Developing Professional Preachers through Marahil al-Da‘wah: A Framework for Skill Enhancement

Preachers are an important indicator that should be discussed in science of da’wah. One of the da’wah success factors is placed in the skills of the preacher in generating and arranging a delivery strategy. The skills aspect is a complicated matter for the individual preacher when they have not undergone an experience or learning process to solidify the spiritual, physical and mental aspects. The purpose of this article is to study the theories of preaching that have become the core in fiqh marahil al-da‘wah discussions. The marāḥil al-da‘wah framework provides a structured path to develop these professional competencies systematically, making it a vital model not only in theoretical discourse but also in applied training of contemporary preacher. This research has outlined two objectives, first to analyze the theory on fiqh marahil al-da‘wah. Secondly, to recommend as well as implement fiqh marahil al-da‘wah as an approach to integrate the preacher’s skills elements as an individual or in a group so that the practicality is suited to the current society conditions. Among the main aspects of preaching skills include knowledge, leadership, communication and da’wah approach. Each of these objectives was obtained and analyzed using content analysis method. The findings of this research have found three marahil al-da‘wah outlines beginning with marhalah al-ta‘rif (introduction level), marhalah al-takwin (formation level) and marhalah al-tanfidh (implementation level) is the basis for preachers to gain skills as a professional preacher. Future work suggested that these marahil al-da‘wah is able to help in raising the value of the professional preacher in the efforts to pique the interest of the mad’u in openly accepting da’wah.