converting jews to islam

8/9/2019 Converting Jews to Islam

1/18

How to convert Jews to Islam

Table of Contents

1. Purpose2. Obligation

3. The truggle for Jewish souls

!. "etho#

$. Conclusion

1. Purpose% the &ecessit' to Convert Jews to Islam

"a' the peace of (llah be upon 'ou )

I have a *uestion . +ver hear# of the group Jews,for,Jesus.org - This is aChristian missionar' group that sees to convert the Jews to Christianit' .

Jews for Jesus has been ver' successful ) the'/ve nearl' 300)000 members

worl#wi#e That/s impressive numbers consi#ering there are onl' 10 millionJews on this planet.

If Christians are able to get Jews to believe in something that essentiall'amounts to Pol'theism ) wh' not then ) "uslims invite Jews to a#vance#level "onotheism -- I woul# thin a Jew woul# pic a "onotheist religionover a tritheist one an' #a'

Hence) Jews,for,(llah.org

h' shoul# "uslims convert Jews - esi#es this mission being ourobligation as agents of (llah ) another reason to bring Jews to therotherhoo# an# ister hoo# of Islam is%

Israel is the spigot in the nec of the "uslim worl#) suffocating an#choing the "i##le +ast from (sia.


2/18

Israel has #isplace# over $00)000 "uslims) taing their lan# an# homes)forcing them to live as refugees for #eca#es.

Israel has been site# b' the 4& for human rights violations more times thenan' other countr'.

Israel has been the main supplier of genoci#al weapons to the erbs an#Hin#us

The misun#erstan#ing the Jews have towar#s Islam has prompte# them to be paranoi# an# lethall' aggressive towar#s us) 5ear lea#s to Hate which lea#sto "ur#er ) which has given us no choice but to be #efenseful an#revengeful.

Our goal is not to ill the Jews) but instea# +nlighten them b' gui#ing themto the 6ight Path ) Our goal is to convert the 10 million Jews in the worl# toIslam ) 'et 7ever'7 new Jewish "uslim is a new brother or sister in Islaman# important .

(s we have recentl' witnesse#) with "uslim/s increase# growth an# efforts%

Israel has retreate# from 8ebanon.Palestinians has withstoo# the pressures at camp 9avi# from (merica.(n# we will struggle forwar# to 4nite our voice for support an# Jo' hen

Israel returns to being an Islamic countr' where Jews an# "uslims live# peacefull' for centuries.

In conclusion ) :oin our effort to re,unite the chil#ren of (braham

;2< "uslims O8I=(TIO& to invite Jews to Islam

e are CO""(&9+9 over seventeen times in the Hol' >uran specificall'to invite the people of the oo ;Jews an# Christians


3/18

@ a'% BO People of the oo h' re:ect 'e the igns of (llah) when (llahis Himself witness to all 'e #o-B 3%D

@ a'% BO 'e People of the oo h' obstruct 'e those who believe) fromthe path of (llah) eeing to mae it crooe#) while 'e were 'ourselveswitnesses ;to (llah/s Covenant


4/18

(t this point I ;(l,Husa'n ibn ailam< came out in full view of them an#announce#% /O assembl' of Jews e conscious of =o# an# accept what"uhamma# has brought. ' =o#) 'ou certainl' now that he is the"essenger of =o# an# 'ou can fin# prophecies about him an# mention ofhis name an# characteristics in 'our Torah. I for m' part #eclare that he isthe "essenger of =o#. I have faith in him an# believe that he is true. I nowhim./ Golume $) oo $D) &umber 2$0% &arrate# (nas bin "ali%

Muhammad Sent Muslims to Convert Jews, and promised the will be!ewarded"

hen "uhamma# was sen#ing him to haibar to encounter the Jews) toinvite the Jews to Islam. He tol# him) B' (llah) if (llah gui#es one person

b' 'ou) it is better for 'ou than the best t'pes of horses al,uhaaree)

"uslim

Prophet Muhammad also sends Muadh to invite Jews to Islam

@hen (llah/s (postle ;p.b.u.h< sent "ua#h to Kemen) he sai# ;to him


5/18

who tr' to lea# "uslims astra') an# has nothing to #o with Jews) as westate#) there are numerous verses in the Hol' >uran #irectl' instructing us to

bring these people of the oo to the 6ight Path.

ome "uslims sa' @Jews will never convert or @it is too har# to convert aJew

The Trinitarian Christian group @Jews for Jesus has converte# 300)000Jews. The Jews en#ure# the Crusa#es an# Holocaust at the han#s of theChristians) an# Christianit' teaches that the 8aws of "oses are lie rags to

be #one awa' with) 'et nearl' half a million Jews accepte# Christianit') sothen can it be that har# to Convert a Jew-

ome "uslims sa' @a Jew might get angr' if I tr' to convert him

(llah tells us to spea in#l') in a pleasant manner) not attacing but instea#teaching) what Jews get angr' about is if 'ou tr' to tae awa' theirJewishness. (llah the all nowing foresaw this an# in response) (llah tellsus to sa'%

@../e believe in that which ha# been reveale# to us an# reveale# to 'ou) an#our =o# an# 'our =o# is One) an# unto Him we surren#er.B >uran 2%!A

One can be Jew b' 6ace an# "uslim b' religion at the same time)furthermore) Islam is simpl' the completion of Ju#aism.

ome "uslims sa' @I am too bus') I #onFt have time

The Israelis who are afrai# ;#ue to ignorance< of Islam are nocing #own"uslim homes) forcing "uslims to stan# for hours at chec points an#arresting hun#re#s of "uslims. The time it will tae to rebuil# one of those#emolishe# homes ;an# buil#ings< or stan# at a chec point or sit incaptivit') loce# in a Israeli prison is a massive amount of time. If we #on/t

give Jews our time) the' will tae much more of our time) ma'be our lives)the' #o have a#vance# weaponr' an# nuclear warhea#s. Kou #o have a fewminutes to #ispel the m'ths Jews have towar#s Islam) right ---

ome "uslims sa' @ill all Jews

(llah sa's%


6/18

B(n# there are) certainl') among the People of the oo ;Jews an#Christians


7/18

"uhamma# aime# to encompass the souls of Jews in his mission.

Jewish faith has e?perience# man' trials an# tribulations over the centuries)from the punishments b' Crusa#ers an# &aEis) to the pleasures of inter,religious marriages) all challenging the a#herence to Ju#aism.

( &+ TKP+ O5 O89I+6

(fter orl# ar II) a uni*ue approach towar#s Jews commence#. Overeight hun#re# #ifferent missionar' groups spen#ing in e?cess of 2$0million) mobiliEe# to convert Jews) without violence. One of the greatest

pioneers of this strateg' was "oishe 6osen) himself a convert from Ju#aismto Christianit' in 1$3. "r. 6osen ambitiousl' a#vance# an arm' ofevangelists in 1N3 name# BJews for JesusB ;www.JewsforJesus.org


8/18

TH+ "IIO& T(T+"+&T

+ach of the three groups attempt to gain more Jews to their si#e throughvarious ingenious strategies an# slogans. These peaceful an# pleasantattempts are in sharp contrast to the in*uisitions) crusa#es an# holocaust ofthe past generations. +ach of these groups utiliEes their interprete# status ofJesus as leverage for their si#e.

Jews for Jesus foun#er "r. 6osen states Bthe' were not converte# Jews,,the'were converte# sinners who happene# to be Jewish.B The Jews for Jesusmission statement isL Be e?ist to mae the "essiahship of Jesus anunavoi#able issue to our Jewish people worl#,wi#e.B The group #istributessigns stating Be "ore Jewish) elieve in JesusB) BJesus as 6aise# in a

osher Home.B an# B+ver'thing Kou (lwa's ante# to now (boutJesus...ut ere (frai# to (s Kour 6abbiB. The' pro#uce boos) cassettesan# most recentl' in (pril 2001) a vi#eo entitle# Burvivor toriesB which

prosel'tiEes through Holocaust victims.

Jews for Ju#aism pri#e themselves on being the first an# onl' activeinternational) full,time counter missionar') e#ucational) outreach an#counseling organiEation #e#icate# to countering the multi,million #ollarefforts of missionar' groups. The three primar' goals of Jews for Ju#aismareL preventative e#ucation) re,uniting families) an# bringing Jews home.Through their website) the' list testimonies of former Jews for Jesus an#material countering the Christian i#eals.

Jews for (llah in essence compliments both groups) the' help Jews forJu#aism b' also countering #eit' claims towar#s Jesus) as well as helpingJews for Jesus b' promoting Jesus as the "essiah) a belief taught in the"uslim Hol' boo) the >uran. This organiEation promotes settling the#ifferences among Jews through >uranic teachings% BHast thou not turne#Th' vision to those who have been given a portion of the oo- The' are

invite# to the oo of (llah) to settle their #ispute...B 3%23

The Jews for (llah mission statement is B(ccepting the "essiahship ofJesus without the Trinitarian theolog'B. One of their slogans is a tar of9avi# on top of a Crescent moon) with the caption BJu#aism an# Islam) amatch ma#e in Heaven.B Their material contains an arra' of unitingsimilarities between Ju#aism an# Islam as well as a list of testimonies from


9/18

both Jews for Ju#aism an# Jews for Jesus) sharing their :ourne' to (llah.This group was foun#e# at a time when #ialog between Israelis an# "uslimswas #esperatel' nee#e#.

(ll three religions offer Truth) though sincere stu#' proves Islam is the4ltimate Truth) an# the completion of these previous two religions from(llah) therefore) as agents of (llah) we must en:oin the right on the wrong#oers.

;!< The metho# of converting Jews to Islam

There are two ver' important facts to eep in min# when #ialoging withJews with the aim of converting them to Islam%

1< Onl' (llah can convert a Jew to Islam) we as agents of (llah) onl' havethe power an# #ut' to invite Jews to the path of (llah) asing them to repentan# accept (llah an# the messenger "uhamma# as their gui#e. Once wehave invite# Jews to Islam) we must pra' for them to have the strength tosubmit to (llah) an# that the' open their hearts an# min#s to (llah. e bringthe message to the Jews) if the' repent an# are sincere) (llah will #o the rest.

2< the secon# important fact when speaing to Jews is to un#erstan# an#realiEe that 5or a Jew) their i#entit' is lie their nationalit') which the' are

ver' prou# of) for e?ample) one is prou# to be an (merican) or prou# to bean +g'ptian.

(lthough their racial i#entit' as a Jew #oes not specificall' mean the'follow Ju#aism or that the' believe the ible is from =o# or that the' wonFtconvert to Islam.

It simpl' means that the' have some relationship with) or i#entif' to) a 3thousan# 'ear ol# tribe Hebrews ;which inci#entall' followe# man' formsof religion throughout those 'ears


10/18

5or e?ample) 'ou can start b' e?plaining) @eing "uslim is osher

(n# how Jews an# "uslims follow similar #ietar' laws) as well as religiouslaws.

ut clarif' that the >uran #oes not *uote the ible) it is a completion of theible.

The challenge of bringing a Jew to Islam is that in their culture) Jews are perceive# as saints) the goo# gu's) while "uslims are portra'e# as the#evils) the ba# gu's) opposites of being a Jew.

ith the importance of their preserving their i#entit' in min#) we musta##ress these negative stereot'pes towar#s Islam. +?plain how Islam was

the protecting force that nurture# the Jewish gol#en age for centuries) an#how the >uran refutes terrorism. ;Though tr' to avoi# political #iscussions)'ou are aiming for their souls) not #irturan as =o#Fs final message.

pecif'ing that (llah was for the Jews an# non,Jews alie an# that"uhamma# also came for the Jews along with non,Jews with e?amples) alsoJews them that Islam is a religion for the Jews as well as for the non,Jews.

How to attract Jews to Islam

BInvite ;call< to the wa' of 'our 8or# with wis#om an# beautiful preachingan# argue with them in wa's that are best an# most gracious. B ;>ur/an

1A%12$


11/18

To them) to BinviteB implies to gentl' pursue) attract) be polite) be frien#l') be caring an# un#erstan#ing) amongst other things. e cannot) for e?ample)BinviteB a non,"uslim to listen to an'thing about IslUm) let alone stu#'IslUm or become intereste# in it) b' calling him Kafir ) unclean) or otherhurtful names. The Hol' Prophet #i# not allow even the to be lampoone# insatirical poetr' b') Hassan bin Thabit b' sa'ing Bwhat about the fact that Ihave common #escent with them-B ;uhari) from (isha<

e shoul# follow the e?ample of the Hol' Prophet b' not reviling others. Inthis wa') we portra' a highl' civiliEe# form of behavior) as #eman#e# b'IslUm) an# therefore become the best a#vertisement for IslUm) which ise?actl' what a true Muslim missionary shoul# be. "uslims who give thereligion a ba# name an# image b' behaving in fanatical) violent) highl'emotional) not receptive to reason) narrow min#e#) #ogmatic an# other un,

IslUmic wa's) #o) unfortunatel') mae the wor of the Muslim missionary that is much more #ifficult. The' simpl' reinforce the alrea#' negativeimage of IslUm in the worl# to#a'.

6emember also the comman# from (llUh to the Prophets "oosa an#Haroon) peace be upon them%

B=o both of 'ou to the Pharaoh. 8o He has sinne#. pea to him a gentlewor#) so that he ma' listen or feel fear.B ;The >ur/an 20%!3 ,!!<

o even to the Pharaoh) who boile# people in caul#rons of oil) proclaime#himself =o#) etc.) we are re*uire# to sa' a gentle wor#) let alone those lessevil than him.

The ne?t important wor# is BallB. This means A(() with no e?ceptions.

There has become a saturation of Islamic material inviting Christians an#atheists) 'et an' material to invite Jews to Islam is ver' rare. There isnFteven a Hebrew or Ki##ish translation of the >uran on,line) nor an acceptable

translation of the >uran in Hebrew in print) nothing in Ki##ish) inclu#ing pro,Islamic material in general.

This is ver' #isturbing) seeing how Israel is surroun#e# b' 100 million"uslims on all si#es. Therefore we canFt pic an# choose who we invite toIslam) too man' "uslims choose the eas' path b' inviting fellow "uslimsto Islam) while avoi#ing inviting Jews.


12/18

)*I+(I-S ./! TA(0I-) T/ J1S A2/*T IS(3M

AIM: To conve' the message of IslUm) an# to share one/s love of IslUm.The aim shoul# &OT be to convert the non,"uslim) since the non,"uslimmust mae that #ecision of his own free will) with no pressure from others.

Of course) if he chooses to accept IslUm) AlhamdulillahL an# we will giveever' help he nee#s #uring an# after his conversion. Our role is to help the

person to #iscover himself) an# to fin# a true #irection or purpose in his life.=etting to now about IslUm is a spiritual :ourne' for him) an# he willreceive help an# gui#ance in it from (llUh IL our role is merel' to assist himin whatever wa' we can in that :ourne'.

P!I-CIP(S

A" APP!/AC4

1. Personal one to one approach is the metho# of choice. It brings thenon,"uslim closer to IslUm. efore embaring upon conversation

about IslUm) tae time to get to now the person about him) his

famil') wor etc. ;but of course onl' as much as he seems willing totell


13/18

Tr' to #raw him out) let him #o a lot of the taling) an# help him to feel asrela?e# as possible. 9epen#ing upon the situation) continue the #iscussion or

promise some literature.

2. ith the people 'ou meet regularl') never spen# too much time#iscussing IslUm. IslUm in small #oses is #igeste# better than in large #oses.

&ever give boos or the >ur/an right awa'. (lwa's begin with small brochures then boolets. ( cop' of the >ur/an or full siEe boos shoul# begiven onl' after the' are re*ueste# repeate#l'. &ever give more than one

boo at a time an# follow up if the person has rea# the boo an# ass*uestions.

3. Tr' to get to now something about the cultural bacgroun# of the ma:orgroups of non,"uslims an# converts. This will also help us to plan suitable

approaches in our inviting to Islam. &on,"uslims are not a uniform)homogenous entit'. The' are not similar in all places. +ach is ver' #ifferentfrom the other) each ma' pose a ver' #ifferent challenge) each ma' re*uire a#ifferent approach. esterners) for instance) ten# to *uestion ever'thing an#

are often *uite septical one nee#s to e?plain things in #etail) reason

things out) to convince them. Jewish non,"uslims are more liel' to face problems with their families ifSwhen the' convert.

The Jews especiall') fear losing their ethnic i#entit' one must reassure

them that) in accepting IslUm) the' become "uslims an# #o not switch overto another ethnic group.

e rational ;not emotional


14/18

A. 8et him set the pace. 5or each in#ivi#ual) learning about IslUm is a ver' personal e?perience) an# it is essential that he taes his own time to gothrough it. 9o not set an' time limits) but gentl' gui#e him step b' step ashe is rea#'. It is ver' important that he #oes not feel an' pressure) as thiswill put him in the wrong frame of min# for learning about the :o' an# inner

peace of IslUm.

N. Inviting to Islam is an e?change of i#eas an# perceptions. 8et it be a realconversation) not a monologue b' the Muslim missionary. "an' non,"uslims #espite having ver' little nowle#ge of IslUmic teachings) havei#eas an# beliefs which are ver' close to the IslUmic ones. The' also oftencome with some stunning an# insightful perceptions an# comments) whichare trul' instructive for the Muslim missionary.

D. If the target au#ience happens to be a group of more than five persons)the relationship ma' become a bit more impersonal) lie giving a speech to agroup. In such cases) *uestions shoul# be invite# after the lecture an# some

brochures ma' be #istribute#. Those group tals are the best which availopportunit' to the speaer of #eveloping personal contacts with new

persons.

. In most cases #ebates have not been foun# to be suitable means ofinviting to Islam. 9ebates wor on the principle of nocing out theopponent b' e?posing an# attacing his perceive# weanesses. 9ebatescoul# be *uite entertaining to "uslims but a torture to the opponent groupLtorture never wins hearts. >uite often) a "uslim missionar' wins the #ebate

but loses the #ebater) ren#ering the whole e?ercise futile.

10. i#e #istribution of simple brochures an# nocing) at the #oors areanother two metho#s of reaching out. The first is lie throwing see#s froman airplane some will fall on rocs) some in laes) some in #esert an# somein fertile lan#s an# grow. hile using this approach) it is important to ensure

that brochures are simple an# can be rea# within three to five minutes. Thesemust carr' a##ress;es< an# phone numbers of some IslUmic centers in thearea.

( Christian missionar' organiEation has applie# the /nocing at the #oorapproach with some success. In this case) ever' care shoul# be taen to bever' polite in seeing permission to enter the house an# #uring the


15/18

conversation. The meeting must conclu#e as soon 'ou notice such anin#ication from the face or the bo#' language of the hosts. The follow upvisit shoul# #epen# on the willingness of the hosts an# at their convenience.

2" C/-T-TS

1. (im to #emonstrate the beaut' of IslUm such as oneness of =o# an#man/s #irect relationship with Him. egin with the positive aspects.

2. (s far as possible) stic to the main or central principles of IslUm. Tr' toavoi# the less important ;ikhtilafi< issues) e.g. Sunni-Shi'a issueL if the person

brings up such things) give a brief answer) an# then tr' to steer him bac tothe more basic principles) so that he will not see things in the wrong

perspective. (t the same time) if there is a particular aspect of IslUm or

more liel' mis,un#erstan#ing of it

which seriousl' bothers him) taetime to #iscuss it an# help clear his #oubts.

3. +mphasiEe the universalism of IslUm ;e.g.) (llUh as the 4niversal =o#)

the onl' One worth' of True orship< the fact that IslUm is a

reaffirmation an# perfecting of the whole stream of 6evelations from =o#since the time of Prophet (#amL it thus teaches man' of the same valuesan# principles that also occur in other ma:or religions. It is not therefore) atotall' #ifferent an# separate religion without an' relationship to e?isting

religions. 9o not criticiEe or insult an' other religion. (s far as possible)avoi# comparing IslUm to other religionsL :ust e?plain the teachings of IslUmitself.

!. It is often appropriate to present IslUm as a wa' to fin# the answer tocontemporar' social problems) which upset man' people. +?plain that IslUmcovers all aspects of life) the social as well as in#ivi#ual) the material;worl#l'< as well as the intellectual an# spiritualL its principles are broa#)enabling their implementations to be fle?ible an# #'namic an# thus suitableto all times an# con#itions.

$. Tell the truth alwa's. Tr' to e*uip 'ourself with as much nowle#ge as possible about IslUm. 9on/t ever guessL if 'ou #on/t now) or are not sure)sa' so) an# either refer him to someone who #oes now) or offer to fin# outfor him ;an# reall' #o so< from a reliable source. (lwa's have someonewith better nowle#ge of IslUm available for referral whenever #ifficult*uestions arise. &ever give vi#eo tapes of #ebates or those tals which


16/18

appear offensive to them because such material #oes not open hearts an#min#s but the person will buil# #efensive walls aroun# himself ren#ering itimpossible to penetrate.

A. 9on/t be apologetic about IslUm , IslUm with all its aspects) principles an#

practices) is a perfect religion) given to humanit' b' (llUh there is

therefore nothing to hi#e) apologiEe for or be ashame# of. 9on/t be upset ifan'one criticiEes or re:ects an' aspects of IslUm. Our role is to e?plain IslUm

as best as we can whether or not he accepts it) is not our responsibilit')

but is entirel' in (llUh/s han#s.

N. 9on/t be afrai# to accept criticisms often people :u#ge IslUm b'

looing at "uslims) an# of course man' "uslims #o not follow IslUmicteachings full' ;or sometimes at all


17/18

afrai# (lthough inviting to Islam is *uite a big responsibilit') we mustremember that we are not #oing it alone. (llUh I is alwa's with us. He givestremen#ous help to His servants who are sincere an# humble in their wish to

please Him.

The Jews for (llah foun#ation has prepare# some articles an# taling pointsto share Islam with the Jews) here are some fast an# eas' wa's 'ou can be a

part of the goal an# #ut' to bring Jews to Islam%

9o 'ou have a web site -

a## our small banner to 'our website%

the co#e is%

Va hrefWBhttp%SSwww.Jews,for,(llah.orgBXVimg bor#erWB0B heightWBDNBsrcWBhttp%SS:ews,for,allah.orgSJews,for,(llah,picbanner.:pgBwi#thWB33!BXVSaXVSpX

9o 'ou have a favorite article on our site -

a## it to search engines

(re 'ou a master of the +nglish language -

Tell us of an' grammar or spelling mistaes.

9o 'ou now Hebrew -

we woul# love to full' mirror this site http://www.Jews-for-Allah.org/Hebrew/ into the Hebrew ;an# Ki##ish< language) ever'article counts) if 'ou have a favorite article 'ou woul# lie to translate)

please #o) we give full permission to cop' an# #istribute our articles for free)in an' language) especiall' Hebrew an# Ki##ish.

(re 'ou a web #esigner -

If 'ou have an' e?tra suggestions on improving the appearance of our site)we/# lie the a#vice.

9o 'ou own a printing press -

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/4229/url_search_submit.htmlhttp://www.jews-for-allah.org/Hebrew/http://www.jews-for-allah.org/Hebrew/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/4229/url_search_submit.htmlhttp://www.jews-for-allah.org/Hebrew/http://www.jews-for-allah.org/Hebrew/


18/18

e are tr'ing to #istribute 5ree har# copies of our oolets) we arecurrentl' looing for an' a#vice or assistance in mass pro#ucing the boo.-

our e,mail is fee#bacYconvertstoislam.org

;$< Conclusion

Our fellow brothers an# sisters in Islam have lace# the confi#ence an#nowle#ge to invite Jews to Islam. Ket in this new millennium an# changingworl#) it has now become urgent to teach Jews about Islam an# put our fearsan# lac of courage asi#e. The growing testimonies of Jewish converts toIslam an# the increasing pace of our movement has proven that Jews can)will) an# #o come to Islam an# that peace between Jews an# "uslims can beachieve# through the nowle#ge of (llah. "an' Jews are converting to

Islam) reap the rewar#s in this life an# in Heaven b' being a part of theconversion.

Peace

Kour brother in Islam% "ohame# =hounem

Jews for (llah foun#er
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

converting jews to islam

Documents