Da'i

{{Short description|Subclass of islamic missionary}}

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A da'i ({{langx|ar|داعي|dāʿī|inviter, caller}}, {{IPA|ar|ˈdæːʕi(ː)|}}) is generally someone who engages in Dawah, the act of inviting people to Islam.{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e478?_hi=12&_pos=7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618015647/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e478?_hi=12&_pos=7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |title=Oxford Islamic Studies Online |publisher= |date=6 May 2008 |access-date=19 September 2012}}