The term Caller to Islam is an English adaptation of the Arabic word Da`ee. A "caller to Islam" is someone who invites or calls non-Muslims to become Muslims, and so is the Islamic equivalent of a Christian missionary; the activity of such a Da`ee is referred to as Dawah. As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Dawa means moon,month or Monday in Tibetan. ...

Etymology

It is a English adaptation of the Arabic word داعي or داع (transliterated as da'ee, da'i, dā`ī etc.), which is the active participle of a verb literally meaning "to call to" or "to invite" (derived from triconsonantal root د ع و / د ع ي). The plural of Da`ee in Arabic is du'aat (دعاة) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Ismaili

Among Ismaili Muslims, the term Da'ee has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imams. The Ismaili (Arabic الإسماعيليون, Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmâiliyân) branch of Islam is the second largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ...

List

The following is a list of famous callers to Islam.

• Abdul-Ahad Omar (Gary Miller)
• Ahmed Deedat
• Amr Khaled
• Bilal Philips
• Jeffrey Lang
• Hamza Yusuf
• Tariq Jamil
• Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
• Yusuf Estes
• Zakir Naik
• Brother Aboo Abdullaah Hasan As Sumaalee (Salafi)
• Brother Aboo Khadeejah Abdul Waahid (U.K./Salafi)
• Brother Aboo Sufyaan Abdul Kareem Mc Dowell (Salafi)
• Brother Aboo Talhah Daawood Ibn Ronald Burbank (Salafi)
• Brother Aboo Tasneem Daawood Adeeb (Salafi)
• Brother Aboo Uways Abdullaah Ahmad Alee Rahimahullah (U.S.A./Salafi)

The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Ahmed Hoosen Deedat (July 1, 1918 - August 8, 2005), born in the Surat district of India, was an Islamic scholar, author and lecturer. ... Amr Khaled, Islamic Preacher Amr Khaled (Arabic: عمرو خالد ) is a young Muslim Egyptian preacher and Islamic televangelist. ... Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is a revert to Islam. ... Dr. Jeffrey Lang is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas. ... Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson (born 1960 as Mark Hanson in Walla Walla, Washington) is considered one of the most well-versed Islamic scholars in the West. ... A well known Islamic Scholar from Pakistan. ... Cat Stevens (born Stephen Demetre Georgiou on July 21, 1948, and now named Yusuf Islam) is best known for his tenure as a popular British singer-songwriter. ... Sheikh yusuf before his conversion to Islam Sheikh Yusuf after his conversion Yusuf Estes (born 1944), is a well-known U.S. advocate for Islam. ... Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born October 18, 1965) is a public speaker and writer on the subject of Islam and the modern world. ...

See also

• Dawah
• Islam
• List of callers to Islam.
• Da'i al-Mutlaq