Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Islam and da3wa, Christianity and evangelism

I posted this question below, and here is my answer:

Shaw's question
:

WHY are we so threatened by Muslim evangelism?

WHY do we find Muslim evangelism offensive and outrageous when we also embrace evangelism?

Abu Daoud's answer:

I think the reason people don’t like it is because it is not at all a level playing field. Muslim proselytizing (we should not call it evangelism I think) or da3wa goes forth throughout the West while Christian proselytizing (evangelism) is illegal in most Muslim countries.

This is simply not just and people know it. Muslims know very well that the freedom we afford them is not granted to us in their countries. Perhaps most alarming is that vision of a world which submits to Allah and his shari’a is one where ultimately Christianity is deprived of her birth right and reason for being: to proclaim the Good News.