Or he may be obstinate and oppositional; such a person is to be argued with in the most gracious manner. If he retracts, so be it; otherwise, one should move on to something other than debate, if that is possible…" End of Ibn al-Qayyim’s words.

In light of this, the proper method of daʿwah and what it demands become evident, as does the error of some groups that claim to engage in daʿwah while in fact deviating from the sound path laid down by Allah and His Messenger.