 DR.
ZAKIR NAIK - PRESIDENT, IRF
A medical doctor by professional training, Dr.
Zakir Naik is renowed as a dynamic international
orator on Islam and Comparative Religion. Dr.
Zakir Naik clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clears
misconceptions about Islam, using the Qur'an,
authentic Hadith and other religious Scriptures
as a basis, in conjunction with reason, logic
and scientific facts. He is 43 years old.
Dr. Zakir is popular for his critical analysis
and convincing answers to challenging questions
posed by audiences after his public talks. In
the last 12 years (by the year 2008), Dr. Zakir
Naik has delivered mo re than 1200 public talks
in the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Saudi Arabia, U.A.E.,
Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, South Africa, Italy,
Mauritius, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong,
Thailand, Guyana (South America), Trinidad and
many other countries, in addition to numerous
public talks in India.
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He has successfully participated in several symposia
and dialogues with prominent personalities of
other faiths. His public dialogue with Dr. William
Campbell (of USA), on the topic, “The Qur’an
and the Bible in the light of Science” held
in city of Chicago, U.S.A., on April 1, 2000 was
a resounding success.
His Interfaith Dialogue with prominent Hindu
Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on the topic ‘The
Concept of God in Hinduism and Islam in the light
of Sacred Scriptures’ held at Palace Grounds,
Bangalore, on 21st Jan. 2006, was highly appreciated
by people of both the faiths.
In the issue dated 22nd Feb. 2009 of the Indian
Express list of the “100 Most Powerful Indians
in 2009” amongst the billion plus population
of India, Dr. Zakir Naik was ranked No. 82. In
the special list of the “Top 10 Spiritual
Gurus of India” Dr. Zakir Naik was ranked
No. 3, after Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
being the only Muslim in the list.
Dr. Zakir Naik stood out most eloquently for
Islam and Muslims in the present times on one
of the leading and most respected News Channel
of India, NDTV 24 x 7, during the ‘Guest
this week’ interview programme “Walk
the Talk” conducted by host Shekhar Gupta
(Editor-in-Chief of Indian Express) telecast on
7th and 8th March 2009.
Sheikh Ah med Deedat, the world famous orator
on Islam and Comparative Religion, who had called
Dr. Zakir, "Deedat plus" in 1994, presented
a plaque in May 2000 awarded to Dr. Zakir Abdul-Karim
Naik for his achievement in the field of Da’wah
and the study of Comparative Religion with the
engraving "Son what you have done in 4 years
had taken me 40 years to accomplish, Alhamdullilah.”
Dr. Zakir Naik appears regularly on many international
T.V. Channels in more than 200 countries of the
world. He is regularly invited for T.V. and Radio
interviews. More than a hundred of his talks,
dialogues, debates and symposia are available
on VCDs and DVDs. He has authored books on Islam
and Comparative Religion.
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