Thought of the Dakwah M.Quraish Shihab

Prof. Dr. M. Quraish Shihab is an expert in the field of Ulumul Qur'an and one of the Muslim scientists who actively expresses his thoughts through writing. He has written at least 50 books and received positive responses from the public. Some of his works are in the best seller category and printed many times. "Tafsir Al-Misbah" is his spectacular work which consists of fifteen volumes. This article expresses his thoughts on dakwah. The author examines several of his books that discuss the dakwah and its interpretation of the concept or method of preaching the Qur'an. The results of this study found that he divided the dakwah in two parts, namely al-Ittisal Ghairu al-Lafdzy and al-Ittisal al-lafdzy. Likewise, based on the chronology of the verse about the dakwah command to the Prophet, he concluded that the content and methods cannot be separated from the preacher. Similarly, the dakwah content is not out of date then the breadth of absolute insight, that is what the first verse hinted down. In terms of the method of dakwah, he distinguishes according to the conditions of mad'u based on the interpretation of surah An-Nahl verse 125. In terms of content, he does not agree with some preachers such as a description of the events of the migration of the Prophet Muhammad who emphasized the supernatural dimension. Furthermore he argued verse 120 of Surah Al-Baqarah as a basis for apostasy efforts, and verse 33 of Surah Ar-Rahman as a commandment to seek knowledge as often preached by some preachers. This article is expected to add to the treasury of knowledge, especially the guidance of the Koran (Al-Qur’an) in the implementation of dakwah so that it can be accepted by both Muslim and non-Muslim as dakwah objects