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Seeking knowledgeFrom the masjid's own video, Nov 1, 2025.

Dawah begins with learning and wisdom

London Muslim Mosque

“Our job is not to convince, our job is to convey.”

The khateeb, at 4:18

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In one sentence

Dawah is a wise, inclusive invitation to Islam, especially tawheed, that Muslims should offer while continually learning, rather than treating it as debate or judging people by appearance.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Uses a conversion story to argue against judging people by appearance.
  2. Defines dawah as inviting people to Islam, not debating or arguing.
  3. Explains dawah as enjoining good and forbidding evil, centered on tawheed.
  4. Warns that people are always influencing one another and that Shaytan gradually lowers commitment.
  5. Connects learning Islam with responsible dawah and warns against spreading uninformed messages.
  6. Calls for balanced dawah toward both Muslims and non-Muslims, then turns to Adam's message.
Try this week
Learn Islam seriously before undertaking public dawah.
Share Islam wisely and appropriately with both Muslims and non-Muslims.
Invite people without judging them by their appearance.
Enjoin good and forbid evil, beginning with tawheed.
Choose higher spiritual priorities instead of gradually settling for lesser distractions.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Our job is not to convince, our job is to convey.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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“Dawa is not debates. It is not arguments. It is completely the opposite.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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“If you're not giving dawah, guarantee to you, somebody's giving you dawah.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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“learning Islam and learning Dawa goes hand in hand. Not one of the other.”
London Muslim Mosque · London, ON
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Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah teaches that dawah means inviting people toward Islam, not arguing with or pressuring them. We should not judge who may accept guidance based on appearance, but we should share the message wisely and respectfully. The speaker emphasizes that learning Islam and giving dawah must go together, because spreading incorrect information can harm others. He also reminds us to call people toward tawheed, support good, resist evil, and avoid slowly replacing higher spiritual priorities with lesser distractions.

  1. Where might you see someone influencing another person toward a belief or habit?
  2. What is one good thing you could invite someone to do this week?
  3. How can you keep learning while helping others?
Where it was given

The masjid

London Muslim Mosque151 Oxford St W, London, ON N6H 1S3Jumu'ah First prayer 12:00 PM · second prayer 1:15 PMArchiveAll khutbahs at London Muslim Mosque193 khutbahs
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