CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
All Praises are due to Allah the Lord of universe who created and guide to a
right path.There is no guide except His, May His peace, mercy and blessings be upon
the noblest Prophet, his companions his family and those who followed their footsteps
until the Day of Judgment.
The institution of Da’wah i.e. calling people to the way of Allah
(SubhanahuWata’alah) and His Prophet is a tradition which traced its origin from the
previous Prophets of Allah before Prophet Muhammad (peace be uponthem). It is
based on this Allah (SubhanahuWata’alah) says in the Qur’an:
إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِي ينَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْق و وَالَْْسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَى وَأَيُّو وَيُون سَ وَهَارُونَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ وَآَتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ زَبُورًا
Verily, we have sent a revelation to you (O Muhammad) as
we sent revelation to Nuh (Noah) and the prophets after
him; we (also) sent the revelation to Ibrahim. (Abraham)
Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Yaqub (Jacob), and Al-
Asbat (the offspring of the twelve sons of Yakub (Jocub),
Isah (Jesus), Ayyub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Harun (Aaron),
and Sulaiman (Solomon); and to Dawud (David) we gave
the Zabur (Psalms)1.
The above verse shows that all Prophets served the same inspiration of Da’wah
as did by the seal of the Prophets, Muhammad (peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be
upon him). However Da’wah means inviting people to the religion of Allah who
created man and jinn for his worship. The evidence of this is:
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالِْْنْسَ إِلََّّ لِيَعْبُدُونِ
1 Qur’an, 4:163
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And I (Allah) did notcreate the Jinn and mankind except
that they should worship Me (Alone)2.
Therefore it is clearly understood that Allah (SubhanahuWata’alah) created
both Jin and Man and commanded them to worship none but Him, for that reason the
cardinal objective of Da’wah is to advocate the collective and individual. Da’wah (i.e.
calling people to the commandment of Allah) is an act to be carried out by the Ummah
(nation). This is why Almighty Allah sent different Messengers from generation to
generation aimed at delivering the message of Islam.
وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُ ل أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًَّ أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ هَدَى ال لَّهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلََ لَةُ
فَسِيرُوا فِي الَْْرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِ بِينَ
And verily, we have sent among every Ummah
(community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming); “Worship
Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from Taghut (all
false deities i.e. not worship Taghut besides Allah). Then of
them were some whom Allah guided, and of them were
some whom the straying was justified. So travel through
the land and see what was the end of those who denied
(the truth)3.
Even through the signs of Allah are everywhere in nature and in Men’s own
conscience, in addition Allah sent Messengers to every people to call their attention to
Allah and however they did not have any excused on the Day of Judgment if they did
not follow the Messengers.
Therefore, Islam can only be propagated using Da’wah (striving) to act
according to the command of Allah and His Messenger there in.
2 Qur’an, 51:56
3 Qur’an, 16:36
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No doubt Da’wah enters people of the world from one place to another.
Sometimes it is used by the use of tongue and sometimes its application can be
observed by good virtue and it may also be done personally.
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًَّ مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
And who is better in speech than he who (says: “My Lord is
Allah (believes in His oneness)”, and then stands firm (acts
upon His order), and] invites (men) Allah’s (Islamic
monotheism); and does righteous deeds, and says: “I am
one of the Muslims.4”
Islam is a divine religion which encourages Da’wah and its activities by sending
Messengers from one generation to another based on human needs in this life and life
to come.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The institution of Da’wah (calling people to the way of Allah) means inviting
(others) to enter in to the religion of Allah which is not an act of violence directly to
indiscriminate against non-Muslim, it is the name given to all form of struggle which a
Muslim launches against evil in whatever form or shape it appears. For Allah the
Almighty stated that:
وَلْتَكُنْ مِنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all
that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Maruf (i.e. Islamic
monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and
forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all
that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are
successful5.
4 Qur’an, 41:33
5 Qur’an, 3:104
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Islam is divine religion, which encourages Da’wah and its activities by sending the
message from time to time, for Allah the Highest assuredly sent Apostle (with
command) to serve Allah and eschew evil.
Islam is a revealed religion through Glorious Qur’an whose context is sufficient to
human needs in this life and life to come. That is to say Da’wah is very important in the
sense that after the first command given to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him) to read, the next command is to warn people from evil and invite them to the right
path. Allah says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّث رُ قُمْ فَأنَْذِرْ
O you (Muhammad SAW) enveloped in garment Arise and
Warn!6
This Surah was first commandment to the prophet to deliver message when it was
revealed, the Prophet sprang to this fact and said to Khadija (R.A) the time of slumber
and rest is past, Jibril has commanded me to call people to Allah and His worship.
So this was Islam flowed from the Prophet to his companions, their followers,
followers of their followers up to the present day.With this I will like to resort to my
topic of research titled “The Impact of Da’wahactivities on Muslim Youths. A case study
of Suru Local Government of Kebbi State”
1.2 SCOPE AND LIMITATION
The area to be covered by this research is the importance and impact of Da’wah on
Muslim youths with particular reference to Suru local government area.
6 Qur’an, 74:1-2
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For the purpose of analysis, the research looks at advantages and shortcomings
that are attributed to Da’wah especially in Suru local government area. The topic is wide
but due to the nature of human inability as well as time constraints, the research has
been restricted to Suru local government.
1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The significance of this research work is so great, considering its contribution to
knowledge in disseminating its importance to the people of Suru local government
area and the entire Muslim Ummah. The study is also significant because it looks into
the way and manner of conducting Da’wah, with a view to reduce the occurrence of
sectarian differences and misunderstanding among the Muslims.
1.4 STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM.
It is well known that every kind of action has its own problems either externally
or internally. In order to trace out the problems of this research, many questions are to
be asked.Some of which are:
1. What are the ways and manners of conducting this Da’wah in Suru local
government area?
2. What is the response of the people of the area?
3. Whatare the impacts of Da’wahon the people of the area particularly the
youths?
4. Who are Responsible for the progress and development of Da’wah in the said
area?
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By the time these research questions are answered something new will come up
which will serve as a contribution to knowledge.
1.5 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The aim of this research is to achieve the following objectives:
1. To shed more light on the way and manner of conducting Da’wah in Suru Local
government area
2. To access level of development of Da’wah in Suru local government area
3. To assist Islamic students, scholars and Muslims in general in dealing with
disputes based on the dictates of Islamic Scholars
4. To help in reducing the high rate of self-interpretation of the Glorious Qur’an in
support of one’s Aqeedah, Sect, organization, sheikhs and Imams.
1.6 METHOD AND METHODOLOGY
For the successful conduct of this research project, two methods of collecting data
were adopted they are:
1. Library works are to be consulted either published or unpublished such as
books, journals and other relevant materials
2. Interviews are to be conducted by the researcher in order to get relevant
information.
All data collected will be subjected to criticism internally and externally in order to
know their reliability and authenticity. This will help the researcher to find out
qualitative and acceptable findings.
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1.7 STRUCTURE
The research was structured into five chapters:
Chapter one: discusses about introduction, background of the study, scope and
limitation, significance of the study, statement of the research problem, aim and
objectives, method and methodology of research, structure and literature review
Chapter two: comprises introduction, historical background of Suru Local
Government area, geographical location of Suru local government area, religion of the
people of the area, social life of the people of the area, economic activities of the people
of the area and political life of the people of the area
Chapter three: deals with Da’wah in Islam, its definition, kinds of Da’wah, Da’wah in
the Glorious Qur’an, Da’wah in the Sunnah of the ProphetMuhammad (peace be upon
him), Da’Iand his qualifications.
Chapter four: focuses on youth in Suru local government before the coming of
Da’wah in the area, the youth in Suru local government after the coming of Da’wah in
the area, the advance of Da’wah in Suru local government area, procedure of Da’wah in
Suru local government area, the impact of Da’wah on Muslim youths in the area,
religious impact of Da’wah in Suru local government area, social impact of Da’wah in
the area, and political impact of Da’wah in Suru local government area.
Chapter five: comprises of the conclusion, suggestion and recommendations.
1.8 LITERATURE REVIEW.
In this section,some of the books and works that are relevant tothis research
directly or indirectly were reviewed. These include:
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 Dr. A. H, Siddiqu, wrote a book titled studies on Islamic History published by
Jam’iyyahFalahkarochi.7
 Dr. Abdul Hakeem authored a book titled Islamic theology. He mentioned
fundamental belief and principles and their application to practical life, which
deals with war and peace in Islam, basic concept of Islamic state and the
theology8
 Another book is book of AfazulRahman titled “Muhammad the blessing for
mankind” in it he trained how to impact his (prophet may Allah be pleased with
him) virtues act of honesty and trustfulness, justice and fulfillment of promises,
generously and sacrifice, hospitality and simplicity as well as humility and
modesty.9
 Another book which is the book of Mustapha Muhammad Tahan titled as
“Facing the challenge of Zionism. In which he advised Muslim Ummah to engage
in the work of Da’wah by calling the attention of Muslim in order to obtain high
position of Iman and paradise be their destination.10
 Prof Col. (rtd) Abdul-Qayyum wrote a book titled “On striving to be Muslim”
which deals with encouragements of disseminating Islam, in his statement,he
stated:
“Only a fool would dare to choose so vast a subject as
Islamic for a single hour talk”
7 A.H siddiqu, Islamic history, Jamiyyatul Fatah publication, 1967, P.10
8 Dr. K Abdul Hakeem, Islamic Ideology, Publication by Islamic culture Lahore, 1961, P.62
9 M Picthall , “the cultural side of Islam”, kitabpharan , New Dhelhi, 2006, P.201
10 M Muhammad, “Facing the challenge of Zionism” Islamic heritage foundation, Kaduna, 2005, P.50
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In this subject he reverted to the subject of religion. That is to say Islamic
religion is more potential that cannot be compared with any other religion even for an
hour, except by folly.11
 The book of I Ahmad titled “The speeches for an enquiring the Muslims’ mind.
This book shed more light on the important of propagation of Islam which he
determined as spending in the way of Allah (SubhanallahuWata’alah) which is
one of the importance characteristic of true believer.12
 Another book which is the reviewed in this research work is the book of M.F.
Jamil titled “The letters of Islam” this work is a letter written by father to his
son while he was in prison and later it was compiled in book form. In his book,
the author mentioned the importance of Islam to individuals on how it provides
them with fortified security with deep faith and social control.13
 M. Yahaya’s work is also reviewed. This work has concerned with nature and
development of women Da’wah in Islam14.
 The book of sayeedAbdulhassanal-Nadwi titled as “Inviting to the way of Allah”
in which contain the different ways of conveying Islam, and cited some
examples from the Prophet Ibrahim, Yusuf, Musa and finally Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him)15
11 Prof. col. (rtd), Abdul-Qayyum, “On striving to be a Muslim, Islamic book center Lahore 1998, P. 48
12 I Ahmad, the speech for an enquiring Muslim mind , MadinaMunawwara, 2000, P.185
13 Muhammad Fadhail, the letters on Islam, world of Islamic festival Trust, 1978, P.69.
14 M Yahaya’s, the nature and development women Da’wah: a case study of I E T Minna, a research work
submitted to the department of Islamic Studies U D U Sokoto, 1997, P.206.
15Sayeedabul-Hassan al-Nadwi, inviting to the way of Allah, Taha, (no date) P.166
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 M. Musa’s work, Da’wah activities in Bukkuyum Local Government area also
reviewed. He talks about procedure of Da’wah in Bukkuyum Local Government
Area.16
 Finally, SaniSufiyanu’s work was reviewed which is titled “The impact of Islamic
Da’wahinZuru Local Government area

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