Information on Zakir Naik

Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik is a televangelist in India who operates a satellite TV station called “PeaceTV” out of Mumbai, India spreading Wahabi propaganda. Few of Naik’s audience around the world realize how scorned he is by educated Muslim scholars and non-Muslim scholars alike for his misinformation, misrepresentations, and unscriptural doctrines. Mufti of Deoband (India’s foremost Islamic centre of theological learning) have issued formal fatwas against Zakir Naik calling him “a preacher of Ghair Muqallidin” and saying “one should not rely on his speeches,”1 “he is not reliable and Muslims should avoid listening to him.”2

For a fuller detailed examination of Naik’s logic, views, and misinformation, we welcome you to read the article Is the Logic of Zakir Naik Reliable?

For an analysis of Naik’s misuse of Science, see our essay Beyond Bucailleism: Science, Scriptures and Faith.

For an overview of the problems with Naik’s view of Jesus, read this.

For answers to specific allegations Naik makes, a directory of Naik’s lectures is given below with links to answers for each of his allegations.

Directory of Answers to Zakir Naik

Answers to Non-Muslims’ Common Questions about Islam

Concept of God in Major Religions

Similarities between
Islam and Christianity

Ten Most Common Questions of Christians “Against Islam”

The Naik-Campbell Debate
on Science & the Qur’an

1. Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband-India, Question: 7077 (http://darulifta-deoband.org/viewfatwa.jsp?id=”7077″)
2. Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband-India, Question: 171 (http://darulifta-deoband.org/viewfatwa.jsp?id=”171″)