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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 person is referred to as Dawah. The term is an 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) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ whom they believe is the saviour of the world. ... 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. ... This article is about the Muslim concept. ... 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 Ismāīlī (Arabic: الإسماعيليون; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmailiyan) are shia muslims which recognize the continuation of the line of imams from the descendents Imam Ismail, rather than the concept of the hidden Imam Mahdi, which is advoacted by other shia muslims and has arisen among the followers of Ismails brother... Imam (Arabic: إمام , Persian: امام ) is an Arabic word meaning Leader. The ruler of a country might be called the Imam, for example. ...


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