dawah

/ ˈdɑːwə /

noun

1. Islam the practice or policy of conveying the message of Islam to non-Muslims

Word History and Origins

Origin of dawah¹

C21: from Arabic

Example Sentences

At Dawah Bookshop in Leimert Park, he blends his own perfume oils, and at Dover Street Market, where everyone knows him by name, he’s most recently been drawn to the Edward Bess perfume collection.

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Abbas Musa, the imam at the Al Islam Dawah mosque in Pensacola, said he did not recognize the shooting suspect, and said news of the attack had made his skin crawl.

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“The Saudis really put a lot of money into the ‘Dawah’ machine to try to out-compete Iran around the world,” Byman said, referring to the kingdom’s proselytizing efforts.

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“The Saudis really put a lot of money into the ‘Dawah’ machine to try to out-compete Iran around the world,” Byman said, referring to the kingdom’s proselytizing efforts.

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"The Saudis really put a lot of money into the 'Dawah' machine to try to out-compete Iran around the world," Byman said, referring to the kingdom's proselytizing efforts.

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