Quran Universe
12:108

قُلۡ هَٰذِهِۦ سَبِيلِيٓ أَدۡعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا۠ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِيۖ وَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

Qul hathihi sabeelee adAAoo ila Allahi AAala baseeratin ana wamani ittabaAAanee wasubhana Allahi wama ana mina almushrikeena

Say, "This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who associate others with Him."

Word by word
  1. قُلۡSay
  2. هَٰذِهِۦThis
  3. سَبِيلِيٓ(is) my way
  4. أَدۡعُوٓاْI invite
  5. إِلَىto
  6. ٱللَّهِۚAllah
  7. عَلَىٰwith
  8. بَصِيرَةٍinsight
  9. أَنَا۠I
  10. وَمَنِand whoever
  11. ٱتَّبَعَنِيۖfollows me
  12. وَسُبۡحَٰنَAnd Glory be
  13. ٱللَّهِ(to) Allah
  14. وَمَآand not
  15. أَنَا۠I am
  16. مِنَof
  17. ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَthe polytheists
Yusuf · 12:108Makkah

This is my way: I call to Allah with clear sight.

The Prophet's ﷺ path, and those who follow it

The way
the Prophet ﷺcalls to Allah
those who followcall the same way
with
insightknowledge and certainty
How to call
loud and unsureguesswork
clear and certainwith knowledge

Allah tells the Prophet ﷺ to declare: this is my way. Ibn Kathir says he called to the testimony that there is no god but Allah with sure knowledge, certainty and evidence, and those who follow him call the same way. Glorified is Allah above any partner.

Someone at work asks about your faith. You can bluff, or say: let me find out properly and come back. Clear sight first, then speaking. Following the Prophet ﷺ means learning before teaching.

Sharing my faith just means saying something, anything.

The Prophet's ﷺ way is calling to Allah with knowledge and clear sight.

Try this

Learn one thing properly today that someone might ask you about your faith.

Related17:44
Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Say "This is my way; I invite unto Allah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me. And Glorified and Exalted be Allah. And I am not of the idolators. (108)

The Messenger's Way

Allah orders His Messenger ﷺ to say to mankind and the Jinns that this is his way, meaning, his method, path and Sunnah, concentrating on calling to the testimony that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone without partners. The Messenger ﷺ calls to this testimonial with sure knowledge, certainty and firm evidence. He calls to this way, and those who followed him call to what Allah's Messenger ﷺ called to with sure knowledge, certainty and evidence, whether logical or religious evidence,

وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

(And Glorified and Exalted be Allah.) This part of the Ayah means, I glorify, honor, revere and praise Allah from having a partner, equal, rival, parent, son, wife, minister or advisor. All praise and honor be to Allah, glorified He is from all that they attribute to Him,

تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرْضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ ۚ وَإِن مِّن شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا

(The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein, glorify Him, and there is not a thing but glorifies His praise. But you understand not their glorification. Truly, He is Ever Forbearing, Oft-Forgiving.)[17:44]