Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya lil-Maktab al-Taawuni lil-Dawa wal-Irshad bi-Jeddah

Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya lil-Maktab al-Taawuni lil-Dawa wal-Irshad bi-Jeddah (The Guide to Da'wah Means for the Cooperative Office for Call and Guidance in Jeddah) is a practical handbook compiled and issued by the Cooperative Office for Call and Guidance in Jeddah, outlining practical programs, organizational methods, and field projects designed for contemporary Islamic propagation (da'wah) Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+1.

Structure and Scope

The guide is organized into nineteen numbered da'wah initiatives (wasilah da'wiyyah), each presenting a specific outreach project accompanied by its conceptual framework (fikrat al-mashru') and intended objectives (ahdaf al-mashru') Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+1. The manual covers educational distribution, seasonal events, technological telecommunication, community engagement, and specialized gifts designed for specific social demographics Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+1.

Outreach Methods and Projects

The nineteen methods detailed across the guide include:

• Hospital Awareness (1): Installing booklet display stands on wooden table bases in public and private hospitals, clinics, and waiting rooms for men, women, and outpatients; each stand holds 24 Arabic booklets and 12 foreign-language booklets in English, Filipino, and Indonesian, with stocks inventoried and replenished twice monthly Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya….
• Cemetery Outreach and Burial Directives (2 & 3): Erecting illuminated, heat- and moisture-resistant "flex-face" signs in cemeteries containing prophetic supplications, etiquette, and condolences rulings, alongside large informational boards in mosques, hospitals, and mortuaries detailing legal and administrative procedures following a death; this is complemented by a compiled guidebook merging administrative procedures and Islamic legal guidance for distribution to the families of the deceased Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+1.
• Seasonal Camps and Hajj Outreach (4, 5, & 7): Organizing holiday da'wah camps providing recreational activities, seminars (medical, social, scientific, administrative), and book distributions; establishing dedicated outreach tents in Mina during the Hajj season to host scholars, conduct lectures for Arab pilgrims, and distribute packets on pilgrimage rites; and utilizing a miniature physical model of the jamarat to instruct pilgrims visually on the correct prophetic sequence, stone count, and manner of pelting Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+1.
• Mosque Directives and Community Delegations (6 & 16): Affixing glass- or plastic-shielded wooden frames for A3 leaflets beside mosque doorways to display periodically updated fatwas and advice, and establishing local branch delegations (mandubiyyat) across urban neighborhoods and neighboring villages to decentralize da'wah work Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+1.
• Telecommunications and Digital Outreach (8, 9, 10, 13, & 14): Utilizing telephony to broadcast live or recorded lectures from scholars' homes and offices to remote mosques and schools; establishing automated telephone fatwa lines that route questions to local scholars without sharing private numbers and play recorded answers; transmitting academic courses to women's Quran memorization centers; sending bulk SMS announcements coordinated through the Saudi Telecom Company; and compiling email lists for event notices and educational reminders Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+2.
• Domestic Displays, Envelopes, and Gifts (11, 12, 15, & 19): Preparing thematic cardboard gift envelopes containing a booklet, tape, and pamphlet tailored to specific professions (such as managers, teachers, doctors, and nurses) and life occasions, framed home wall plaques and desktop picture frames displaying daily supplications (dhikr) over decorative landscapes, and placing cards or pamphlets containing supplications and legal rulings inside newly purchased, tailored, dry-cleaned, or abaya garments Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+2.
• Publications and Mobile Prayer Units (17 & 18): Printing low-cost leaflets, booklets, and annual calendars addressing daily practical matters, and dispatching vehicles outfitted with carpets, ablution water containers, and sound systems to sidewalk gatherings and youth recreational areas to establish congregational prayer and offer brief sermons Dalil al-Wasail al-Dawiya…+1.