re: #4 Guanxi88

This one’s puzzling to me. Does this mean that dawah requires they teach everybody Arabic first?

Good question. Short answer, no.

Islam is just fine with having a huge percentage of non-Arab believers who can’t understand more than a few phrases of their sacred text.

It’s a mechanical religion. Say the shahada, pray five times a day, give alms, go to Mecca if you can, and fast during Ramadan. That’s pretty much it.

Oh, and make sure you know the basic rules of sharia, so you don’t get bits chopped off.