A medical doctor by professional training, Dr
Zakir Naik is renowned as a dynamic international orator on
Islam and
Comparative Religion. Dr Zakir Naik is the president of
Islamic Research Foundation,
Mumbai. Dr Zakir 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 47 years old.
He is popular for his critical analysis and convincing answers to challenging questions posed by audiences after his public talks
. In the last 17 years (by the year
2013) Dr Zakir Naik has delivered over
2000 public talks in the
USA,
Canada, UK,
Italy,
Saudi Arabia,
UAE,
Kuwait,
Qatar,
Bahrain,
Oman,
Egypt,
Australia, New Zealand,
South Africa,
Botswana,
Nigeria,
Sri Lanka,
Brunei,
Malaysia,
Singapore,
Hong Kong,
Thailand,
Guyana (
South America),
Trinidad,
Mauritius and many other countries, in addition to numerous public talks in
India. In
2012, his public talk in
Kishanganj,
Bihar, in
India was attended by over one million people.
He is ranked in the top 62 list of the '
500 Most Influential Muslims in the
World' published by
George Washington University in the year
2011 and 2012. He was also listed No
. 82 in the '
100 Most Influential
People in India' published by
Indian Express in 2009 and listed No. 89 in
2010 amongst the billion plus population of India. He was listed
No. 3 in the 'Top 10
Spiritual Gurus of India in 2009' and he topped this list in 2010.
According to
Google search engine Dr. Zakir Naik's result varies between 5 to 12 million (which changes daily) which is not only one of the highest amongst the Muslim religious speakers but also one of the highest amongst any religious speaker in the world.
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
Chicago,
U.S.A., in
April, 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.
Dubai International Peace Convention /
Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for
World Peace invited Dr. Zakir Naik to give lectures in
March 2010 and
April 2012.
Dr. Zakir Naik has also given lectures to audiences in tens of thousands in
Dubai during Ramadhan in the years
1998,
2005, 2009, 2010 and 2013
... on invitation from leading organizations under the patronage of Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the
Vice President &
Prime Minister of UAE and
Ruler of Dubai. He has visited UAE several times and has had discussions with the Rulers of Dubai,
Sharjah and
Ajman on several occasions as well as met several Govt.
Officials of UAE.
Shaikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, presented the prestigious
Dubai International Holy Quran Award's 'Islamic
Personality of 2013' Award on 29th July 2013, for providing outstanding services to Islam and Muslims at a global level in
Media, Education and Philanthropy, to Dr Zakir Naik, along with a cash reward of UAE Dirhams 1 million (approx.
Indian Rupees 16.5 million) which he promptly donated to start a Waqf (endowment) fund for Peace
TV Network.
Dr Zakir Naik appears regularly on many international TV channels in more than
200 countries of the world. He is regularly invited for TV and
Radio interviews. More than a hundred of his talks, dialogues, debates and symposia are available on
DVDs. He has authored many books on Islam and Comparative Religion.
The Idealogue and
Driving Force behind Peace TV Network is Dr. ZAKIR NAIK. He launched Peace TV
English, in
January 2006, it being the largest watched Islamic as well as any
Religious Satellite TV channel presently in the world, with over
100 million viewership of which 25% are Non-Muslims. In its footsteps he launched
Peace TV Urdu in June 2008 and
Peace TV Bangla in
April 2011. InshaAllah, he plans to expand Peace TV in the ten major languages of the world.
- published: 13 Nov 2013
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