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himself in several ways, for instance, knowledge, good manner, truthfulness, patience
and affection. All human beings are eligible to be called to Islam as Islam is the
message that Allah ordered Prophet Muhammad to send to mankind. Da„awah
methodologies include Da„awah by words, Da„awah by actions and Da„awah by a
righteous heart. As for the word Muallaf, it refers to people whose hearts incline
towards Islam, newly converted Muslims who want to strengthen their belief in Islam
or people who are guided by Allah to turn to Islam and accept Islam as their way of
life.
3. The Da„awah methodology of Santichon Muslim Foundation to
Muallaf includes (1) Da„awah by words (2) Da„awah by actions (3) Da„awah by
media and (4) Da„awah by content. Da„awah by words can be further divided into 3
forms, namely (1) Da„awah by a warm welcome and gentle advice (2) Da„awah by
impressive counseling and (3) Da„awah by a clear and easy-to-understand lecture.
For Da„awah by actions, it could be subdivided into 4 forms which are (1) Da„awah
by the teaching of Islamic practices (2) Da„awah by participation in Islamic activities
(3) Da„awah by exhibiting good Islamic manners and (4) Da„awah by demonstration
and role modeling. Da„awah by media has 3 forms, namely (1)Da„awah with the
Internet (2) Da„awah with books and (3) Da„awah with documents, journals, CDs
and DVDs. As for Da„awah by content, 3 main types of content are included, namely
(1) Da„awah with the content about Islamic creed (2) Da„awah with the content
about Islamic practices and (3) Da„awah with the content about Islamic morals and
ethics.