Creativity Session

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CreativitySession

• Using Technology for Islamic Dawah - Imam Joban

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Using Technology for Islamic Dawah

• Islamic Center of Olympia,WA

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Agenda

• Overview
• Brainstorming objectives
• Rules
• Brainstorming activities
• Summarize
• Next steps

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Any Precedents ?

• Quick overview of Techniques of Prophet Muhammad
  (peace Be upon Him)
• Calling out on Mount Safa
• Meeting in Hajj Pilgrims camps
• Using letters/ couriers for 4 kings
• Using fastest horses to get the message thru

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Shaikh Abdullah Bin Abdul Azeez ibn Bazs Fatwa

• Using Media for Giving Dawah
• The use of media has become one of the most
  successful and beneficial means of communication
  in this age. This is due to its popularity and it
  being a weapon with two edges.
• If the media, such as radio, newspapers and
  television, are used for giving dawah, and for
  guiding people to Allaah and what the Prophet
  Muhammad has brought, then this is a great thing
  which can benefit the Ummah wherever they are, by
  the permission of Allaah. This can also benefit
  the non-Muslims in helping them to understand
  Islaam and comprehend it, learn about its merits
  and know that it is the path to success in this
  world and in the Hereafter.

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Ibn Bazs Fatwa

• It is obligatory for the daaees, as well as for
  the Muslim rulers to contribute in giving dawah
  in every way they can, through the use of radio,
  newspaper, television and in speeches giving in
  gatherings on Jumah (Friday) as well as on other
  days. They should also use other means which
  enable the people to hear the truth, in all the
  languages used by the people, so that dawah and
  advice can reach them wherever they are in the
  world, in their own languages.

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Brain-Storming Rules

• No idea is a bad idea
• Be creative
• Take risks
• No criticism allowed

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Brainstorming Activity

• Generate ideas
• Use games and exercises to warm up your
  creative thinking
• When ideas slow down, try another exercise to
  generate fresh ideas
• Breaking into smaller groups may be helpful
• Use a computer to capture every comment/idea (in
  Microsoft PowerPoint, of course, using Meeting
  Minder)

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This is an inter-active lecture !

• Please participate or objective will be lost !

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Pager and Cell-phones

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !
• Speak louder, Sisters, we cant hear you!

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E-mail Dawah

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !
• Speak louder, Sisters, we cant hear you!

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Powerpoint

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !

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Projector

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !
• Speak louder, Sisters, we cant hear you!

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Flash Presentation

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !

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MP3 files

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !

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Media and Journalism

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !

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Booths in Malls

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !

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Large TV or Lap-top ppt.

• Tell me what all do you think are the uses for it
  for facilitating dawah, preventing waste of time
  or any other way that you can think of !

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Scrolling messages

• Scrolling messages on Bill-boards

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Satellite Dish

• Or Cable TV
• Makkah / Madeenah Taraveeh
• Islamic Programming
• Bridges TV (First Muslim owned Cable)

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What is the conclusion or inference?

• Uses
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• New frontiers
• Areas for research for the muslims
• Breaking barriers
• Opening new fronts for Dawah

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Summarize

• Review ideas
• Vote on top candidates and consolidate
• Check requirements and restrictions
• Trim list to top 5-10 ideas

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Next Steps

• Describe what happens next
• Research the ideas generated?
• Follow up with larger group?
• Generate action items for follow-up
• Start turning ideas into reality.

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Any questions, suggestions ?

• Imam Joban Olympia Masjid

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