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Zaakir Naik claims that there are various ways of doing da’wah and says
they have chosen the Zen Philosophy as manhaj in da’wah.
The doctor (Zakir Naik) of the people of desires who promote and raise this Jahil on their websites, states;
quote:
..Brother has very good question …and he has asked ..that since he
is in non muslim school where the majority of his classmates are non
muslims how should I invite them towards islaam and how will be
doing.. there are various ways and styles of doing dawah whichever is
effective you use it
quote:
…and believe me we have done a survery…and we have come to
know….that the average non muslim ..the 90% of non muslim they don't
have more than 15 to 20 questions about islaam (referring to questions on Muslims
having more than one wife, Muslims being circumcised etc..) they don't have more
than 15-20 questions against islaam so when we train a daee we first equip him
with these answers of these 15-20 questions…we have a common questions which
u r already aware of ……..(mentions the questions)….and believe me if you can
master these 15-20 questions
you can win over at least 90% of non-muslims and then after you have
removed the misconception then even if you speak 10 good points about
islaam he will accept it … this is the ZEN PHILOSOPHY..if the cup is filled
….and if you pour more into it ..it will overflow …first empty
the cup then fill whatever u pour into it…….so first what we do is… we
encourage the youngsters to learn the answers to these 15-20 questions
and then we ask them to go to the field and later on then we train
them with the verses of bible of the Vedas of the Gita the holy
Quraan …and simultaneously his knowledge keeps on increasing…
quote:
Question: Do you hold that the means (wasaa'il) for da’wah (call to Islaam) are
tawqeefiyyah (dependent upon revelation) just like the prayer, fasting and all the
other acts of worship? Or do you hold that da’wah is mainly an act of Ijtihaadiyyah
worship (dependent upon ones own investigation and deduction) based on the
understanding of the textual evidences and religious benefits, which are considered
and called for by the means, such as having knowledge and commanding the good?
quote:
Answer: Yes. I believe that the means (for giving da'wah) vary from time and
place. And this is something that no Faqeeh or scholar of the Book and the Sunnah
will dispute.
The means differ from time and place, however proceeding towards applying these
means requires knowledge of what the Prophet, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, was
upon from his guidance and Sunnah. The general rule for this is that: It is not
permissible to turn away from the means that the Messenger, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa
sallam, has handed down to us with the excuse that "The times have changed." So if
there exists some type of means, by which that which the Prophet, sallAllaahu
'alayhi wa sallam, was upon can be supported, such as the means we use today –
such as tape-recording and book printing and the easy means of distribution – in
order to bring the knowledge to distant places, then no one can forsake this.
However, we know that many callers to Islaam today have accepted some types of
means that the Divine Legislation has not prescribed. Rather, they are the means
that the Divine Legislation has ordered us to oppose! I think that the cause for the
acceptance of these means on their part is due to (their) ignorance of Islaam.
And we don't need to give examples, but instead we say that most of the times
there cannot be found any scholars, knowledgeable of the Qur'aan and
Sunnah, in these Islaamic groups and parties that exist today. The majority of
the people who run these groups are from the enthusiastic youth who are
zealous for Islaam, then from those who do not exert themselves to study
Islaam, by way of the Qur'aan and the Sunnah upon the methodology of the
Salaf As-Saalih .
Talk concerning this topic will only lengthen and prolong. So we will now give an
example of a dispute that broke out during the close of one Ramadaan between one
state and another, such that some states fasted 29 days, and the other land
completed 30 days! So in some of the western lands, such as America, there were
some Islaamic Callers (i.e. people of Da'wah) who announced that their method for
confirming the crescent at the beginning and end of the month was based on
astronomy. Either they were ignorant of the truth or they disregarded it and
pretended to be ignorant about it. And as it is said: "The sweeter of the two is (still)
bitter."
The Prophet, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: "We are an illiterate nation. We
do not record nor do we estimate. A month is like this, like this and like this – [or
he sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam gestured with his hands three time like this, and
this and this, meaning thirty days]." Then he, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:
"A month is like this, this and this [meaning twenty nine days]."
And in some of the authentic narrations, he, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said:
"And if it becomes too cloudy, then complete the month as thirty days." In many of
the lands in which the people give rulings according to their own way, some
astronomers confirm the crescent for Ramadaan by astronomical estimations and
calculations. And the Messenger, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, has nullified this
type of means. Even if it is a means based on knowledge, then only a few people in
some lands are aware of this knowledge. Whereas the prescribed means that the
Messenger, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, has made as a proof for the beginning of
the new month or the termination of the current month is the innate natural and
human means of physical sighting. And it is not the scientific sighting, which we
are not able to share knowledge of to all people.
Based on this, it is not permissible to cast off this type of means, which Islaam has
brought, by claiming that times have advanced and changed. So it has become clear
from by previous explanation
that it is not proper today to take a means that the Messenger, sallAllaahu 'alayhi
wa sallam, was able to take (during his time, but which he didn't). The discussion
on this topic will prolong severely. Ibn Taimiyyah has a very beneficial section in
his book Iqtidaa As-Siraat-il-Mustaqeem Mukhaalafatu Ashaab-il-Jaheem dealing
with this matter. I will abridge what I can from the words of Ibn Taimiyyah:
The means that are introduced in a time and a place are divided into two categories:
1. A means of which a need for using it existed during the time of Allaah's
Messenger, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, but he did not use it. So introducing it is
an innovation.
2. A means of which there did not exist a need to use it during the time of Allaah's
Messenger, sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. He (rahimahullaah) said: "So it should be
examined. If the need for introducing this means and using it is to make the
Muslims refrain and lessen in their application of the rulings of the Religion, then it
is not permissible to use them. And if this is not the case, then it is permissible."
And Allaah is the One who grants success. [Al-Asaalah, Issue #18}
After seeing the calamity of this ignorant individual who has been refuted by the mashaykh of Yemen, and
those who promote and raise him to a man of knowledge and understanding on there so called salafi
websites, then know oh sincere Salafi, do not listen or entertain anyone who has links or articles with such
fools on their websites, even if they claim to the da’wah salafiyah. Since Salafiyah is not a mere claim or
utterance as Shaykh Fawzan mentions, rather it is the manhaj of the Salaf which is knowledge that is acted
upon;
quote:
Question; Is one who calls himself a "Salafi" to be considered a partisan (hizbi?)
quote:
Answer; There is not harm in labelling oneself with Salafiyyah when it is in truth.
However, if it is merely a claim then it is not permissible to label oneself with
Salafiyyah, whilst one is upon a manhaj other than that of the Salaf.
The Ash'aris for example, say "We are Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah" and this is not
correct. This is because what they are upon is not the manhaj of Ahl us-Sunnah
wal-Jamaa'ah. It is likewise for the Mu'tazilah who call themselves "Muwahhideen"
(Monotheists).
Hence, the one who claims that he is upon the madhhab of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-
Jamaa'ah [actually] follows the path of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah and abandons
the Opposers. However if he [is one who] wants to unite the lizard and the fisth - as
they say - meaning, to unite a creature from the land with a creature from the sea,
then this is not possible. Or to unite water and fire in a vessel. In light of this, Ahl
us-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'ah do not reconcile with the path (madhhab) of those who
oppose them such as the Khawarij, the Mu'tazilah, the Hizbiyyeen amongst those
who call themselves, the Contemporary Muslims. Such is one who wants to unite
between the errors and misguidance of the contemporaries with the manhaj of the
Salaf. So "the latter part of this Ummah will not be corrected except by that which
corrected its earliest part." The essence of the matter is that it is necessary to weigh
matters and to separate them.
The Zen Philosophy the doctor (of everything except Islaam) is on about;
quote:
Zen is a form of Mahayana Buddhism which places great importance on moment-
by-moment awareness and 'seeing deeply into the nature of things' by direct
experience. Zen emerged as a distinct school in China and spread to Vietnam,
Korea, Japan, and, in modern times, the rest of the world..
…Zen Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism, and, as such, its teachings are
deeply rooted in those of the Buddha.
…The Zen schools, like other Buddhist sects, teach the fundamental elements of
Buddhist philosophy, including the Four Noble Truths.
…Zen sitting meditation, the core of zen practice, is called zazen. During zazen,
practitioners usually assume a sitting position such as the lotus, half-lotus,
Burmese, or seiza postures. Awareness is directed towards one's posture and
breathing. Often, a square or round cushion (zafu) placed on a padded mat
(zabuton) is used to sit on; in some cases, a chair may be used. In Rinzai Zen,
practitioners typically sit facing the center of the room; while Soto practitioners
traditionally sit facing a wall.
Wikipedia
So the doctor, “Allaamatul Muslimeen” Zakir Naik (as he was introduced by his followers) mocks the
Salafis;
quote:
SALAFI, how many salafees are there? QUTUBI (SALAFEES), SUROOREE
(SALAFEES), MADHKHALEE (SALAFEES) (referring to Shaykh Rabee), I can
take names. And with all of them it is Allah's fadl that I have met them. Those who
are their heads(Sardar log), with all of them I have met; I go to London, America I
travel, I go to Saudi Arabia, I go to Gulf Country, how many groups and parties are
there in SALAFEES?
Well Dr Naik, the answer is fairly obvious to any Salafi, even the ones who have come to the Salafi da'wah
today ......ONE!
In response to this mans ignorant comments then the words of Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan will suffice;
quote:
Question:
Is Salafiyyah a group from amongst the (various) groups? And is the ascription to it
blameworthy?
quote:
Answer:
Salafiyyah: It is the saved sect, and they are Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah, it is not a
sect from amongst the party spirited groups that are labeled with partisanship; it is a
Jamaa’ah upon the Sunnah and the Deen. He (the Prophet) sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam said:
“There will not cease to be a group of my nation manifest upon the truth, not being
harmed by those who abandon them, nor by those who appose them.”
Reported by Muslim (no.1920)
“This Ummah will split into seventy three sects all of them in the fire except one.”
”Those that are upon what I and my Companions are upon today.”
Reported by at-Tirmidhee (no.2641)
So Salafiyyah is a group upon the methodology of the Salaf, upon that which the
Messenger sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and his Companions were upon, that is
not a sect from the party spirited sects of today. Indeed it (as-Salaffiyah) is an
ancient Jamaa’ah traced back to the time of the Messenger sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam a continually inherited legacy, remaining manifest upon the truth up until the
establishment of the Hour as he sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam informed.
bismillah,
assalaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatahu,
alhamdulillah,
Indeed all Praise is to Allaah subhan watala alone Who Guided us and protected us from this fitnah that has
appeared in this land(india) , the individual -zakir naik , a medical doctor who took to 'dawah' using bible,
books of hindus and other mushrikeen, science, philosophy and logic which he use to prove abt islaam,
quraan or sunnaah, he apparently started this misadventure around 1993 after being inspired by his spiritual
father ahmed deedat ( a dawoodi bohra, who doesnt hide his open support and praise for the rafidee iraan
and ayatushaitaan there).
In this land plunged in shirk, bida, jahl and hizbiyyah, the youth in particular got misguided by the speech,
pomp and extravagant activities of this medical doctor named zakir naik, to mention a few words abt the
religious background of this person (zakir naik), as he himself declares -he is 'self-learn', self-appointed
'da'ee', like his spiritual father ahmed deedat , dr.zakir naik too have a shia rafidee connection, during the
intial years of formation of his organisation- IRF(islamic research foundation) there were shia rafidees who
used to be with IRF, later they formed a shia rafidee dawah center in the opposite lane ahead of IRF under
the name WIN( world islamic network) of which dr.zakir naik's sisters husband ( a rafidee) was one of
heads. so for this reason dr.zakir naik never spoke or allowed anyone to speak or expose the reality of
shiaism in the IRF and it was a taboo subject especially during the initial years. Due to this stand on
rafidees adopted by ahmad deedat and zakir naik the youth who got inspired and learned from IRF and
zakir always thought shiaism as merely a difference of opinion amongst muslims and thereby causing
further calamities in their aqeedah manhaj and dawah. may Allaah forgive us, aameen.
Due to his dawah being centered around bible, other books of mushrikeen found in this land, we used to
stock up these books, learn them, memorise them religiously as this was the basis of our 'dawah', so where
the case of books on philosophy , logic and science so much so that we all thought that if anyone want to
call people to islaam it is obligatory upon him to learn and memorise the verses found in the books of
mushrikeen, this was infact explicitly said by dr.zakir naik in his many speeches.
Another point which no one can deny which attracted us, the youth towards this man was the extravagant
style of his programmes, always conducted in the top plush auditoriums, his organisation which is situated
in notorious locality ( infested with shites, ismaelis, grave worshippers , drugs etc) looks like a multi
national company office. His squandering of wealth requires volumes to describe but i deem it not
necessary because the harm he had made to the aqeedah and manhaj of the muslims is far greater and
grave.
Zakir Naik appears as chief guest in all hizbee conferences- graveworshipping sunnis of kerala, jamat e
islami(maududi), Kerala nadvatul mujahideen, jamiat ahle hadees etc in India and abroad.
After reading translated books of Salafi Ulema, listening to tapes, articles on internet, duroos in paltalk we
realised the danger of the dawah this person, dr.zakir naik, is persuing there by we left him and his dawah
and started showing how this person contradict the aqeedah and manhaj of ahlusunnah to our friends and
brothers who were still stuck in there - confused mainly because there were organisations and centers who
were known as 'salafis' like AHYA, Kerala Nadvatul Mujahideen ( their centers in middle east known as -
Islaahi center), jamiat ahle hadees were in forefront in promoting this person, one reason for that was
dr.zakir naik funds many organisations and many organisations could pull donors and crowd if dr.zakir naik
was with them.
Due to the material influence of zakir naik and blind following of many people and others who are
decieved by the greatness of the influence upon masses by this person conveying the reality of this person
and his dawaah to the ulema seemed farfetched, also whenever any attempt of exposing the reality of the
statements of zakir naik inthe light of Aqeedah and Manhaj of salaf was done either the muqallideen of
dr.zakir naik will attack the salafis or the hizbees like the jamiat will come in open to protect and defend
dr.zakir naik so much so that an atmosphere of terror is created and hatered is implanted in the hearts
against those who expose naik.
one point which further confusing people here is- naik has given more speeches in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia than in India or anywhere else, which is another proof muqallids of naiks quote to prove his
credential and this confuse the youth and common masses .
all the below points (and there are more, but i could not find the tapes of him) which i found it necessary to
know the stand of Ahlu sunnah on this, are widely used by all those influenced by dr.naik ( dr.zakir naik's
students, and their students conducts duroos with question and answer session spreading these and other
points & now there is a satellite television channel owned by dr.zakir naik which is spreading the dawah of
zakir naik through out the world), so we used to use all of them with out knowing the truth in these
statements, these points are from the video tapes of zakir naik,and the tapes are extensively edited
professionally(i have witnessed this myself) in his own studio and these points he is repeating since a
decade or more through out the world, those who used to work with zakir naik and who were close to him
says that zakir naik deny many of the attributes of Allaah like His Hands, His Face etc, Kindly enlighten us
about these points , their reality, and wht should be the stand of Ahlu Sunnah on these statements (& this
person) and advice to our brothers and sisters who are still confused, so kindly enlighten us with your
valuable answer Shaykhana, barakAllaahu fee kum,
may peace and prayers be upon the prophet his family and companions,
Salaamun alaykum warahmatullah,
the one who loves you for sake of Allaah,
abu hurairah shabeer ibn hamza
Zakir Naik says its is permissible to Call Allah with any name that is
beautiful.
1." In Islaam there is nothing like tin Allah, Allah is Pure He is
Unique You can Call Him by any name but it should be a beautiful name"
( Is Quraan Word of God, from the CD-"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying
Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA
Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zaakir Naik says God is Natural & says he can list a 1000 things which
Allah cannot do.
2. " I would like to know which person out here who believes in a god
says god is not supernatural,… everyone…everyone who believes in god
they believe that god is supernatural…supernatural means…. There is
nature and then there is god, infact according to the quraan god is
not supernatural ..god is not supernatural.. according to the concept
of Allah subhanwatala in the quraan god created nature… it will
never be that nature said this and god is saying the opposite …got
created the nature..god created the fitrah the innate nature in the
human being …one of the attribute of Allah subhanwatala given in
quraan is Faatir which is the name of 36th surah of the quraan
..Faatir has been derived from the word fitrah
meaning innate nature, Faatir means the creator , the origninator of
creation…the creator of the primedial matter to which more creation is
added by god almighty therefore when we break our fast in ramadhan we
say iftaar… iftaar means break… same way the word Faatir means
Creator… it means….Shaper, Former as well as Splitter…quraan tells the
people that don't you see the ..signs of Allah subahnwatala and don't
you ponder on them …look at the sun look at the moon they are
following the laws of nature…they will never change the course …they
are all natural ….same way Allah subhanwatala is too natural , its
mention in quraan in surah ahzaab in chapter no. 33 verse no.62 it
says walam tajid …wa lam tajid that the nature…wala tajid bi
sunnatillah tabdeela ..that you will never find a change in the nature
of Allah subhanwatala…. in surah ahzab chapter no. 33 verse no.62 ..a
similar message is repeated in the quraan ….saying that established
the handiwork of Allah subhantala never will you find a change in the
work of Allah subhanwatala this is a standard religion but most of
them will not understand mentioned in surah rum chapter no.30 verse
no.30… today science tells us ..the quantum and modern science they
tell us ..that without an observer u don't have anything …the universe
without the observer is useless ….the scientist pose the question who
was the first observer …another attribute of Allah subhanwatala is ash
Shaheed ..the Witness.. quraan says Allah was the person who first
witnessed.. so god is not supernatural god is natural….
Zaakir Naik claims that there are various ways of doing dawah and says
they have choosen the Zen Philosophy as manhaj in dawah.
10." Brother has very good question …and he has asked ..thatsince he
is in non muslim school where the majority of his classmates are non
muslims how should I invite them towards islaam and how will b
doing.. there are various ways and styles of doing dawah whichever is
effective u use it… but the one that we had chosen at the Islaamic
Research Foundation is that instead of speaking a thousand good
points about islaam normally people do is….islaam has so and so good
points on alcohol etc 1 2 3 4 ………instead of speaking a 1000 good
points about islaam what we have a way that first we ask the
non-muslims that what do u see is wrong in islaam , which are the
negative points of islaam , because even if u speak a 1000 good points
abt islaam and if that non muslim has 2 negative point about islaam
he will never agree with you, he will agree those 1000 points are
good but still he will say..these muslims they marry more than one
wife ..these muslims they are circumcised …what we do is that first we
pose them the question – what do you feel wrong with islaam…which are
the things that you don't agree with whatever little knowledge of
islaam …and believe me we have done a survery…and we have come to
know….that the average non muslim ..the 90% of non muslim they don't
have more than 15 to 20 questions about islaam they don't have more
than 15-20 questions against islaam so when we train a daee we first
equip him with these answers of these 15-20 questions…we have a
common questions which u r already aware of ……..(mentions the
questions)…….and believe me if you can master these 15-20 questions
you can win over atleast 90% of non-muslims and then after you have
removed the misconception then even if you speak 10 good points about
islaam he will accept it … this is the ZEN PHILOSOPHY..if the cup is
filled ….and if you pour more into it ..it will overflow …first empty
the cup then fill whatever u pour into it…….so first what we do is… we
encourage the youngsters to learn the answers to these 15-20 questions
and then we ask them to go to the field and later on then we train
them with the verses of bible of the Vedas of the gita the holy
quraan …and simultaneously his knowledge keeps on increasing …so first
we equip him with the answers which are normally posed by non muslims
because if he cannot answer these questions…they will start poking fun
at you…so what we have to do is that first what we have to do is to
equip ourself and …make us well versed with these answers
…….(continues after asking to ask questions and says)…….but you should
start doing dawah immediately..you should not wait and say that until
I acquire the knowledge like Shaikh Deedat..or like someone else then
I will start doing dawah…we should start immediately…to make a
beginning and we know that….Allah subhanwatala says in the holy quraan
in surah ankaboot chapter no. 29 verse no.69 that if you strive in
the way of Allah subhanwatala Allah will open up your pathways…, so
this is the way we have adopted and we are very successful
brother..……"
Zakir Naik says its fard to do da'awah and if not will not enter Jannah.
15. "…as I mentioned its fard for every muslim to do dawah if they
don't do dawah they wont enter jannah .its fard upon every muslims to
atleast do part-time dawah. But the quraan says in surah imraan
chapter no.3 verse no.104 let there arise out of you a group of people
enjoin what is good and forbid what is bad these are the ones to
attain felicity….. how we have have full time doctor full time lawyers
full time advocates…why don't we have full time daeee…so there should
be a group of people amongst the muslims who are full time daees and
it's the duty of the ummah to support these daees…but otherwise it's
the duty of every muslim to atleast be part time daee they should do
dawah if they don't do dawah they shall not enter jannah—(Muhammed in
the various world religious scriptures- from the CD-"Presenting Islaam
and Clarifying Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik,
Developed by AHYA Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zaakir Naik says keeping a beard is not fard ..its only a sunnah.
16. "…that the prophesy I mentioned.. that …I quoted a prophesy from
bhavishya purana.. that this prophesy can refer to jesus Christ peace
be upon him …where does it refer? ..are the followers of jesus Christ
keeping a beard ….is it mentioned in bible to keep a beard… it says my
followers will be a man who will keep a beard…all the muslims… its
mentioned in Saheeh al Bukhari vol no.7 hadeeth no. 780 and 781 which
says …….its not a fard…keeping a beard is not fard…. It's the sunnah
of our beloved prophet ..it says that do the opposite of what the
pagans do cut the moustache short and let the beard grow …its not a
fard ..it's the sunnah of the beloved prophet…its not the sunnah of
the Christians…they don't keep a beard" ( Muhammed in various world
religious scriptures - from the CD-"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying
Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA
Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zaakir Naik compares Ananda to Anas radhiAllahu anhu & says SalAllahu
alaihiwasallam is the Maitri prophesised in Buddhist religious
books.
17. "…if you further read in Mahapari nibbana…suthaana.. chapter no.5
, verse no.36 , in the sacred books of the east volume no.11 , page
no. 97….it says that as the buddah had a servito by the name of
ananda so would the Buddha Maitri to come will have also have a
servito and the servito of the beloved prophet was Anaas may Allah be
pleased with him who was given by his parents… his mother and father
to the holy prophet at the age of 8 and the prophet called him as his
beloved son or the beloved little one .. and Anaas may Allah be
pleased with him he stayed by the prophet at time of war and peace…
even in good times as well as bad times till the end of his life… and
even during the battle of Uhud even at the age of 11 he stood by the
prophet and protected the prophet when he was surrounded by the enemy
…even the battle of hunayn when archers fired at the prophet he was
there to protect the prophet…… you can very well compare him to ananda
who even when the mad elephant rushed at Buddha ..andanda stood by
Buddha…..
Zakir Naik firmly says that the prophesy mentioned in Hindu religious
book of MahamaRishi is SalAllahu alaihiwasallam.
18. Firmly assert that the prophesy in bhavishya purana is referring
to Prophet salAllahu alaihiwasallam (Muhammed in various world
religious scriptures--"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying Misconceptions
–Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA Multi-Media- 12
Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik Calls Hindus as Dear Brother, My Hindu Friend & says that
to reach the common terms mentioned in Quraan we have to use the Hindu
religious books and asks Muslims to memorise the verses from hindu
religious books to do dawah to hindus.
19. "..the question posed by the brother was..the hindus they don't
themselves read the Gita..they don't know much about their holy
scripture…they only know about Krishna..etc….so do we do dawah with
them….what we have to tell them…the we have to ask them….as the Quraan
says…ta'alau ila kalimatan sawaaimbaina na wa baina kum….that come to
common terms as between us and you…which is the first term?....Allah
na'abuda ilAllah…that we worship none but Allah…wa laa nushrika
bihi…that we associate no partners with him…the holy quraan says the
best way to do da'awah is to say…Allah na'abuda ilAllah……… if they
quote about Krishna …you have to say: DEAR BROTHER… MY HINDU FRIEND
where do u come to know about Krishna …he will say in mahabarat in
bagwat gita ….let him do the job..bhagwat gita is one of the holy
scripture of the hindus ….so you have to say ..since you believe in
bhagwat gita….and you quote krishna..bagwat gita also says in chapter
no.7..verse no.19 to 23 it says….all those who do idol worship they
are materialistic people…those who do idol worship they are
materialistic people…..they say when they speak about Krishna and
other lord they say we come to know about these things from the
Vedas……they give a talk quoting from the Vedas that if you say you
believe in lord Krishna because..it is mentioned in mahabarat in
gita…you believe in certain lord ram because you belive in Ramayan
..you believe in the veda etc…SO IF YOU BELIEVE IN PARTS OF VEDAS
..YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE AS A WHOLE..YOUR VEDAS EVEN PROPHESIESED ABOUT
OUR BELOVED PROPHET.. and I gave quotations from atharva ved…from rig
ved from sam ved…about the prophesy of our beloved prophet….. . You
can even speak to them… Allah na'abuda ilAllah…..that we worship none
but Allah…. Wa la nushrika bihi…that we associate no partners with
him…you have to tell them…. Its mentioned in your ved …in the Rig
ved…chapter no.32..verse no.3…it says…..Na tasya pratima asti….of that
god no image can be made…it's a Sanskrit quotation…in the same Yajur
ved.. chapter no. 40 verse no.88…it says….god is imageless and
bodyless….same Yajur ved chapter no.40 verse no.9 says….all those who
worship the 'asamboothi' …that means the natural things like water,
earth, air they are in darkness…and the verse continue in Sanskrit….
'andaatma pravishanti yasamboothi upaasthe'…..they are entering more
in darkness those who worship the created things….the 'samboothi'..the
table, chair, idol etc… who says that.. DON'T TALK ABOUT THE
QURAAN…YOUR SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT…your scripture also says..ekam brahmam
dusya naste niya naste naste kinchan…bhagwaan ek hi hai doosra nahi
hai..nahi hai ..nahi hai… zaraa bhi nahi..hai….there is only one god
not a second one not at all …not at all …not in the least bit….you
have to say ….tala ila kalimatan bayna na wa baynakum….that come to
common terms as between us and you….IF THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR SCRIPTURE
YOU MEMORISE CERTAIN VERSES OF THEIR SCRIPTURES WHICH MATCH WITH THE
HOLY QURAAN because the Quraan is the Furqaan…we don't agree that
their scripture is word of Allah subhanwatala…the scripture that they
have …the veda…we don't agree it is totally the word of Allah
subhanwatala….by name we know four revelations…the torah , zaboor, the
injeel and furqaan…. But the holy Quran also says.. in other places in
surah Rad chapter no. 13 .verse no.38 ..it says….we have send a
revelation to every nation….several revelations were send down …by
name we know four…So Vedas if the hindu asks …is it a revelation of
God Almighty…..i say I don't know….it may be…but even if it is a
revelation of God Almighty…..it was only meant for that time….today
you have to believe in last and final revelation that is the holy
quraan…not in the revelation which was time bound….even if it was….i
cant say for sure…..am not saying it's the word of god….but we can use
the quraan…. Quraan is the Furqaan…the criteria to judge right from
wrong…you can use the criteria to know….see there are certain parts in
the bible…which match the quraan….which we say ..this part of the
bible…we can say may be the word of god….this part of the veda which
says….la ekat mushti hi…there is only one god worship him alone….rig
ved volume no.6 chapter no.45 verse no.16 may be a word of god…but
the….whole veda we don't agree the word of god….hope that answers the
question….." ( Muhammed in the various world religious
scriptures—from CD -"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying Misconceptions
–Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA Multi-Media- 12
Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik says that the Quraan says to read Injeel/Bible for dawah.
20. "Question:…Muhammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam has advised follow
the quraan and not to do research on other religious books….why do we
make research and instead convince the non-muslim the greatness of
Islaam..?
answer: "…which hadeeth say the prophet said don't do research…people
quote a hadeeth in which hazrat Umar may Allah be pleased with him he
was reading the injeel and the prophet said don't read the injeel…the
prophet said don't read the injeel for guidance…for guidance you
should not read the injeel.. but to do dawah YOU HAVE TO READ.. who
says that…? ….not dr.zaakir…Quraan says that…Quraan says in surah al
baqarah….chapter no.2 verse no.111 it says….wa qaalu lay yadhulal
jannata illa man kaana hunaan aw nasaara…the jews and Christians they
say you muslims …you shall never enter jannah…with your hajj with your
fasting without your salah.. with the mark on your forehead….you
muslim you shall never enter jannah…unless you become a jew or a
christian….Allah says … tilka amaaniyoohum….this is their wishful
thinking…bakwaas hai bakwaas….vain desires…..Qul haatum
Burhaanakum….Produce your proof….in kuntum saadiqeen…but if you are
truthful….and they have produced the proof ..the holy bible in no less
than 2000 different languages….they say …my bible says this…my bible
says that….my bible says this ..my bible says that….what you have to
do? You have to follow the bible and ….(words unclear)……YOU HAVE TO
READ THE BIBLE ..ANALYSE THE BIBLE AND SPEAK TO THEM…..Quraan says
surah Aali Imran chapter no.3 verse no.64….tala ilaa kalimatan
sawaaimbayna na wa baynakum….come to common terms as between us and
you…..how will you come to common terms unless you don't read the
religious scriptures….so don't read the religious scripture of
non-muslim for guidance…but read it for dawah and that's what the
Quraan says…and the prophet never forbid that…. (Muhamed in various
world religious scripture- from the CD- -"Presenting Islaam and
Clarifying Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed
by AHYA Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik says wearing a tie is allowed for a muslim.
21. Question: "..being a muslim can we wear a tie? Tie is a symbol of
Christianity or not?
Zakir Naik gives the reason to use the book of kuffar is because the
kuffar wont believe in the quraan so we have to prove to them from
their books.
22. "……so since the non-muslim Will not believe in the holy Quraan…we
have to prove to them about the advent of our beloved prophet
Muhammed peace be upon him…from their holy scriptures…" (Muhammed in
various world religious scriptures - -"Presenting Islaam and
Clarifying Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed
by AHYA Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zaakir Naik says that we do tawaf because eveyr circle has one center
which indicate we believe in one god.
23. "when we go for hajj we do the tawaf around the kaba… we do the
tawaf around the kaba… we circumabulate…..BECAUSE.. every circle has
got one center…..indicating that we believe in one god almighty…..we
believein tawheed…we believe in unity……we do the tawah again testify
that there is only one God Almighty every circle has got one center
doesn't have two center…" (Muhammed in various world religious
scriptures - -"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying Misconceptions
–Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA Multi-Media- 12
Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik says he and everyone can give a fatwa because fatwa means opinion.
24. "….i said including you and I can give fatwa…fatwa means opinion"
(Press Debate- is religious fundamentalism a stumbling block in the
freedom of expression --"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying
Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA
Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
25. " …….I CAN GIVE A FATWA…please let me tell you..whats the meaning
of Fatwa?..again you may not be aware of Arabic word fatwa….Fatwa
means opinion….but my opinion has got no value……" (Press Debate- is
religious fundamentalism a stumbling block in the freedom of
expression --"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying Misconceptions
–Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA Multi-Media- 12
Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik makes the tafseer of surah al ambiyah ayah no.104 that
there is one more new creation to be created after the world is
destroyed.
26. "…In surah ambiyah, chapter 21, verse no.104….that as we created
this creation….we will roll up the heavens..like a scroll is rolled
up..and as we created the early creation… we shall create a new
creation……. So quraan says there is one more new creation that is
going to be created after the world is destroyed..science doesn't know
about that…" (Quraan and Modern Science – conflict or
conciliation---"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying Misconceptions
–Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA Multi-Media- 12
Enlightening Sessions)
Zaakir Naik gives the reason of polygamy as the over population of women.
29. "3. Qur'an permits limited polygyny
As I mentioned earlier, Qur'an is the only religious book on the face
of the earth that says 'marry only one'. The context of this phrase is the
following verse from Surah Nisa of the Glorious Qur'an:
"Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that
ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one."
[Al-Qur'an 4:3]
Before the Qur'an was revealed, there was no upper limit for polygyny and
many men had scores of wives, some even hundreds. Islam put an upper limit
of four wives. Islam gives a man permission to marry two, three or four women,
only on the condition that he deals justly with them.
In the same chapter i.e. Surah Nisa verse 129 says:
"Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women...."
[Al-Qur'an 4:129]
Therefore polygyny is not a rule but an exception. Many people are under the
misconception that it is compulsory for a Muslim man to have more than one wife.
Broadly, Islam has five categories of Do's and Don'ts:
(i) 'Fard' i.e. compulsory or obligatory
(ii) 'Mustahab' i.e. recommended or encouraged
(iii) 'Mubah' i.e. permissible or allowed
(iv) 'Makruh' i.e. not recommended or discouraged
(v) 'Haraam' i.e. prohibited or forbidden
Polygyny falls in the middle category of things that are permissible.
It cannot be said that a Muslim who has two, three or four wives is a better Muslim as
compared to a Muslim who has only one wife.
4. Average life span of females is more than that of males
By nature males and females are born in approximately the same ratio. A
female child has more immunity than a male child. A female child can fight the
germs and diseases better than the male child. For this reason, during the
pediatric age itself there are more deaths among males as compared to the
females.
During wars, there are more men killed as compared to women. More men die
due to accidents and diseases than women. The average life span of females
is more than that of males, and at any given time one finds more widows in the
world than widowers.
5. India has more male population than female due to female
foeticide and infanticide
India is one of the few countries, along with the other neighbouring
countries, inwhich the female population is less than the male population. The reason lies in
the high rate of female infanticide in India, and the fact that more than one
million female foetuses are aborted every year in this country, after they are
identified as females. If this evil practice is stopped, then India
too will have more females as compared to males.
6. World female population is more than male population
In the USA, women outnumber men by 7.8 million. New York alone has one
million more females as compared to the number of males, and of the male
population of New York one-third are gays i.e sodomites. The U.S.A as a whole
has more than twenty-five million gays. This means that these people do not
wish to marry women. Great Britain has four million more females as compared
to males. Germany has five million more females as compared to males. Russia
has nine million more females than males. God alone knows how many million
more females there are in the whole world as compared to males.
7. Restricting each and every man to have only one wife is not practical
Even if every man got married to one woman, there would still be more than
thirty million females in U.S.A who would not be able to get husbands
(considering that America has twenty five million gays). There would be more
than four million females in Great Britain, 5 million females inGermany and nine
million females in Russia alone who would not be able to find a husband.
Suppose my sister happens to be one of the unmarried women living in USA, or
suppose your sister happens to be one of the unmarried women in USA. The
only two options remaining for her are that she either marries a man who
already has a wife or becomes 'public property'. There is no other option. All
those who are modest will opt for the first.
Most women would nto like to share their husband with other women. But in
Islam when the situation deems it really neccessary Muslim women in due faith
could bear a small personal loss to prevent a greater loss of letting
other Muslim sisters becoming 'public properties'.
8. Marring a married man preferable to becoming 'public property'
In Western society, it is common for a man to have mistresses and/or multiple
extra-marital affairs, in which case, the woman leads a disgraceful, unprotected
life. The same society, however, cannot accept a man having more than one
wife, in which women retain their honourable, dignified position in society and
lead a protected life.
Thus the only two options before a woman who cannot find a husband is to
marry a married man or to become 'public property'. Islam prefers giving
women the honourable position by permitting the first option and disallowing the
second.
There are several other reasons, why Islam has permitted limited
polygyny, but it is mainly to protect the modesty of women. (From –
Answers to non-muslims common questions about islam-by Dr.Zakir Naik
, also can be found in his videos titled-Quraan and Modern Science –
conflict or conciliation or in any other tape in which the topic of
polygamy is discussed)
Zakir Naik gives his example to explain the Asma wa Siffat of Allah
and then to explain the indivisiblity of the Attributes of God and
says Major religions give each attribute a form that is where they
have mistaken.
32. "…there are some people who say….see… God Almighty can be called
by various names… I do agree with them…the quraan says the same quran
says in surah isra , chapter no.17. verse no.110 it
says…ulidullah…….say call upon him by Allah or call upon him by
Rahmaan…by whichever name u call upon him …to Him belongs the most
beautiful names…, so the holy quraan says you can call upon Allah by
any name but it should be a beautiful name….it should not conjure up a
mental picture…and the holy quraan gives no less than 99 different
attributes to Allah subhanwatala..99 different attributes to Allah
subhanwatala….Rahmaan , Raheem, Jabbar, Al Kareem, Al Quddus,
Khalique, several ..merciful…most gracious ..the Creator…no less than
99 different attributes….you can call Allah subhanwatala by any
name..Allah is Rahmaan, Allah is Raheem, Allah is Khalique, these are
the attributes of Allah subhanwatala…but if you single out
attribute..and you say this is Allah subhanwatala..we have got no
objection…but if you say…but if you single out an attribute and give
each attribute a different definition , give each attribute a
different form then we take strong exception to that..let me give you
an EXAMPLE…suppose someone describes me…that dr.zakir naik ..he is the
president of the islaamic research foundation, he is the chairman of
the IRF educational trust, he is the president of the Islamic
dimensions, he is the husband of mrs.farhat zakir naik, he is the
father of farik zakir naik, all these are different attributes…or
different types of definition of dr.zakir naik..so if you say he is
the president of Islamic research foundation..its a correct
definition…dr.zakir naik is the chairman of IRF educational trust it's
a correct definition…but if you pick up each definition …each
attribute and give it a different form ….for example…dr.zakir naik…his
height is about 5 feet 11 inches…my height is 5 feet 11 inches…I am
wheatish in complexion…I wear spectacles…I am thin…but now you tell me
that the president …of Islamic research foundation is zakir naik who
is 4 ½ feet…the attribute is correct…dr.zakir naik is the president of
Islamic research foundation…but the moment u give it a different
form…instead of 5 feet 11 inches…you say that he is 4 ½ feet ..then
dr.zakir naik is the president of Islamic Research Foundation…but he
is not 4 1/2 feet …if you say dr.zakir naik is the husband of mrs.
Farhat zakir naik….and he is a fat person…he does not wear spects..,
dr.zakir naik is the husband of mrs. Farhat naik but he is not fat…so
you can give attribute to Allah subhanwatala to Almighty God …but
don't give a different form…if you say dr.zakir naik is only the
president of Islamic research foundation…and nothing else…then the
definition is wrong…because while am the president of Islamic research
foundation …am also the husband of my wife mrs.farhat zakir naik am
also the father of my son farik zakir naik.. so you can't single out
one attribute and say…this attribute is alone God Almighty…all put
together is dr.zakir naik…SIMILARLY when you are describing Allah
subhanwatala you can very well say He is Rab, He is Rahmaan, He is
Raheem … but if you say that Rab is a different Allah…, and Rahmaan
is a different Allah subhanwatala, and Khalique is a different Allah
then that is not the concept of Allah subhanwatala in Islaam.. all put
together itself is Allah subhanwatala ..this is what major religions
make mistake ..they pick up one attribute and they call him a
different god , they pick up another attribute and give it a different
form…and call it a another god …in islaam all these attributes put
together is Allah subhanwatala…you cannot single out one attribute and
say ..this alone is Allah subhanwatala…" .( Salaah- The programming
towards righteousness- ---"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying
Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA
Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik says that if god can become man and then again become god
even he and all can become god.
33. "…and the moment God Almighty take the form of a human being…he
will not take….but if he takes….he no longer remains God Almighty…he
cannot become later on again God Almighty…if he can become …then even
you and I can become…no human being can become God Almighty…if you say
God Almighty took the form of human being….i can agree with you …he
can become a human being ..but later on you say again he became God
Almighty..thats not logical…because if a human being can become God
Almighty then even you and I can become …" .( Salaah- The
programming towards righteousness- ---"Presenting Islaam and
Clarifying Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed
by AHYA Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik says Quran is instruction manual for human being which is
similar to the instruction manual the inventor of a tape recorder
writes.
35. "…..that suppose I invent a tape-recorder do I have to become
the tape recorder to know what is good and what is bad for a tape
recorder.. …since am the creator of the tape-recorder I need not
become the taperecorder to know what is good or what is bad for the
tape recorder….what do I do ..i write an instruction manual….i write
an instruction manual that if you want to play the cassette put in the
cassette and press the play button ..if you want to stop…press the
stop button….if you want to fast forward press the "ff" button….don't
drop it from a height it will get damaged…don't immerse it into water
it will get spoiled…I have to write an instruction manual….SIMILARLY
God Almighty…Allah subhanwatala ..He does not take the form of a human
being…he chooses a man amongst men to deliver his message which we
muslims call as messengers…..as Rasool as Nabee….Prophets of Allah
subhanwatala…He chooses a man out of men to do the job…..and if you
allow me to call the human being a machine…..I would say it is the
most complicated machine present on the face of the earth…..the more
complicated the machine…the more requirement of an instruction
manual….which is the instruction manual for the human being…..the
instruction manual is the holy quraan….the do's and don't 's for the
human being is mentioned in the holy quraan ……this is the instruction
manual for the human being….we muslims believe there were several
revelations………..but the last the and final revelation is the holy
quraan….there were s
Zaakir Naik says he agree with swamijee in toto on the statement made
by swamijee that all religions believe in the same one god and says he
(zakir) has proved it practically from the scriptures of various
religions.
36. "…..there were certain comments made by Swamijee and Father
Geo…..And I Do Agree with Swamijee when he said that all religions
believe in the same one god I DO AGREE WITH HIM IN TOTO ..I agree with
him…I besides agreeing…I proved it practically from the scriptures of
the various religions that all religions actually believe in one
god….people speak theoretically …but am a man who believe more in
action not only in speaking….and practically showing ..which I will
show in the course of my rebuttal…………" (Symposium- religion in the
right perspective------"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying
Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA
Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Therefore we have to come to common terms…your veda says god has got
no form and he has got no body….same yajur ved if you read tells you u
that you should not worship the asmabooti or sambooti… further if you
read the Rig ved…its mentioned in book no.8 chapter no. 1, verse
no.1…ma chitanati sansad….all praises are due to him
alone…..Alhamdulillahi rabbil aalameen…..same rig ved….book no.6
chapter no.45….verse no.16 says….yaek ekmushti hi…..there is only one
god…worship him alone, Qul huwaAllahu ahad…….
In the programme of Zakir Naik, his brother Mohammed Naik asks all
audience to give 'standing ovation'to swami ( the programme is
organised by hizbi kerala nadvatul mujahideen which is called as
'salafi'.
40. Mohammed Naik( chairperson of the programme and brother of zakir
naik) says: "…..thank you swamijee very much on behalf of the
salafi learning and research center, calicut….i thank you very much
for your esteemed presence…..amongst us and sharing your knowledge….
Give him a STANDING OVATION …… ..I WOULD REQUEST THE BROTHERS TO
KINDLY GIVE SWAMIJEE A STANDING OVATION FOR HIS PRESENCE AND SHARING SO
MUCH INFORMATION……and we grant him leave ..for his other
commitments …thank you swamijee inshAllah we hope to be in touch with
you (Symposium- religion in the right perspective------"Presenting
Islaam and Clarifying Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir
Naik, Developed by AHYA Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions)
Zakir Naik says to know which scripture is actually word of god one
should put the scripture to the final test which in this age, he says,
is Science.
41. "…brother asked the question on destiny…but before I give the
answer ….i would like to say different people say their book is the
word of god…hindus say their scripture is the word of god…chiristians
say their scripture is the word of god….muslims say quraan is the word
of god….so lets….if you want to know which is the word of god…put it
to the FINAL TEST...WHICH TODAY WORLD IS OF AGE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHONOLOGY if you apply scientific knowledge to all these scriptures
you will ACTUALLY come to know which is the word of god...which i
have done in my video cassette – 'Is the Quraan The Word of God?'
Zakir Naik congratulates the atheist because he says atheist has said
the first part of the shahada.
42. "...so normally when an atheist comes and tells me that –'i do
not believe in almighty god .... the first thing i do is i
congratulate him...i congratulate the atheist you know why....because
he is thinking....the other people ...the christian, most of the
christians are christian because his father is a christian he is a
muslim because his father is a muslim he is a hindu because his father
is a hindu they are just following blindly the religion of their
fathers , this atheist he is thinking...and what he thinks ...that see
what is the concept of god told by my father is not right so he doesnt
beleive in god almighty and i congratulate him because he has said the
first part of the islaamic creed.... the first part of the islaamic
shahada Laa ilaaha ..that there is no god ..he has agreed to the first
part of the islaamic creed which says laa ilaaha ..there is no god..
now my job is to convince him is on the other part..ilAllah...."
(universal brotherhood- ------"Presenting Islaam and Clarifying
Misconceptions –Lecture series by Dr.Zaakir Naik, Developed by AHYA
Multi-Media- 12 Enlightening Sessions )ALSO CONGRATULATES THE ATHEIST
IN –IS QURAAN WORD OF GOD.
Zakir Naik says the major difference between a hindu and a muslim is
that a muslim says eveyrthing is god's and a hindu say everything is
god and says to come to common terms we should analyse the scriptures
of hindus and muslims.
43. "..the major difference between the hindus and muslims is what we
muslim says is everything is god's with an apostrophe ...everything
belongs to god....the tree belong to god , the sun belong to god, the
moon belongs to god, the human being belongs to god..the monkey
belongs to god, the snake belongs to god, so the major difference is
the hindu says everything is god..we muslims say everything is god's
.. G O D with apostrophes if we can solve the difference of
apostrophes we hindus and muslims will be united... how to do it
..quraan says in surah ali imran chapter 3 verse no. 64 which says ...
tala ila kalimatan sawaaimbayna na wa baynakum ....that come to common
terms as between us and you...What is the first term? Allah na'abuda
ilAllah...that we worship none but Allah ...wa la nushrika bihi
shayan that we associate no partners with him..... how do we come to
common terms ? ...Let's analyse the scriptures of the hindus and the
muslims ..., if you read the bhagwat gita , bhagwat gita says in
chapter no.7 verse no. 19 to 23 it says...that all those who worship
the demi gods all that who do idol worship they are materialistic
people who says that ..the bhagwat gita ....am giving the reference
...chapter no.7 verses 19-23......."
Dr.Zakir Naik says the name Ahle Hadeeth is not correct and coins and
new name Ahle Saheeh Hadees and says that should be the correct name
if at all a name is to be used.
From the Jamiat Ahle hadees conference in Mumbai , India.
But since the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has not said, that
you should call yourself Salafi, that's why I... Allah and His
Prophet...It is a different thing that it is Shaikh Bin Baz's fatwa ,
he wishes and I had a discussion with him. He says that one should
call himself Salafi, that is his
OPINION, I respect him, I respect him a lot, I follow most of his
fatwas, but because I am a muslim, it is not FARD (obligatory) upon me
to believe(follow) all the statements of Shaikh Bin Baaz.
My Muslim brothers may question me, "Zakir, why are you congratulating
an atheist?" The reason that I am congratulating an atheist is because
he agrees with the first part of the Shahada i.e. the Islamic Creed,
'La ilaaha' - meaning 'there is no God'. So half my job is already
done; now the only part left is 'il lallah' i.e. 'BUT ALLAH' which I
shall do Insha Allah. With others (who are not atheists) I have to
first remove from their minds the wrong concept of God they may have
and then put the correct concept of one true God."
(From Dr.Zakir Naik's Dawah Training Course material, under section-
Dawah to Atheist in his website )
56. Zakir Naik says Avtaar is Messenger and says 'kalki avtar'is
Muhammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam.
"….as far as the question earlier is concerned that…what is the
concept of avatar and who is kalki avtar ? avtar in Sanskrit comes
from the 'av' and 'thra' means coming down and the common meaning is
of most of the common hindus is almighty god coming in this world in
bodily form, but there are some scholars who say that Sanskrit word
avatar cannot be a posses of god it can be that god almighty has send
someone …like..a rishi etc.. and this is the similar concept in the
quraan..that almighty god chooses man amongst men and with
communicates with them on a higher level…whom we call as messengers…so
islaam believes in concept of messengers….and Allah says in quraan
surah Fathir chapter 35, verse no.24…that Allah says …wa immin……..,
there is not a nation or tribe in which we have not send a warner,
Allah says in surah rad chapter no.13 verse no. 7.. wali kulli …..and
in every age have we send a messenger, so if you read the Veda the
vedas also talk about many learned men, many rishi, one of them is
Kalki avatar, its mentioned in bhagwata purana , kand 12 , adhyah 2,
shlokhas 18 -20 , that he will be born in the house of vishunu yaash ,
the chief of the city of sambala, his name will be kalki and god will
incarnate…it further says he will be given 8 supernatural qualities he
will ride a white horse with a sword in his right hand…and he will
destroy the miscreant, its further mentioned in bhagwat purana.. kand
1, adhyay 3 , shlokha 25 that in kalyugh when kings will be like
robber….when kings will be like robbers….in the house of Vishnu yash
kalki will be born, its also mentioned in kalki purana, chapter no. 2,
verse no.4…his father's name is Vishnu yash, its mentioned verse no.
5, chapter no.2 of kalki avtar that he will have 4 companions to help
him in kalki puraa chapter no. 2 verse no.7 , he will be helped by
devtas.. the angels in the battle field, kalki purana chapter no.2
verse no.11, he will be born in the house of Vishnu yash in the womb
of sumati….kalki purana chapter no. 2, verse no.15.. he will b born on
12th month of madhav….in brief …you can give a talk on kalki
avatar….in brief it says his fathers name will be Vishnu yash…that is
the worshipper of god..the name of mohammed salAllahualaihiwasallam
was Abdullah which means worshipper of god…his mothers name that means
serenity means peaceful the mother's name of mohammed salAllahu
alaihiwasallam was amina which also means serenity and peaceful…he
will be born in the village of sambala….sambala means the place of
serenity…and makkah is also called darul alam ..darul aman.. a place
of peace and serenity…it says he will be born in the house of the
village of sambala… we know mohammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam was born
in the house of chief of makkah. He wil be born on the 12th month of
madhav…we know mohammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam was born on the 12th
of rabbiul awwal….it says he will be the anthim rishi…he wil be the
last rishi …we know mohammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam mention in
qurann in surah ahzab chapter no. 32 verse no. 40 ….maa kaana…..
,prophet mohammed peace be upon him was the seal of the prophet,…the
akhri messenger….it further says he will migrate..he will get a
revelation , this person in a cave and migrate and northwards and come
back ..we know mohammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam got the first
revelation in jabl nur…in gare hirah…the mountain of light. And he
migrated to madinah northwards and came back….it says he will be given
8 supernatural qualities.. and the eight mentioned here is widom, self
control, revealed knowledge, respected lineage, valour, strength,
utmost charity and gratefulness …and all of these 8 are found in
prophet mohammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam….it further says that he
will guide the whole of humanity…..which is also mentioned in quraan
in surah saba chapter no. 34 verse no.20 ..he was the messenger for
whole of mankind..it futhter says he wil be given the white horse and
we know mohammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam was given the buraq the
white hourse …he will carry the sword in right hand,, mohammed
salallahu alaihiwasallam took part in battles all of them or most of
them in self defense…and even carried sword in right hand ..it says he
will be helped by four companions….talking about the four khulfa
rashideen…hazrat abu bakr, hazrat umar, hazrat usman, hazrat ali..it
says that he will be helped by devtas and we know mohammed salAllahu
alaihiwasallam was helped by angels in the battle of badr in surah
aali imran chapter no.3 verse 123-125 and surah anfal chapter no.8 ,
verse no. 8 and 9 , so all these prophesies point out to the last and
final messenger prophet mohammed peace be upon him. ( Concept of God
in Hinduism and islam in light of sacred scriptures)
57. Zakir Naik Compares Quranic Ayats to shlokhas and makes both a
criteria to test the "candidates'for almighty god.
"… lets try and understand the concept of God in islaam.. the best
reply anyone can give you from the scriptures is quote to you surah
ikhlas..chapter no. 112 verse on.1-4 which says: qul huwa….Say He is
Allah one and only…………………(quotes the Arabic and translation)…..this is
the four line definition of Allah subhanwatala of Almighty god given
in the Quran if any person says so and so candidate is god…if that
candidate fits in this fourline definition we muslims have got no
objection in accepting that candidate as god…the first is : Qul huwa:…
say He is One and only, ekam evidityam- god is only one without a
second-chandogya Upanishad chapter no.6 , section no.2, verse no.1.
the second is :Allahu Sammad=Allah the Absolute and Eternal, same as
bhagwat gita chapter no.10, verse no.3, they know me as the unborn ,
not begotten,without a beginning, supreme lord of the worlds, the
third test is : lam yalid walam yoolad: He begets not nor is he
begotten, same as swetaswatar Upanishad chapter 6, verse n.9, nachasya
Kasich ………., of Him there are no parents no lords , almighty god has
got no mother, he has got no father he has got no superior, and the
fourth test: walam yaqullahu….., there is nothing like Him,
swethaswatra Upanishad chapter 4, verse no.19-yajur ved chapter no.32
verse no.3- natasyapratima asti- of that god there is no pratima,
there is no likeness, there is no image, the is no picture, there is
no statue. If any person say so and so candidates is god if that
candidate fits in this four line definition which we discussed of the
quraan and the hindu sacred scripture I have got no objection in
accepting that candidate as god" ( Concept of God in Hinduism and
islam in light of sacred scriptures)
58. Zakir naik Declares Unconditional love for kaafir sri sri ravishankar.
"…islaam the greeting is peace…islam comes from root word sallam which
means peace , it's the duty of every muslim and every human being that
he should spread peace, if he does not spread peace he is not a muslim
, sri sri ravishankar rightly said – that sabse prem karo, I also Love
sri sri ravishankar- I Love him…for the things he has said which I
agree…… (s s ravishankar intrepts saying- you have no choice but love
me) …that's right , even if I had a choice I would yet love you…"(
Concept of God in Hinduism and islam in light of sacred scriptures)
60. Zakir naik says the prophesies in hindu books is about the
Muhammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam.
"…the question posed by the sister is ..is prophet mohammed peace be
upon him prophesised in the sacred scriptures of Hinduism… I would
like to again take help of this book..but ..please…. sri sri
ravishankar writes on 26th page of this book- in the heading prophet
muhammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam…. Prophet mohammed prophesised in
vedic scriptures… and he gives reference bhavishya purana parv 3 kand
3 adiyata 3 shlokas 5-6…. Gurujeee…. Swamiji….. this reference is the
only reference you give in the first book and its authentic its
totally correct..i agree with you totally under the section of prophet
muhammed mentioned in vedic scripture… sri sri ravishankar has quoted
various verses of the vedas but only one verse has been given
reference that is the mention of prophet muhammed in the scripture and
he give the reference bhavishya purana parv 3 kand 3 adiyata 3 shlokas
5-6…I would like to congratulate you sri sri ravishankar that what u
mentioned here is 100% correct…I would like to describe …though the
verse was not mentioned here the reference is given…if you read the
bhavishya purana parv 3 kand 3 adiyata 3 shlokas 5-8…which says that
a malecha will come , a foreigner , speaking a foreign language …he
wil come along with his companions.. that is his sahabas…. By the name
Muhammed….. ( goes on quoting further from other books and says all
this is pointing towards Muhammed salAllahu alaihiwasallam after his
numerous quotation s s ravishankar said)….. thats good you all have
to respect the Vedas now..the moulvi himself…the doctor himself…has
said everyone should respect the vedas, don't think as the book of the
kaafirs…or non believers ..so every muslim should respect all that is
Indian and am very thankful to dr.hussain for bringing up this point
and telling even the Vedas are same teaching the same knowledge and
humanity and love for all humanity---( Concept of God in Hinduism and
islam in light of sacred scriptures)
61. Zakir naik says Qura'an is the best book dealing with art of living.
"…the best book dealing with the art of living it is the Glorious
Qura'an" ( Concept of God in Hinduism and islam in light of sacred
scriptures)
63. Zakir Naik says the name found in hindu book –vishnu is name of Allah.
"…the other name given to almighty god rig ved book no.2, hymn no.1,
verse no.3 is Vishnu , Vishnu is called as the god who is the
sustainer, if you translate sustainer in to Arabic it is somewhat
similar to Rab.. we muslims have got no objection if someone calls
almighty god as Rab or sustainer, but if someone says he is almighty
god who has got 4 hands and giving an image to almighty god in one
hand is the lotus ,the second hand is the counch traveling on the sea
on a bed of snakes we muslims take strong objection to it, moreover
you are going against the yajur ved chapter no.32 verse no.3 which
says –natasya pratima asti, of that god there is no pratima , there is
no likness, there is no image, there is no picture, there is no
statute, no sculpture…."( Concept of God in Hinduism and islam in
light of sacred scriptures)
65. zakir naik calls the books of Hinduism as authentic sacred scriptures.
"..the best and the most appropriate method of understanding a
religion is to try and authentic sources , the authentic scriptures of
that relgion, if we have to understand Hinduism we have to understand
the authentic sources the authentic sacred scriptures of hindusim and
the most sacred scriptures in Hinduism are the Vedas..the Vedas are
followed by the Upanishad, the ithihaas- ramyan mahabarat, bhagvat
gita by the puranas manusmriti etc………"('Similarities between Hinduism
and Islam',Chennai)
--
"Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others, or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to
err or I am caused to err, lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the
foolishness of others". (Abu-Dawud, Ibn Majah, Nasa'i, At-Termithi see also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmithi
3/152 and Sahih Ibn Majah 2/336)
"Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I misguide others, or I am misguided by others, lest I cause others to
err or I am caused to err, lest I abuse others or be abused, and lest I behave foolishly or meet with the
foolishness of others". (Abu-Dawud &
This was after the Shia were condemning him after the Peace Conference in 2007.
What prevented our Brother in Islam, Dr. Naik from quoting from Qur'an and Sunnah? What prevented him
from quoting from the Salafee Ulemah of the past and Present? He has to use a Deobandi Fatwa to protect
himself from the Rafidhi criticism!
Similarly there are press-releases on the internet regarding this same issue in which Dr. Naik lists the
various organizations and Scholars who have given fataawa which support his stand. In that also he lists
Darul Uloom Deoband at the top!
Interestingly, the Deobandis have given quite a few fataawa telling their followers to not listen to Dr. Naik.
One such fatwa from their website is attached.
In the "About IRF" section on the website of Dr. Naik's organization (Islamic Research Foundation), it says
quote:
"IRF's activities and facilities provide the much needed understanding about the
truth and excellence of Islamic teachings - based on the glorious Qur'an and
authentic Hadith, as well as adhering to reasons, logic and scientific facts."
The bold in the above quote is mine. The screenshot is attached.
Note that "Explanations of the Salaf"(Sahaabah, Tabieen, Atba ut tabieen and Imaams after them) is
missing in the quote above.
Also read the statements of the Salaf censuring logic, ilm ul kalaam, etc. on the various Salafee websites
and even this forum.
Doesn't Dr. Naik need to go and learn the Deen from the Ulemah of Ahlul Athar before he gives "Da'wah"?
Here are just a sample of some books that are sold by Islamic Research Foundation of Dr. Naik.
In case some don't know about some of the authors then, know that Mawdudi was the first Ameer of the
deviant group Jamate islami. Shibli Naumani was a Deobandi. Muhammed Zakariyya Kandhelwi is called
Shaykhul Hadith by Tablighi Jamaat.
Now some might claim that he also sells books by Salafee Ulemah like Shaykh Ibn Baaz, Shaykh Rabee &
others. The answer would be similar to what Shaykh Falaah hafidhahullah gave below
quote:
Someone came to Shaykh Falaah bin Ismaa'eel in Birmingham regarding such
groups saying: "These groups (such as Ihyaa Turaath, Ahl-e-Hadith UK) are not
deviated because they establish tele-links with the Salafi scholars!" The Shaykh
replied (abridged): "Why do you not also say along with that that these groups set
up links, conferences, lectures, panel sessions and much more than with ahlul-
bid'ah, with the Shee'ah, with the Raafidhah, with the Grave-worshipping Soofees,
with Ikhwaanul-Muslimeen, with the Qutubees, with the people of deviated
political ideologies with the Marxists and callers to other faiths?! Why do you not
proclaim that likewise? Is it not true that they do that also?" The brother replied:
"Yes they do." So Shaykh replied, "Then where is their jealousy for the Sunnah and
their love for it and their allegiance to it?!"
source: http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=9&Topic=5220
May Allah guide Dr. Naik, those co-operating with IRF and all of us to the Siraat al Mustaqeem. Aameen
Attached is the Introduction to Dr. Zakir Naik as mentioned on the website of Islamic Research
Foundation.
As mentioned in the attached introduction, Dr. Naik is just an Orator. Obviously, any Muslim who wants to
learn about Islam or how to give Da'wah to non-Muslims should learn from the Scholars and the Students
of Islamic Knowledge and not from Orators. Click http://www.troid.org/new-basics/a-warning-to-the-new-
muslim/be-careful-who-you-take-your-deen-from.html
quote:
ýAbdullaah ibn Masýood radiAllahu anhu said: "Verily, you are in a time in which
there are many scholars and few speakers. And verily after you, there will come a
time in which there will be many speakers, while the scholars in it will be few."
(Kitaab al ilm of Imam Nasa'ee with checking of Shaykh Albani)
Should Dr. Naik read the non-Muslim scriptures and call himself "Student of Comparative Religion"? To
see fataawa of Permanent Committee regarding who is qualified to read non-Muslim scriptures in order to
refute them click http://www.salafitalk.net/st/printthread.cfm?Forum=16&Topic=8489
May Allah guide the Muslims to take knowledge from the mashaykh of Ahlus Sunnah rather than anyone
who starts speaking in the name of Da'wah. Aameen.
is another screenshot from Islamic Research Foundation's website clearly showing the manhaj errors of Dr.
Naik - may Allah guide him and us.
Scientific Tafseers
Regarding the serious errors of Moududi(first Amir of Jamate Islami), Sayyid Qutb and Hasan al-
Banna(founder of Ikhwanul Muslimeen) there are many articles/audios on the Salafi websites and forums
like this. As an example click
http://spubs.com/sps/sp.cfm?secID=NDV&loadpage=displaysection.cfm
I can confirm what Br. Abu Khadeejah said regarding Dr. Naik praising Salman al-Oadah and Safar al-
Hawali in the 2nd link above.
Some years ago I saw on ARY Digital Channel when Dr. Naik had gone to Pakistan, someone asked him a
question regarding suicide bombing in the live phone-in question programme. And he mentioned
(paraphrased) that there is a difference of opinion. Some Scholars like Shaykh Ibn Baz and Shaykh
Uthaymeen deem it impermissible. While other Scholars like Shaykh Salman al-Oadaah and Shaykh Safar
al-Hawalee deem it permissible under certain conditions.
WAllahu aalam.
Attached are screenshots from the official website of Peace TV which is a satellite television channel
promoted by Dr. Zakir Naik. Don't forget to look at their list of "Orators and Scholars"!
Fatwa of Permanent Committee on the forbiddence of reading the books of non-Muslims by common
Muslims and beginning Students of Knowledge
This is a naseeha to the Muslims to stay away from wasting their time on watching Peace TV and instead
learn tawheed and Sunnah from the authentic sources and from the Rabbani Ulemah and their Students. It
is also a naseeha to Dr. Naik and Peace TV owners and promoters to spend more time on seeking
knowledge of the deen from the Salafee mashaykh and then give Da'wah based on the manhaj of the Salaf
as-Salih.