The Relevance of the Prophet Muhammad’s Da’wah Strategies during the Meccan Period to Contemporary Islamic Religious Education

Abstract

This study examines the relevance of the Prophet Muhammad’s da’wah strategies during the Meccan period to contemporary Islamic Religious Education (PAI). The study uses a qualitative approach with a library research design. Data were collected through documentation of relevant Qur’anic verses, scholarly books, and journal articles, then analyzed descriptively and thematically. The discussion identifies several key strategies: gradual instruction, the development of an early Muslim community, open communication, exemplary conduct, and patience in responding to rejection. These strategies contain educational values, including strengthening faith, moral development, contextual learning, dialogic communication, resilience, and social solidarity. In contemporary PAI, these values can be applied through case-based learning, teacher role modelling, reflective discussion, constructive feedback, and collaboration among schools, families, and peers. The study concludes that the Meccan da’wah provides educational principles that can be critically adapted to modern learning contexts rather than copied literally from their historical setting.