dawah

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noun

Islamic proselytism, particularly through preaching

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da'wah
OriginArabic دَعْوَة →
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Meanings

noundawah (uncountable)

alternative da'wa · alternative da'wah · alternative dakwah

  1. uncountableIslamIslamic proselytism, particularly through preaching

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmissionary work for Islam

Similar
da'wah
Broader
missionmissionary work

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicدَعْوَة“call to action; invitation”
  2. Englishdawah

From Arabic دَعْوَة (daʕwa, “call to action; invitation”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dhawaAwadh
Cite this entry
APA

dawah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawah

MLA

“dawah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dawah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dawah.

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