USLUB DA’WAH IN DĪWĀN IMAM SHĀFIᶜĪ

Uslūb Dakwah Dalam Dīwān Imam ShāfiᶜĪ

Abstract

Verses in poetry are not just being composed for the purpose of entertainment only, but they have more than the important roles in da’wah. The utterances in the poetry do not only symbolise the thought and the personality of the poet. This research is to identify the uslub da’wah found in Imam Shāfi’ī’s poetry. Imam Shāfi’ī was a famous and great theologian during the second hijri century. His philosophical knowledge covers the areas of fiqh and Arabic. Nevertheless, people know him for his Shafi'i fiqh rather than his poetries. He was a diligent preacher in making the Muslims understand Islam through his preach orally and even in writings. His poetries deserved to be put forward because of his ability to integrate the value of da’wah and literature. The biggest part of his poetries is about morality, values and the lives of the society at that time. This research used a qualitative method by using the content analysis as the research design. Every single verse contained in the DīwānImam Shāfi’ī was being analysed to determine the elements of the uslub da’wah. The findings revealed that among the uslub elements found in the poem are humour, avoidance in debating with lower ability people, manners in debating and paying back something wicked with kindness.