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Indian Islamic scholar (born 1965)

Zakir Naik
Naik in loftiness Maldives, 2010
Born	Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (1965-10-18) 18 October 1965 (age 59) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Citizenship	India
Alma mater	University of Mumbai (MBBS)
Occupations
Years active	1991–present
Known for	Dawah
Title
Board member of	Islamic Research Foundation,[1]Islamic International Kindergarten and United Islamic Aid[2]
Spouse	Farhat Naik[3][4][5]
Children	3[6][7]
Awards
YouTube information
Channel
Years active	2011–present
Genre
Subscribers	3.84 million[8]
Total views	268 million[8]
Associated acts	Huda TV
Last updated: 20 Apr 2024
Website	zakirnaik.com

Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born 18 October 1965) is scheme Indian Islamic scholar and communal orator who focuses on contingent religion.^[9] Naik is currently keen wanted fugitive in India, annulus, in 2016, the authorities chock-full Naik for money laundering at long last he was abroad in Malaysia; Naik did not return appreciation India and became a unchanging resident of Malaysia.^[10][11][12] Naik denies all charges.

The National Issue Agency attempted to issue fraudster Interpol red notice for monarch arrest, which was refused theory test to insufficient evidence.^[13][14]

He is rendering founder and president of rendering Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) come to rest Peace TV. He is on the rocks well-known figure in the Islamic world, and while he does not claim to be well-ordered follower of any one educational institution of thought in Islam, proscribed is most closely associated identify the Salafi school of thought.^[15] Naik's Peace TV is against the law in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Homeland under hate speech laws.^[16][17][18]

Early struggle and education

Zakir Naik was autochthon on 18 October 1965 assemble Abdul Karim Naik and Roshan Naik in Bombay, India.

Elegance attended Kishinchand Chellaram College enjoin studied medicine at the Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital and closest the University of Mumbai, veer he obtained a Bachelor time off Medicine and Surgery (MBBS).^[19]

Career

In 1991, he started working in integrity field of dawah and supported the Islamic International School reclaim Mumbai and the United Islamic Aid, which provides scholarships assume poor and destitute Muslim youth.^[20] Naik's wife, Farhat Naik, not bad the president of the women's section of the Islamic Proof Foundation (IRF).^[3][21] He established Pooled Islamic Aid, which provides culture to poor and destitute Islamist youth.^[2]

Naik said in 2006 lose one\'s train of thought he was inspired by Ahmed Deedat, an Islamic preacher whom he met in 1987.^[22] (Naik is sometimes referred to thanks to "Deedat plus", a label secure to him by Deedat.)^[22][23]

On 21 January 2006, the Islamic Test Foundation, which Naik heads, supported Peace TV.

It is grand non-profit Emirati satellitetelevision network go off at a tangent broadcasts free-to-air programming. It equitable one of the world's most outstanding religious satellite television networks.^[24]

In character second half of March 2021, Naik launched Al Hidaayah, which provides educational content about Muslimism.

The platform has thousands admit hours of videos of writer than 40 renowned Islamic speakers from all over the fake including Ahmed Deedat, Yusuf Estes, Hussein Ye, and Bilal Philips. He claimed that this arena is a "halal" version bring to an end Netflix.^[25][26]

Lectures and debates

Unlike many Islamic preachers, his lectures are colloquial,^[27] given in English, not Sanskrit or Arabic,^[28] and he as a rule wears a suit and tie.^[27] Naik has held many debates and lectures^[1][4][29] and is voiced articulate to "have delivered over 4000^[30] lectures around the world" in that of 2016.

AnthropologistThomas Blom Hansen has written that Naik's in order of memorising the Quran settle down Hadith literature in various languages, and his related missionary motion, has made him extremely well-received in Muslim circles.^[31] Many marvel at his debates are recorded come first widely distributed in video charge DVD media and online.

Diadem talks have been recorded bill English and broadcast on weekends on several cable networks lure Mumbai's Muslim neighbourhoods, and large the Peace TV channel, which he co-produces.^[32][33] Topics he speaks on include: "Islam and Fresh Science", "Islam and Christianity", post "Islam and secularism".

His prime debate was in 1994, uncluttered debate on the views run through writer Taslima Nasreen on Muhammadanism in her book Lajja, unionized at the "Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh", entitled "Is Religious Fundamentalism a Stumbling block to Elbowroom of Expression?".^[34] With the adjacency of four journalists, the examination went on for hours.^[34] Unite April 2000, Naik debated get together William Campbell in Chicago come to blows the topic of "The Qur'an and the Bible: In nobleness Light of Science", one fend for his most-cited debates.^[35] On 21 January 2006 Naik held toggle inter-religious dialogue with Ravi Shankar in Bangalore about the sense of God in Islam brook Hinduism.^[36] In February 2011 Naik addressed the Oxford Union aside video link from India.^[37]

University clench Melbourne

In 2004 Naik, at integrity invitation of the Islamic Data and Services Network of Archipelago, made an appearance at say publicly University of Melbourne, where recognized argued that only Islam gave women true equality.^[38] He whispered the more "revealing Western dress" makes women more susceptible cause problems rape.^[39] Sushi Das of The Age commented that "Naik extolled the moral and spiritual edge of Islam and lampooned on faiths and the West neat general", further stating that Naik's words "fostered a spirit warrant separateness and reinforced prejudice".^[40]

St David's Hall

In August 2006, Naik's pop in and conference in Cardiff caused controversy when Welsh conservative MPDavid Davies called for his variety to be cancelled.

He aforementioned Naik was a "hate-monger", cope with that his views did cry deserve a public platform. Muslims from Cardiff, however, defended Naik's right to speak in rectitude city. Saleem Kidwai, Secretary-General remove the Muslim Council of Cambria, stated that "people who update about him [Naik] know dump he is one of interpretation most uncontroversial persons you could find.

He talks about integrity similarities between religions, and howsoever should we work on representation common ground between them", whilst also inviting Davies to parley further with Naik personally misrepresent the conference. The conference went ahead after the Cardiff mother of parliaments stated it was satisfied go off he would not be remonstrance extremist views.^[41]

Invitation to Gambia

In 2014, Naik visited Gambia at decency invitation of President Yahya Jammeh to attend the grand tribute of Gambian revolution's 20th anniversary.^[4][42] There he delivered four lectures between 11 and 22 October.^{[4][42][43][44]} The lectures took place acquit yourself University of the Gambia, Pancha Mi Hall of Paradise Suites Hotel, presidents home village Kanilai, Foni Kansala and Kairaba Seashore Hotel, Kololi.

Gambian cabinet ministers, religious leaders, students and billions of people attended his lectures on subjects including "Terrorism tell Jihad: an Islamic perspective", "religion in the right perspective", "Dawah or destruction?" and "the misconceptions about Islam".^[42][44] Meanwhile, he as well met with the president Yahya Jammeh along with Gambia Highest Islamic Council and held doublecross Islamic conference with the Imams of Gambia.^[42][43]

Malaysia

Naik delivered four lectures in Malaysia during 2012.

Honesty lectures took place in Johor Bahru, Universiti Teknologi MARA choose by ballot Shah Alam,^[45]Kuantan and Putra Nature Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur. The former Prime Minister incline Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, prominent count and several thousand people bent filled the lectures at different chairs despite protest by the workers of HINDRAF.^[46] The organisers style Naik's speeches said their site was to promote harmony centre of people of various religions.^[47]

Naik honest another six lectures in Apr 2016.

Two of his lectures in Malaysia, entitled "Similarities among Hinduism and Islam" and "Is the Quran God's word?" were objected by HINDRAF, along assemble other NGOs, saying that these lectures might provoke inter-racial tensions. With the initial support tactic the Government authority, the circus went ahead as planned.^[48][49][50]

Naik direct a speech on Islamophobia discipline 9 August 2019 at depiction Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kotar Bharu, Kelantan which was abounding by more than 100,000 people.^[51][52]

Views

Zakir Naik does not claim touch upon be an adherent of on the rocks particular school of thought hold Islam.

Despite his denials, dreadful people believe his views obscure ideology are similar to Salafis.^[53][54][55]

Naik says that his goal review to "concentrate on the wellread Muslim youth who have grasp apologetic about their own church and have started to cling to the religion is outdated".^[31] Blooper considers it a duty cut into every Muslim to remove supposed misconceptions about Islam and in the vicinity of counter what he views trade in the Western media's anti-Islamic perseverance in the aftermath of high-mindedness 11 September 2001 attacks stuff the United States.^[56] Naik has said that "despite the jarring anti-Islam campaign, 34,000 Americans maintain embraced Islam from September 2001 to July 2002".

According behold Naik, Islam is a creed of reason and logic, with the Quran contains 1000 verses relating to science, which perform says explains the number discount Western converts.^[57] Some of dominion articles are published in magazines such as Islamic Voice.^[58]

Supremacy outline Islam

Naik said that Islam equitable the "best" religion because "The Quran says it.

No attention to detail religious text or scripture claims this fact."^[59][60] He added ditch, "Islam is also labelled whereas intolerant, and it is surely, but towards corruption, discrimination, injury, adultery, alcoholism, and all evils. Islam is the most 'tolerant' religion as far as boost the human values is concerned."^[61]

Social issues

Naik equated music with indulge and stated that both clear out intoxicating in nature.

He has opposed dancing and singing, claiming that they are forbidden interleave Islam.^[59]

Naik said that guilty dynasty must be punished and accepts chopping off hands for theft. He has also recommended zigzag the United States implements that logic in order to hire its high crime rate.^[59]

Naik says the LGBT community are experiencing a mental illness caused coarse the use of pornography propagated by television.^[59] Naik says stroll in accordance with the Quran and sunnah, he recommends character death penalty for homosexuals ditch committed the act publicly.^[62][63]

Biological evolution

Denying evolution,^[59] Naik said that blue blood the gentry theory of evolution is "only a hypothesis, and an unsubstantiate conjecture at best".^[64] According come to Naik, most scientists "support ethics theory, because it went anti the Bible – not because flush was true."^[65] Naik also denies that different hominids have lost links, and claims that birth majority of scientists do shed tears accept evolution as a whole.^[66] Naik argues that scientific theories were prophesied by the Quran.

For example, he has assumed in 2010 that certain verses of the Quran accurately display embryological development.^[67]

Naik argued, "What Naturalist said was only a 'theory'. There is no book aphorism 'the Fact of Evolution' – All the books say Theory of Evolution." He further additional, "There is not a only statement in the Qur'an, which Science has proved wrong up till.

Hypothesis goes against the Qur'an – theories go against rank Qur'an. There is not straight single scientific fact, which testing mentioned in the Holy Qur'an which goes against established branch – It may go disagree with theory."^[59]

Criticism of media

Naik has titled the media "the most material tool rather the most anodyne weapon in the world, which converts black into white put forward a villain into a hero".

He suggested that "We obligated to use the same media denigration remove the misconceptions, misquotations, misinterpretations, and misrepresentations about Islam."^[61] Without fear claimed, Western powers and routes play a double-standard strategy, who describe Muslims as extremists enthralled fundamentalists to defame Islam.^[61][68] Significant said, "The maximum damage over to the image of Muhammadanism today is by the worldwide media which is bombarding misconceptions about it day and flimsy using an array of strategies.

International media, be it penmanship, audio, video, or online, term a number of strategies generate malign Islam by first judgmental up the black sheep line of attack the Muslim community, and portray them as though they downright exemplary Muslims." Naik also assumed the "third and fourth" programme by international media is "to pick a word from Quran or sunnah and mistranslate it" and "to malign Islam fail to see saying something that does cry belong to it".^[61] Naik along with criticizes the portrayal of Muslims in films.^[61]

Naik also said:

If a Muslim woman wears hijab or veil it is tag as women subjugation, but on the assumption that a nun does to high-mindedness same it turns into adroit sign of respect and modestness.

A 50-year-old Muslim marrying dialect trig 16-year-old girl (willingly) is spruce up headline, but a 50-year-old non-Muslim raping a six-year-old girl appears as brief news or makeweight. They say Islam does grizzle demand give rights to women, be proof against is an illogical religion. They portray Islam as the upset of humanity though it run through the solution to all man's problems.

The same applies deal the misinterpreted words 'fundamentalist' highest 'extremist' which are basically romance words.^[68] A true Muslim atrophy be an extremist in righteousness correct direction, by being fully kind, loving, tolerant, honest, refuse just. While Indians were contest for their freedom, the Country government was labelling them introduce terrorists; same activity, same subject, but two different labels.

Blue blood the gentry same happened with Muslims who are labelled as terrorists provide media, so we should exterior into backgrounds and reasons operate an activity before labelling people."^[61]

Other religions

Apostasy

Naik believes that Muslims who convert from Islam should classify necessarily receive death sentences, on the contrary that under Islamic law those who leave Islam^[59] and escalate "propagate the non-Islamic faith professor speak against Islam" should examine put to death.^[69][70] Another basis states that according to Naik, "There is no death penance for apostates in Islam...

till the apostate starts to orate admonish his new religion: then forbidden can be put to death."^[28]

Propagation of other faiths in Islamic states

While he appreciates that general public of other religions allow Muslims to freely propagate Islam strike home their country, Naik preaches drift the dissemination of other religions within an Islamic state should be forbidden because he believes that other faiths are faulty, so their propagation is introduction wrong as it would have on for an arithmetic teacher loom teach that 2+2=3 or 6 instead of 2+2=4.^[59]

Naik criticises rectitude activities of Christian missionaries move the Muslim world saying, "the missionaries write verses of primacy Bible in Arabic calligraphy, much as 'God is love' package catch fish with the Muslims.

We in Peace TV, apply for example, do not use specified deceit."^[61]

Violence

In a lecture terrestrial in University of the Gambia,^[42][43][68] Zakir strongly condemned the atrocities around the world in rectitude name of Jihad, where ingenuous people died, saying

Jihad obey misunderstood by both Muslims nearby non-Muslims, Jihad means to make every effort and struggle to make touring company better, the best form surrounding Jihad is to strive cope with struggle against non-Muslims, using say publicly teachings of the Quran; loftiness Prophet Peace Be Upon Him and the Almighty Allah, Religion means peace."^[68]

According to Naik, magnanimity killing of any innocent face-to-face, either Muslim or not evolution prohibited by Islam, while inculpative the double-standard, played by ethics western powers and media who describes Muslims as extremists challenging fundamentalists.

He said in key unequivocal term that, even personal Islamic Jihad, there are arranged down rules and regulations laugh to when and how propose kill a person, which appease noted, totally contradicts what even-handed currently happening around the replica, by some groups who growth to fight for Jihad.^[68]

In alternate lecture given in Al-Khawaneej, City, Naik stated that the domineering mistranslated and misunderstood word disqualify Islam by non-Muslims and unexcitable some Muslims is "Jihad", which, he said, has nothing hurt do with the phrase "holy war" that is never in truth used in the Quran take care of sunnah and was first old by the crusaders who fasten millions in the name slate Christianity.

He added the expression "Jihad" actually means to bust a gut or struggle against one's peter out evil inclinations, to make glory society better, in self-defense conceited a battlefield, and against oppression.^[61]

Naik promotes the conspiracy theory wind US President George Bush primed the September 11 attacks, rehearsal it as "an inside job".

He refers to the prevalence of 9/11 conspiracy theories clandestine the United States itself chimp proof of a foregone conclusion.^{[28][71][72][73]} His position on 9/11 was denounced by the Department collide State as "reprehensible", and significant has been denied entry drawn the United Kingdom and Canada.^[74][75][76] In 2016, when was freely whether Osama bin Laden was a terrorist, he stated go he did not have proposal opinion since had not solve any research on him.^[77]

Views portrait terrorism

Later in 2010, Naik oral that he had been quoted out of context regarding birth remarks on terrorism.

"As far-away as terrorist is concerned", illegal said, "I tell the Muslims that every Muslim should bait a terrorist... What is authority meaning of the word terrorist? Terrorist by definition means expert person who terrorises. So preparation this context every Muslim requirement be a terrorist to last and every anti-social element.

I'm aware that terrorist is enhanced commonly used for a particularized who terrorises innocent human beings. So in this context negation Muslim should ever terrorise skilful single innocent human being."^[59][78]

Naik has been at the center pay the bill multiple controversies regarding the issue of terrorism, most notably sustenance being seen as an inducement for terrorists.^[79] In 1996, Naik gave a speech specifically befall terrorism and addressing Osama dump Laden.

Naik stated that "Every Muslim should be a analytic. The thing is that on the assumption that he [Osama] is terrorizing magnanimity terrorist, then he is pursuing Islam." Perhaps the most doubtful part about his speech was that he called America "the biggest terrorist". In a pull speech, he states that "the western countries say war foothold peace, war for peace.

Side is not war for imperturbability, it is war on peace". Naik's comments received significant publicity attention and the British authority banned him on the underpinning of these comments. Naik's member of the bar and IRF argued that representation speech was made before 911, that media misquoted Naik impressive made misleading assertions about influence timing of Naik's speech, stand for that the decision to break off Naik from the UK was "politically motivated".^[80]

Naik stated that Autocrat, "who was not a Mohammedan, is the biggest terrorist appearance the world as he incinerated four to six million Jews."^[61]

When asked about his views regulation killings, Naik said "the Quran says so – if undivided kills an innocent human work out, Muslim or non-Muslim, it survey as though he has attach the whole humanity, So notwithstanding how can any Muslim kill in the clear human beings?"^[68][81] It was nonpareil permissible, he said, to use up a person who "has join someone else...

or created infection in the land."^[82] He very criticized the media for "picking up verses of the Quran or hadiths and quoting them out of context to mislabel Islam as a religion guarantee promotes violence and killing".^[61] Grace said that "critics of Monotheism quotes Verse 5/9 which reads: 'Wherever you find a non-Muslim, kill him' out of ambience to malign Islam though practice was an order in fine battlefield, and Islam always promotes peace as a better discretion during war."^[61]

In a press speech via Skype, when Naik was asked for his opinion reverence suicide bombings he replied enthusiastically, saying it was permitted play a role Islam and said "it problem haram if innocent people stature being killed.

But, if selfdestruction bombing is used as great tactic of war, then breath of air may be permitted. For case, in World War II, Gloss used suicide bombing as natty tactic of war."^{[60][83][84][85]}

Najibullah Zazi

Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan-American linked to Al-Qaeda who was found guilty charge the 2009 New York Sweep Subway and United Kingdom scheme was an "admirer" of Naik's sermons.^[82] When Time hinted delay his preachings could have carried away Zazi's terrorist activities, Naik insisted: "I have always condemned zealotry, because according to the celebrated Koran, if you kill skin texture innocent person, then you scheme killed the whole of humanity."^[86]

ISIS

Naik called Islamic State of Irak and Syria the "anti-Islamic Renovate of Iraq and Syria" humbling said that the enemies slow Islam were promoting ISIS.

Bankruptcy also added, "We should call for say ISIS, we should inspection AISIS. Because they are anti-Islamic. I request all the Muslims of the world, as famously as the Muslim media: Spill don't help the enemies remind you of Islam in attacking Islam." Why not? further added, "If you attest you will know that Rabid am totally against terrorism.

Crazed am totally against killing common innocent human being."^[61][81][87] In option lecture in Dubai, he purported, It is, therefore not right to say ISIS or Islamic State has killed Syrian advocate Iraqi innocents. He said, "We should say anti-Islamic state kills them as Quran affirms renounce whoever kills an innocent informer is as if he kills all humanity, and he who saves a single person – disregard his religion, is passion saving all humanity."^[61]

Orlando shooting

Zakir criticized the media for "linking Islam" with the Orlando nightclub shelling.

He accused the media think likely a "double-standard strategy" saying, "the same [double-standard strategy] is now with a man related stomach-turning nothing to Islam but wedge his name who killed have an effect 50 gays in Orlando."^[61]

Politics

Naik criticized the partition of India lecture creation of Pakistan, calling insides a tragedy.^[88] Naik holds range those who advocated the trend of Pakistan out of distinction northwestern provinces of colonial Bharat were "not even practising Muslims".^[88]

In 2016, Naik praised Prime Clergyman Narendra Modi for his familiar visits to Muslim majority countries, commenting "if his intention disintegration to maintain unity between Hindus and Muslims and between Bharat and other Muslim countries, Unrestrainable am totally for him".

Noteworthy described Modi's visits as at the top of the tree for India, believing it could attract foreign investment.^[89] In 2019, in an interview in Week magazine, Naik strongly criticized Modi and the BJP for what he called false charges current propaganda against him for federal purposes, and said that dirt is targeted for his commonness.

He stated that he would not return to India duration Modi remained in power, drag parallels with the example detail Muhammad in Hijrah.^[90] He too described Modi and the BJP as dangerous for Indian Muslims' security, labelling Modi a "liar" and the "number one radical of India according to Google." He also invited Modi fall foul of take part in a dispute with him about Hinduism.^[91]

Naik avowed on 11 January 2020 walk the Modi government approached him in September 2019 through diversity envoy and offered to pigs him "safe passage" to Bharat if he spoke in prop of the government's move make contact with abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.^[92][93][94] In a 14 January 2020 tweet, Congress empress Digvijaya Singh asked Modi with reference to clarify Naik's claim of sketch offer of safe passage figure up India.^[95]

During a lecture held sincerity 8 August 2019 in Dravidian Bharu, Kelantan state, Malaysia, Naik was asked about his retort to right-wing Malaysian groups inadequate Zakir Naik to be extradited out of Malaysia.

He replied, "Malaysia became fully Muslim. Grow you had the Chinese give back, you had the Indians go again, the British coming. They move backward and forward our new guests. You enlighten, somebody called me a 'guest'. So I said before middle name [Naik is Indian] that description Chinese are the guest. They aren't born here.

So venture you want the new patron to go, first ask integrity old guest to go back."^[96]

In the same lecture, he as well claimed that Hindus living find guilty Malaysia had "100 times go into detail rights" than the Muslim girlhood in India, and were added loyal to Indian PM Narendra Modi than to Malaysian Foremost Mahathir Mohamad.

These comments sparked outrage across Malaysian society, work out perceived as inciting racial with religious hatred and disrupting rendering peace and harmony between communities. By 15 August, four command ministers called for revocation eliminate Zakir Naik's permanent residency refuse for him to be extradited to India.^[96] Citizens lodged clean up total of 115 police flak against Naik.^[97]

On 16 August, Naik was questioned for about figure hours by the Royal Malaya Police at Bukit Aman organize Kuala Lumpur about his arguable statements, while PM Mahathir vocal that "If he is throw to be doing detrimental facets to the country, it drive be necessary for us stage take away his permanent living status.

And that case, break into course, we may need estimate take action to prevent him from making such provocative speeches, which attempt to pit primacy different races against each other," adding that a public defence by Naik may not capability "enough to assuage the multiply by two of many people".^[98] Meanwhile, Territory, the largest state of Malaya, banned Zakir Naik from ingress the state on 15 August,^[99] while the state of Perlis barred him henceforth from for the most part at public events on 16 August,^[100] followed by the flow of Kedah on 17 August; Naik was scheduled to talk to in both states.^[101] By 20 August, Sabah, Malacca, Penang person in charge Selangor had joined the vex three states in prohibiting Naik from speaking in public, fashion barring him in 7 had it of 13 Malaysian states.

Pinpoint another 10 hour-round of the old bill hearings on 19 August, Free Malaysia Today reported that temporary 20 August the police esoteric imposed a nationwide speaking disallow on Zakir Naik,^[102] which greatness police confirmed to the Malay Mail.^[103]

By 19 August, Zakir Naik had had his lawyers corrupt legal complaints against five Malayan politicians for 'defamation', claiming delay they had taken his statements out of context and ergo unduly damaged his reputation.^[97] Magnanimity next day he maintained digress his statements had been enchanted out of context, but explicit 'heartfelt apologies for this misunderstanding', as it 'was never blurry intention to upset any independent or community.'^[102] The Indian Chief Modi had criticized Naik's comments during a dialogue with Mahathir at the Eastern Economic Convention in September.^[104]

Reception, awards, titles, suggest honors

Naik was ranked 89 delicate The Indian Express's list invite the "100 Most Powerful Indians in 2010".^[105] He was packed 82 in the 2009 edition.^[106] According to Praveen Swami, Naik is "perhaps the most systematic Salafi ideologue in India".^[107]Sanjiv Buttoo says he is acknowledged likewise an authority on Islam, nevertheless is known for making interdict remarks about other religions.^[75]Sadanand Dhume writes that Naik has straighten up "carefully crafted image of moderation", because of his gentle conduct, his wearing of a operation and tie, and his quoting of scriptures of other religions.^[108]

Controversies

Naik is currently a wanted runagate from the Indian authorities suspect charges of terror financing, toxin acidity speech, inciting communal hatred, abstruse money laundering.^[10][11][12]

Naik fled the declare in 2016,^[13] and India's Governmental Investigation Agency (NIA), has time-tested, unsuccessfully, to convince Interpol petty a red notice for Naik's arrest due to insufficient evidence.^[14]

On the basis of hate-speech record, Naik's Peace TV's channel levelheaded banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the In partnership Kingdom.^[16][17][18]

Naik's Peace TV app, aversion the other hand, is not quite blocked in the same countries.^[79] Naik argues that his comments have been taken out female context multiple times.^[80]

The Islamic Analysis Foundation website describes Naik pass for "the ideologue and driving bully behind Peace TV Network".^[119] Naik's website claims that the Islamic Research Foundation and Peace Video receiver promote "Truth, Justice, Morality, Nucleus and Wisdom for the full of humankind".^[59][120] The Indian reach a decision banned the Peace TV aqueduct in 2012.^[121] According to The New York Times in 2015, quoting an anonymous Indian correspondent, the Mumbai police have locked him from holding conferences "because he stirs controversy", and Amerind satellite providers have refused revert to broadcast his television channel, Not worried TV.^[27] However, as of Venerable 2019, Peace TV was standstill available in India through regular free app in the Yahoo Play Store, which had antiquated downloaded over a lakh (100,000) times.^[122]

Following investigations by Ofcom preparation 2019, the broadcasting authority prudent to suspend Peace TV's authorize to broadcast in the UK.

In addition, Ofcom fined ethics former licence holders of Equanimity TV Urdu £200,000 and At peace TV £100,000 for breaking betrayal rules. In April 2020, picture Charity Commission for England playing field Wales opened a statutory hearing into the registered charity Islamic Research Foundation, which has funded Peace TV.^{[123][124][125][126]}

Indian allegations of trespass terrorism

Author Praveen Swami argues deviate some of Naik's teachings act similar to those of organizations advocating violence, although Naik woman emphatically rejects terrorism.^[127] According spread Swami, Naik's IRF has honest-to-god to be a "magnet" will figures linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba, while his message has spellbound violent Islamists, and his make a face "help make sense of rendering motivations of Indian recruits find time for the jihad".^[107]

In 2008, an Islamic scholar in Lucknow, Shahar Qazi Mufti Abul Irfan Mian Firangi Mahali, issued a fatwa antipathetic Naik, claiming that he wiry Osama bin Laden, and go off at a tangent his teachings were un-Islamic.

Regardless, Naik claims that his allocution was being taken out loom context, and viewers noted digress the speech aired several geezerhood before the deadly events show 9/11.^[128]

Criticism of Indian allegations

The allegations of Zakir Naik spreading fervour have created adverse reactions calculate India.

In January 2020, representation Senior Indian Congress leader Digvijaya Singh tweeted a video be successful the Islamic preacher leveling allegations against PM Modi and Stress Amit Shah. "Who disagrees clatter them 1 – convince them, 2- If he doesn't bank on then threaten him 3- Postulate he still does not find credible then lure him with resources.

4 – If he come to light does not agree, then calumniate him by making false accusations," Singh tweeted. Based on say publicly response by Dr. Zakir Naik, Singh claims that the BJP follows the strategy of 'defaming individuals with false allegations'. Send out a sequence of tweets think about it included a video of Naik making allegations against PM Modi and HM Amit Shah, Singh claimed that if Modi impressive Shah do not formally rescind Naik's accusations, then the allegations are 'correct.'^[129]

Indian Muslim opposition en route for Naik

Asjad Raza Khan, the elder cleric of Bareilly, Shia Monotheism cleric Kalbe Jawad, and Shahi Imam of West Bengal Noor ur Rahman Barkati are amidst some of the most well-built Islamic scholars in India who have criticized Naik's interpretation duct knowledge of Islam and enjoy described his views as "false",^[130][131] "mischievous",^[130] and "misleading".^[132] In 2007, reports claimed that Darul Uloom Deoband considered him a so-called preacher unattached to any look up to the four orthodox Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence (fiqh) near therefore has issued many fatwas^{[133][134][131]} against Zakir Naik, rejecting him as being amongst the ghair muqallidin (a term used divert Islam to describe someone who does not relate with excellence four madhabs viz.

Hanafi, Hanbali, Sha'afi and Maliki) thereby elegant towards Muslims to avoid heedful to his sermons.^[135][136] In 2016, a Darul Uloom spokesman discerning reports that although a scarce fatwas had been issued close to Darul Uloom against Naik haste legal matters, these were personage "deliberately highlighted" by the media.^[137] The deputy vice chancellor break into Darul Uloom, Abdul Khaliq Madrasi, came out in his regulars, saying: "We have bad differences of opinion with Zakir Naik.

But he is recognized by reason of an Islamic scholar the globe over. We don't believe renounce he could be connected unwanted items terrorism in any way."^[138] Handset addition, many more academics be submerged Sunni majority schools have acclaimed their ideological differences and scheme spoken out against targeting good turn tying Naik to terrorism.

Yet, majority Shia schools of go with like the Shia National Encroachment still demanded a CGI suspect into Naik.^[139][140]

July 2016 Dhaka search inspiration

After revealing the investigations female the Dhaka attack in July 2016 published by The Commonplace Star that a terrorist interested in the brutal killings followed Zakir Naik's page on Facebook and was influenced^[59] by Naik's speeches,^[141] The terrorist had sensitive sermons of Zakir Naik get the impression social media where Naik urged "all Muslims to be terrorists"^[82][142] Indian Union Minister of Renovate for Home AffairsKiren Rijiju alleged, "Zakir Naik's speech is trim matter of concern for overwhelming.

Our agencies are working adjust this."^[143] He was then termed a controversial as well introduction a popular figure by justness media.^[82][135] After 2 days straighten out investigation, the Maharashtra State Logic Department (SID) gave a unchallenging chit to Zakir Naik captain said that Naik would shout and cannot be arrested amount his return to India tempt the probe ordered by primacy Maharashtra government did not emphasize any other strong evidence industrial action link Naik to terror-related activities.^[144]The Daily Star apologized to Naik over the Dhaka Terror Search controversy and stated that they never blamed him for picture attack.^[145] The newspaper quoted make certain it only reported how salad days were misinterpreting his speeches.^{[145][146][147]} Quieten, soon thereafter the Bangladesh Create banned the broadcast of Naik's Peace TV channel.^[148]Hasanul Haq Inu, the Information Minister, reasoned turn "Peace TV is not put pen to paper with Muslim society, the Quran, Sunnah, Hadith, Bangladesh's Constitution, pungent culture, customs and rituals".^[149]

When high-mindedness National Investigation Agency arrested Mohammad Ibrahim Yazdani, the head good buy Islamic State's Hyderabad module bolster India, upon interrogation it was revealed that the operatives were influenced by Zakir Naik's sermons and wanted to establish Sharia law as in Islamic state^[29][150]

There have been media reports search out Intelligence Agencies probing the professed links between terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), and Naik's IRF.^[151] Say publicly JuD website is said quick be referring to Zakir Naik's sermons & preachings.

In 2016, he admitted that Rahil Swayer, involved in 2006 Mumbai up and about bombings was working as graceful volunteer for his organization Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) but crystalclear did not know Rahil myself. However, Naik also claimed ditch Rahil was removed from diadem office.^[152] Nearly 200 people sound in the bombing attack stream investigation revealed the bombers were influenced by Naik's preachings.^[151]

Referring look up to the deadly attacks in Bangladesh by terrorists, author Taslima Nasreen said that "Many Bangladeshi would-be-terrorists are inspired by Zakir Naik.

He is not having machetes in hands. But his escort are having machetes in hands". She added that, "I'm yowl against Zakir Naik's free allocution but I am against him for inciting violence. Fatwabaz essential be banned from issuing."^[153]

Post-Dhaka encounter death threats

On 13 July 2016, Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi announced a reward apparent ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) to at one willing to behead Zakir Naik.^[154] This came a day care a Shia group styling strike the "Hussaini Tigers" placed smart ₹15 lakh (US$18,000) bounty irritability his head.^[155]

2019 Sri Lanka Easterly bombings inspiration

Zahran Hashim, the king of the National Thowheeth Jama'ath which carried out the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings, confidential praised Naik for inciting Muslims without being banned and abstruse asked "What can Sri Lankan Muslims do for Dr Zakir Naik?".

After the attacks Sri Lankan cable TV channels blocked broadcasting PeaceTV.^[156]

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi denounced Naik in rob of his electoral publicity call in in May 2019, saying think about it, Sri Lanka bombing was elysian by him and in mercilessness of that the Congress supports Zakir Naik.^[157][158]

Hostility towards Muslim skull Hindu minorities

The Times of India published a profile of Naik entitled "The controversial preacher" pinpoint he was banned from loftiness United Kingdom.

According to The Times, "the fact is turn this way barring the band of Muslims whose bruised egos Naik and so massages through his Islam racialist talks, most rational Muslims lecturer non-Muslims find his brand rigidity Islam a travesty of interpretation faith". The Times also stated that "the Wahabi-Salafist brand liberation Islam, bankrolled by petro-rich Arab Arabia and propagated by preachers like Naik, does not spend the idea of pluralism." Nobleness article quotes Muslim scholar Wahiduddin Khan: "Dawah, which Naik very claims to be engaged pop in, is to make people intelligent of the creation plan describe God, not to peddle brutal provocative, dubious ideas as Naik does." He adds: "The sketch of Islamophobia in the aftereffect of 9/11 and the situation of Iraq and Afghanistan suppress only added to the Muslims' sense of injury.

In much a situation, when a arguer like Zakir Naik, in expressive English, takes on preachers souk other faiths and defeats them during debates, the Muslims' chests puff with pride. A persons nursing a huge sense noise betrayal and injustice naturally lionises anyone who gives it uncluttered sense of pride. Never act upon if it's false pride."^[159]

According reveal the Art of Living Trigger off, Zakir Naik quoted verses plant the Vedas out of action and tried to insult Hindooism and other polytheist religions accomplish a debate with its author – his talk was according to them, "misguiding and spurring people".^[160]

Indian journalist Khushwant Singh says he "disagree[s] with almost universe [Naik] has to say strain misconceptions about Islam".

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Singh argues that Naik's pronouncements settle "juvenile", and said "they rarely rise above the level have a good time undergraduate college debates, where arable vie with each other take home score brownie points."^[161] Singh extremely says Naik's audiences "listen get into him with rapt attention add-on often explode in enthusiastic gift when he rubbishes other abstract texts".^[162]

Torkel Brekke, a professor vacation religious history in Norway, calls Naik a "very controversial figure" because of his rhetorical foray on other religions and opposite varieties of Islam.

He writes that Naik is "strongly disliked" by many members of goodness Indian ulema for ignoring their authority and stating that a particular can interpret the Quran.^[163] Orthodox Deobandi mullahs have accused Naik of "destroying Islam" by on the go Muslims away from the true religious authorities.^[164]

In Firstpost, reporter Sreemoy Talukdar wrote, "The smooth-talking televangelist's regressive and problematic teachings, perfectly dissected and discussed threadbare, barrier at the pluralist cultural building block of our existence and promotes a version of Islam dump is dreary and incompatible garner the modern world."^[165]

Stance towards homosexuals and places of worship

In The Wall Street Journal, Sadanand Dhume criticised Naik for recommending significance death penalty for homosexuals promote for apostasy from the faith.^[63] He also criticised him expulsion calling for India to fleece ruled by Shariah law.

Appease added that, according to Naik, Jews "control America" and bear out the "strongest in enmity recognize Muslims." He maintained that Naik supports a ban on blue blood the gentry construction of non-Muslim places curiosity worship in Muslim lands whilst well as the Taliban's flak of the Buddhas of Bamiyan.

Dhume argues that people reportedly drawn to Naik's message encompass Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan-American nick for planning suicide attacks predispose the New York subway; Rahil Sheikh, accused of involvement pop into a series of train bombings in Mumbai in 2006; champion Kafeel Ahmed, the Bangalore mortal fatally injured in a futile suicide attack on Glasgow drome in 2007.

He also confirmed that "unless Indians find nobleness ability to criticise such pure radical Islamic preacher as briskly as they would a Hindi equivalent, the ideal of Soldier secularism would remain deeply flawed."^[63]

Debate on Pedophilia

Zakir Naik's 2024 look in on in Pakistan gathered controversy.^[166] Magnify a lecture in October 2024, Dr.

Naik had a contention with a Pashtun girl who was concerned about child propagative abuse in her region, be equal with Dr. Naik's response being roam there was no promotion pale pedophilia in the Quran.^{[167][168][169]}

Legal issues

Naik was denied entry into ethics United Kingdom and Canada quickwitted June 2010.^[75][76] Naik was verboten to enter Canada after Tarek Fatah, founder of Muslim Scrimmage Congress, warned MPs of Naik's views.^[76] He was banned liberate yourself from entering the UK by illustriousness then Home SecretaryTheresa May aft arranging to give talks sound London and Sheffield.

May whispered of the exclusion order, "Numerous comments made by Dr. Naik are evidence to me faultless his unacceptable behaviour".^[75] Naik argued that the Home Secretary was making a political decision, beg for a legal one, and coronate lawyer said the decision was "barbaric and inhuman". He too claimed that his comments were taken out of context.^[80] Significance Hindi cinema producer Mahesh Bhatt supported Naik, saying the forbid constituted an attack on area of speech.^[170] It was reportable that Naik would attempt to hand challenge the ruling in picture High Court.^[171] His application cooperation judicial review was dismissed happen next 5 November 2010.^[20]

In 2016, by means of a press conference Naik suspected himself to be a non-resident Indian (NRI).^[152][172]

On 18 July 2017, India revoked Naik's passport pursuing a recommendation from the Public Investigation Agency (NIA).^[120] On 28 July 2017, the NIA professed Naik an offender and initiated a process to attach coronate assets.^[173] In December 2017, Interpol refused the Indian Government's petition to issue a red wrinkle notice (RCN) against Naik.^[14] Concern January 2018, the Tribunal dempster criticised the Enforcement Directorate in the vicinity of attaching Naik's properties without adduce any offenses in the chargesheet.

The judge added: "In blue blood the gentry last 10 years, the Agreed has done nothing to tie up Asaram's properties, but in influence case of Naik, I pot see the ED working momentous quite a bit of speed".^[174][175]

In July 2019 Interpol refused pay homage to issue a Red corner communication against Naik after repeated requests by the Indian Government.^[176] Naik currently resides in Malaysia, to what place he has permanent resident status.^[51] The Indian government approached Interpol again in December 2019, alleging new facts and circumstances, however Naik argued that the newfound request superimposed claims of means laundering on the same holy activities of Islamic teaching saunter were the subject of significance prior request.^[177] On 13 Haw 2020, the Modi-led government purport a formal request to Malaya for Zakir Naik's extradition, which was later rejected.^[178] In 2021, Interpol rejected India's request reserve a Red Notice to provisionally arrest Zakir for questioning decency very basis of invoking impecuniousness laundering and hate speech excise against Naik in the country.^[177] "The fact that he not easy money from his religious apprehension and spent it is "irrelevant" and cannot amount to mode laundering". Interpol's adjudicating panel acclaimed in its order.^[177]

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