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A '''da'i''' ({{lang-ar|داعي|dā‘īy}}) is someone who engages in [[da'wah]], the act of inviting people to [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e478?_hi=12&_pos=7 |title=Oxford Islamic Studies Online |publisher=Oxfordislamicstudies.com |date=2008-05-06 |accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref> |
A '''da'i''' ({{lang-ar|داعي|dā‘īy}}) is someone who engages in [[da'wah]], the act of inviting people to [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e478?_hi=12&_pos=7 |title=Oxford Islamic Studies Online |publisher=Oxfordislamicstudies.com |date=2008-05-06 |accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref> |
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==In Dawoodi Bohra tradition== |
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In the [[Fatimid]] era [[Ismaili]] faith, the term ''dā'ī'' has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary [[Shi'a Imam|Imam]]s, and the Da'wa or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation. Literally meaning "absolute missionary" or "unrestricted missionary", ''[[Da'i al-Mutlaq]]'' is nowadays the title of the head of the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] community.<ref>[http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/duat/52duat.html List of Dawoodi Bohra Da'is] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716180440/http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/duat/52duat.html |date=July 16, 2012 }}</ref> |
In the [[Fatimid]] era [[Ismaili]] faith, the term ''dā'ī'' has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary [[Shi'a Imam|Imam]]s, and the Da'wa or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation. Literally meaning "absolute missionary" or "unrestricted missionary", ''[[Da'i al-Mutlaq]]'' is nowadays the title of the head of the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] community.<ref>[http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/duat/52duat.html List of Dawoodi Bohra Da'is] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716180440/http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/duat/52duat.html |date=July 16, 2012 }}</ref> |
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A da'i (Template:Lang-ar) is someone who engages in da'wah, the act of inviting people to Islam.[1]
In the Fatimid era Ismaili faith, the term dā'ī has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imams, and the Da'wa or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation. Literally meaning "absolute missionary" or "unrestricted missionary", Da'i al-Mutlaq is nowadays the title of the head of the Dawoodi Bohra community.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Oxford Islamic Studies Online". Oxfordislamicstudies.com. 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ List of Dawoodi Bohra Da'is Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine