Ashraf Schneider – Dawah Training #6 – Knowing the Human

			Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu peace blessings and mercy be upon you all. Welcome to
the sixth episode of our first days. In our episode today we are going to be discussing the human
being. Now fundamentally, before we can continue, I would like us to reflect a little bit as to what
we discussed previously in our previous episodes, because those episodes are going to interlink with
what we have to discuss today. So fundamentally, we discussed the concept of dharma. And we found
that Dao itself in an Islamic context means to invite towards Allah subhanho wa Taala. Now, in one
of our previous episodes, knowing Allah, we discussed su why it is so important to know Allah
		

			subhanaw taala. Because in order for us to call towards Allah, we need to know him. And we need to
have a connection with him. And we need to understand His names and attributes, in order to project
that towards the people that we speak to. Now in a similar way, in order for us to call humanity
towards Allah subhanho wa Taala, we need to understand humanity as to what makes them different to
any other process that we find within this universe. And so we are going to delve into that today,
computers and robots and so forth work on something called input and output, whatever command you
put within this device is the output something that will come to fruition. Now, fundamentally, there
		

			is no reflection, there is no comprehension from the robot itself. And ultimately, if we think about
it, human beings are completely different. What sets us apart from these computers and robots is
that we have aku, we have nuts, we have row, we have cold, and we have fitrah. And in the fitrah
itself is something that is so pure, something that is so important for us to focus on and to
unlock. Another thing to comprehend regarding computers and robots is that they have no feelings,
they have no emotions to project out towards this world. So ultimately, human beings have the
capacity to feel they have the capacity to contemplate, and they also have the capacity to reject
		

			the emotions that they are feeling out into this world. Now once we understand the differences
between a human being and that of a robot or a computer, we come to an understanding that when we
perform data, we truly need to connect with these individuals. And with this connection that we both
with them, we have them understand that first and foremost, all of us are human. It doesn't matter
from what race ethnicity, what background or history or anything that we come from. Fundamentally,
we are all human, and we can connect with each other on that basis. And once we do that, we can use
this as a platform to awaken the fitrah that is within their heart. And fundamentally, our
		

			responsibility as art is to awaken the truth that is already within them. We know that our beloved
Prophet peace and blessings be upon him says in Sahih Muslim and Al Bukhari, he says that every
child is born in a state of fitrah. And then they are molded and changed by their parents or their
communities and societies to either become a Jew or a Christian or a disbeliever. And once we come
to an understanding that our sole responsibility is to help awaken that fitrah, we also understand
that speaking about the existence of God is just the means it's not the end. And fundamentally, our
path with this individual is truly to connect with them. So what exactly is the fitrah The fitrah
		

			consists of two innate dispositions that is within every single human being. The first of these is
knowing that Allah subhana wa Taala exists. And the second one is to know that He is worthy of all
worship, of all submission, and all glorification. And I would like to share a beautiful verse with
you within the Holy Quran that speaks about this concept. In the Holy Quran in chapter 30, verse 30,
we find the following verse. So be steadfast in faith in all our brightness, Mohammed, the natural
way of Allah which he hasn't stolen all people, let there be no change in this creation of Allah.
That is the straightway but most people do not know. Now what Satan tries to do is he tries to
		

			change this creation of Allah subhanho wa Taala, to try and deceive us put dots within our minds and
take us away from the path of Allah subhanho wa Taala. And fundamentally as to what would we do is
we just share the message, and through that, we awaken that fitrah that connection that individuals
have with Allah subhanho wa Taala to bring them back upon the path. Now in order for us to awaken
this feature, we would use different techniques of speaking to individuals, and one technique that
works with one person might not work with another. That's why it's so important to understand the
human being that you are speaking to understand that every single person you speak to is different,
		

			and then unlocking that fitrah you would use different keys. For instance, you might use rational
argumentation with one individual with other individuals you might use experience or spirituality or
character, or you might even speak regarding the revelation. Now we are going to discuss some of
these keys in a later episode so that you can learn as to how to use these keys with every single
individual that you speak to in order for you to help unlock that feature that is within their
hearts. Now Hope you enjoyed today's episode. If you have please leave a like and share this
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