SYNONYMS OF DA‘EE AND ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS IN THE LIGHT OF THE HOLY QUR’AN

Allah sent Du‘at [Pl. of Da‘ee i.e., Preachers] amongst all the nations in every epoch and in all lands, for the true guidance of man and persuasion to him to the right path. This is obvious from the verses of the Holy Qur’an: … 1 … 2 … 3 … 4 These Du‘at were sent in form of Ambya’ [Pl. of Nabi i.e., Prophets] and Rusul [Pl. of Rasool i.e., Messengers] and also as non-Prophet Reformers. These Ambya’ and Rusul left no stone unturned to bring man out from the darkness of ignorance to the light of Truth. After completion of Prophethood and Messengership at Prophet Muh}ammad this responsibility transmitted to Ummah of Muh}ammad . 1 Da‘ee plays an active role in establishment of peace and tranquility in human societies. But, for executing this task, Da‘ee adopts various modes of Da‘wah [modes of preaching] and due to the fact he is recognized and known with different names which could be regarded as the synonyms and substitutes of Da‘ee. This article aims to cast light on and elaborate the various aspects the pivot figure of the Holy Qurán ‘Ad-Da‘ee’, such as: its lexicon definitions; meanings in Islamic terminology and its synonyms and substitutes in the light of the Holy Qur’an?the most comprehensive book of Da‘wah and the last version of Shari‘ah.