Zeitgenössische Rufe zum Islam

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Abstract Modern daʿwah (the “summons” or “invitation” to practise Islam) comprises a wide range of activities and manifests itself in various contexts.

This study investigates Salafi daʿwah in Germany and the new social-religious movement behind it from its beginnings on a nationwide level to 2011. Based on an analysis of Salafi texts and lectures and fieldwork among Salafi lay activists, it explores Salafi definitions of daʿwah and “authentic Islam”, strategies, concepts and practices of Salafi preachers as well as recurrent motifs in their daʿwah. It also demonstrates which factors have shaped the different trends of the German Salafi movement and their calls to practise Islam during this period. The work reveals the complex and heterogeneous nature of Salafi daʿwah in Germany, and shows how Salafis - on a tightrope walk between dogmatism and strategic flexibility - constantly adapt their daʿwah to the changing sociopolitical environment, target groups and the assumed needs of daʿwah in Germany.