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Allah SWT. mentioned clearly three different da’wah methodologies in the Qur’an namely; wisdom, beautiful preaching and best form of debate. This paper aims to discuss da’wah methodology of shaikh Yusuf Makassar. As a Sufi master shaikh Yusuf Makassar definitely used wisdom and beautiful preaching within his Sufi teachings as his da’wah methodology. This paper also highlights the achievements of different da’wah activists such as Maulana Muhammad. Ilyas, shaikh Ahmad Deedat, Dr Zakir Naik and Dr. Abd Rahman Al-Sumait who utilized different da’wah methodologies, as a comparative study. Where shaikh Ahmad Deedat and Dr. Zakir Naik used interfaith debate in their da’wah activities, and Maulana Muhammad Ilyas used the method of khuruj (reaching out to other Muslims) besides Sufism, while Dr. Abd. Rahman Al-Sumait carried out his da’wah activities as a Muslim philanthropist. All of them had remarkable achievements in da’wah despite utilizing different da’wah methodologies. In other words, the message of Islam can be disseminated through many different methodologies.

Da’wah methodology; Shaikh Yusuf Makassar; Sufism