجادلهم بالتي هي أحسن إن ربك هو أعلم
بمن ضل عن سبيله وهو أعلم بالمهتدين. "Invite people to the way of your lord with
wisdom and good counsel, and argue with
them in the best of manners. Surely, your
Lord knows best the one deviates from his
way, anr He knows best the ones who are
on the right path."(Sureh , al-Nahal, 16:25) Islam Allows using every lawful means. it
does not forbid learning a language for good
reasons as no evil lies in a language. Rather
it is Sunnah to learn a new language to defend
Islam and Muslims. The prophet (Allah bless him
give him peace) was reported to have asked Hadhrat
Zaid Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him). to learn Syriac language as
he did not trust the jews
who used to communicate him
in this very language.(Tirmidhi,
Hadigh 2639) Dear audience! This is the reason that
our Ulama and elders have always regarded
learning English as lawful, rather better for the
purpose of Dawah. But is uncomfortable that
they are maligned for sins which
they never committed. People blame them they banned
English learning, whereas what
they banned was the English
culture, not the language.All
great Ulama from Shah Abdul Aziz
Muhaddith Dehlawi and Moulana
Abdul Hayi Firngi Mahalli down to. Moulana Rashid Ahamd Gangohi
and Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi,
have endorsed learning English
as language. And how can they
deny this natural phenomenon
and fact that,. Allah sent down countless prophets and
messengers at different times and places
with the language of their people.
These prophets invited people to
Allah in the
language their people understand,
as the verse I recited in the
beginning says:. وما أرسلنا من رسول إلا بلسان
قومه ليبين لهم فيضل الله من
يشاء ويهدي من يشاء وهو
العزيز الحكميم. "We did not send any messenger but
(Speaking) in the language of his people,
So that he might clearly convey
the message to them. So, Allah lets go
astray whom He wills and lets find guidance
whom He wills. And He is the
Mighty, the wise."(Sureh Ibrahim,14:4). وأخر دعوان أن الحمد لله رب
العالمين .'And the end of our
call is praise be to
Allah, the
Lord of all the worlds!"
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