The Sublime Dialogue and its Influence on The Others in The Light of Prophetic Sunnah

Dialogue is a key means of communication with the other; since man practices it all the time and in all fields. The sublime dialogue is the main way for protecting the dialogists against any conflict or dispute; one cannot live away from the other people; rather, one is obliged to communicate with them through constructive and sublime dialogue in order to express his desires, needs, issues, senses and tendencies. Therefore, maintaining dialogue ethics and good manners enable dialogists to enjoy a fruitful dialogue, away from any futile debate. The main reason behind studying this subject is the appearance of many Muslim callers who discuss various issues with secularists and non-Muslims without mastering the prophetic etiquette of Da'wah and its means while discussing these issues; thus, they mispresent their Da'wah unintentionally. This paper aims at helping the reader to know the ethics and the Prophetic manners s/he should have while conducting dialogue with others as well as helping them have positive influence on them to avoid any conflict among the dialogists. It, also, aims to change the non-Muslims' negative view towards Islam which depicts it as a religion which is away from dialogue and communication with dissenters. Furthermore, this research tackles the problem of: conflict and immoral acts among dialogists due to their non-familiarity with the sublime and lofty prophetic manners on dealing with the various community sects. The Importance of this research is materialized in pointing out the morals and prophetic manners in dialogue with the others and building a Muslim generation which show the good image of Islamic religion through the sublime dialogue based upon principles set by our Prophet for his nation through his sayings and deeds. This paper utilizes the inductive approach through collecting and objectively studying relative narrations to this subject-matter for knowing the ethics and approaches practiced by Allah’s Prophet during his dialogues with the others and their influence on them. The research has reached several conclusions, the most important of which are:
- dialogue is a key means of Da’wah to Allah’s.
- It is necessary to comply with the dialogue ethics set by the Islamic Law in the Quran or Sunnah for ensuring the success of dialogue.
- Non-compliance with the dialogue morals may result in negative outcomes such as disharmony and difference among the dialogists.
- Dialogue is the appropriate way and approach for reaching the political, economic or social reform.
- Difference of views should not damage amicability among the dialogists.
The Research recommends: the necessity of preparing dialogists according to the morals set by the Sunnah for Dawah to Allah with wisdom and good instruction.
- It is necessary for the Islamic schools and universities' officials to teach Dialogue in schools as an independent subject so that the Muslim students may master the art and ethics of dialogue. Moreover, several conferences and symposia, under the title of Dialogue and Its Ethics and Approaches should be held.