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In the Quran (Koran), the term dawah has other senses. In Sura 30 of the Quran, it denotes the call to the dead to rise from the tomb on the Day of Judgment. When used in the Quran it generally refers to God's invitation to live according to his will. Thus, when used in the first centuries of Islam, it increasingly referred to the content of that message and was sometimes used interchangeably with sharī'a (law) and dīn (way of life). It is also described as the duty to "actively encourage fellow Muslims in the pursuance of greater piety in all aspects of their lives," a definition which has become central to contemporary Islamic thought.

In Islamic theology, the purpose of dawah is to "invite" people, both Muslims and non-Muslims, to understand the worship of Allah as expressed in the Qur'an, as well as to inform them about the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. As directed to For the non-Muslims, it consists of explaining Islam through acts, discussions, and dialogue.