Putrajaya: The National Da’wah Programme (PDN) 2025, launched today, will mobilise more than 1,000 da’wah programmes nationwide throughout its implementation, making it one of the largest national-scale da’wah initiatives to date. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar announced that the programme, which runs until December 15, is designed as a comprehensive movement to coordinate, strengthen, and unify da’wah efforts through a more structured, inclusive, and high-impact approach.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, PDN 2025 aims to coordinate various da’wah initiatives through an approach rooted in compassion, wisdom, and authentic Islamic understanding. This initiative involves cooperation between the government, Islamic NGOs, and the public. The launch event, held at the Opening Ceremony of the International Sama’ Hadith Sahih Muslim 2025 at Putra Mosque, showcased the programme’s theme, ‘Cultivating Etiquette to Build the Nation,’ which focuses on shaping a knowledgeable and well-mannered society as the foundation of national development, in line with the Malaysia MADANI agenda.
The programme’s schedule includes seminars and knowledge sessions, da’wah expeditions, compassionate outreach, welfare activities, screenings of syariah-compliant films, and highlights the National Da’i Award. Mohd Na’im expressed that PDN 2025 is expected to address narrow interpretations, misunderstandings, and elements of extremism in religion by strengthening a culture of knowledge and understanding based on evidence.
The launch of PDN 2025 also marked the beginning of the International Sama’ Hadith Sahih Muslim 2025, a hadith listening and scholarly transmission session held from November 19 to 28, following the success of the Sama’ Hadith Sahih al-Bukhari event last year. The event gathers scholars and intellectuals from Egypt, Tunisia, India, Bahrain, Syria, Indonesia, and local figures, which Mohd Na’im described as a symbol of Islamic unity transcending the borders of race and nation.
‘Through this sama’ hadith tradition, we continue the chain of scholarly transmission (sanad) between past scholars and the present generation, a continuity of knowledge filled with meaning and blessings. This event is not merely a hadith recitation ritual, but an effort to enliven the culture of knowledge and balanced Islamic thought based on authentic texts,’ he said.