Daʿwa, a Qurʾānic term that refers to the activity of the Prophets which, over the course of Islamic history, developed into an important concept that encompassed and was used with a broad spectrum of meanings. These ranged from the ‘call’ to embrace Islam or the missionary activities of a particular grouping within Islam. In its narrow sense, the term can refer to a rallying cry to a common cause e.g. to the right path usually connected to the ethos, values and ideals of a particular school of thought in a specific period of history. At times, daʿwa …