Urgensi Filsafat Dakwah dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi Calon Praktisi Dakwah

This paper seeks to explain the urgency of the philosophy of da'wah in developing students' understanding of da’wah science related-units in the Department of Islamic Broadcast and Communication Study, Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel (UINSA) Surabaya. Applying a library and field research approach, this study found that the da’wah philosophy unit has contributed to increasing students' understanding with regard to the scope and area of da'wah science. In addition, the unit of da'wah philosophy is useful for examining the process of da'wah deeply through philosophical methodologies, including critical thinking, that is useful for students those who are candidate of Islamic preachers (da’i).