Religious Organisations and Dawah

Abstract

Nasrullahi-l- fatih society of Nigeria is one of the Muslim organisations with national identity and grass root influence. The twenty years old organisation that has its head quarter in Lagos, Nigeria has not only gained international recognition that has positive impacts on the economic, social, political, educational and spiritual life of many Muslims. The organisation, in its bid to reach the grass root, inaugurates branches and prayer units at strategic locations throughout the federation and even beyond it's central coordination helps in preserving it's unique feature of taking aggressive approach in solving some of the contemporary challenges that are militating against the growth of islam in the world over. This paper examine some da'wah activities of the Ilorin branch of the organization with a view to identifying the role played by the organization in propagating Islam within and outside the Ilorin emirate using a historical research method. Data of the work were collected majorly from printed materials and oral interview with major stakeholders. Findings of the work revealed that notwithstanding, the numerous in-house da'wah activities of the branch, it's impact is rarely felt in the surrounding towns and villages of the city of ilorin and if the propagation I'd not taken out if these villages, the objective of the organisation would only be partially achieved.