Da'wa

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DA'WA

In the Quran and among certain Muslim groups da'wa came to signify the summoning of people to the practice of true Islam as well as to a particular political cause, as in the case of the Abbasids in the eighth century. Among the Fatimids, the da'wa was the formal institution responsible for preaching and for education. Its use has continued to modern times among Muslims to indicate the continuing goal of preaching and inviting to Islam. The agent of the da'wa is called Dai.