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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Re: [mukto-mona] Propaganda against Zakir Naik

Respected members,
 
Assalamu alaikum. With reference to news below , I can only say that Dr Zakir Naik is an enlightened person, has served Islam, communal harmony and  on the whole advocated moral and principled behavior.
 
The points of difference about  Yazid Bin Muwaya and some other issues between him and  some  others are such where there had been differences in the Muslims in the past.He has not said anything new in these regards.
 
I must however clarify that  we should seek help only from Allah , here there is no dis-agreement among scholars of Salaf.
 
I also request Dr Zakir Naik to avoid avoidable issues in the greater interest of his broad-ranging work.
 
Shah Abdul Hannan
p.s. if any body knows his personal e-mail, may forward it to him
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Abhiyya
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Sadia Dehlvi on Fatwa Against Zakir Naik

Dr. Zakir Naik and the controversy

Submitted by admin on 12 November 2008 - 3:09pm.

http://www.twocircles.net/2008nov12/dr_zakir_naik_and_controversy.html

By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net
Renowned Islamic scholar and preacher Dr. Zakir Naik angered a section of Sunnis and Shias by his statement to a private TV channel that a Muslim should seek help only from Allah and no one else, not even the Prophet.
Angered by his statement a section of the community reportedly approached the home minister of Maharashtra RR Patil and demanded a ban on the Islamic conference which he is organizing between November 14 and 24 in Mumbai.
The 43 year old medical practitioner told reporters that by saying this he has not done any thing against the principles of Islam. Whatever he has said is essential of "Tauhid" which is the soul of "Imaan". A big section of Muslims across the world believe that Only Allah is the All Mighty and worthy of worship and help should be sought only from him and no one else he added.



Photo by Musa abu A'isha
Dr. Naik enjoys a fan following across the world because of his critical analysis of Islam and his knowledge on comparative religion. He is the founder-president of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and also runs Peace TV, an Islamic television.
He travels across the world giving speeches and lectures on Islam and comparative religion. A big section of Muslim across the world appreciates his efforts to clear misconceptions about Islam through his lectures and talks.
There was another Fatwa against him by some Shia clergy of UP. Last Friday Lucknow based Mufti Abul Irfan Mian Firangi Mahali issued a fatwa against Dr. Naik describing him as a kafir (agnostic). The fatwa recommends that Dr. Naik be ex-communicated from Islam.
The Mufti pointed out that Dr. Naik supports Osama Bin Laden and calls upon the Muslim youths to become terrorists. He also criticized Dr. Naik for his alleged glorification of Yazeed who killed Imam Hussein the maternal grand son of the Prophet and a person considered holy and respectable by the Shias across the world.
Dr. Naik on the other hand defended himself and clarified that he has never supported either terrorism or Osama. He added that he has always been saying that all those who kill innocents are terrorists. He pointed out that people usually misquote his statements from the speeches he delivered in past.
For instance, he pointed out that the actual statement goes like this that "all those who kill innocents are terrorists. So if the USA kills innocents, it doesn't have the right to call Osama a terrorist unless it owns up its own crime."
On the accusation of instigating Muslims to become terrorists he clarified that he had said Muslims should become terrorists in the sense that they should strike terror in the hearts of criminals and anti-socials but again the statement has been misquoted he added.

Zakir Naik on Taliban and Osama Bin Laden



Last year he was center of an international controversy by saying radi Allaho anho (may Allah be pleased with him) after taking Yazid's name, a traditional prayer reserved for the companions of the Prophet Mohammad.
Last month Dr. Naik was supposed to deliver a series of public lectures in Allahabad and Lucknow. But Shia groups started protesting against Dr. Naik. Soon the administration had to stop the lectures citing law and order problem.
It is not the case that Dr. Naik hasn't got any support on this issue. Many Muslim organizations have come in his support. All-India Sunni Board and Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani Foundation came to defend him saying that Dr. Naik is one of the most respected scholars and doing an excellent work through his efforts to clear the misconceptions about Islam.
Dr. Naik who was born in Mumbai on October 18, 1965 is a medical doctor by profession. The website of Islamic Research Foundation describes him as "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 has also been appreciated by his efforts to engage in inter religious dialogue.
He has given hundreds of public lectures on Islam and comparative religion. He has also authored many books including Replies To The Most Common Questions asked By Non-Muslims, Qur'an and Modern Sciences- Compatible Or incompatible, Concepts of God in Major Religions, Islam and Terrorism, Women's Right in Islam- Protected Or subjugated, among others.
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With Regards

Abi

--- On Tue, 11/11/08, yogi sikand@yahoo.com <yogi sikand@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: yogi sikand@yahoo.com <yogi sikand@yahoo.com>
Subject: [mukto-mona] Sadia Dehlvi on Fatwa Against Zakir Naik
To: ysikand@gmail.com
Cc: nigs3@yahoo.co.in
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 8:46 PM

Don't give in to pretenders
Sadia Dehlvi
November 11, 2008

Something good is happening in the Muslim world. A man with a half-Muslim parentage will soon take oath as the American President. The Malegaon blasts are being fairly investigated. Recently, Muslim scholars, activists and clerics got together and issued fatwas delinking Islam with terror. An 18-coach Sheikh-ul-Hind Express from Deoband carrying 2,000 clerics set out on a journey with a message of peace and integration. Some 6,000 clerics from 21 states met in Hyderabad to issue more fatwas against terror activities. From shock and denial modes, the Indian Muslim community has begun to introspect and take positive steps.

Now, a collective body of Muslim clerics has taken another commendable step by denouncing televangelist Zakir Naik's speeches and demanding a ban on them. Popular Muslim resentment against Naik became evident last December when he used the phrase, "May God be pleased with him", for Yezid, the debauch ruler and murderer of Imam Hussain; the Prophet Mohammed's grandson who was martyred at the battle of Kerbala. Throughout Islamic history, these particular words have been used only for the Prophet's trusted companions. Anger has now peaked with Naik declaring that praying to Prophet Mohammed and seeking his intercession with God is heresy.

I have been particularly disturbed by the growing popularity of Naik, founder of Peace TV and president of the Islamic Research Foundation. Naik is not an Islamic scholar or a cleric and can best be described as a preacher famous for his computer-like memory of almost all religious scriptures like the Bible, the Vedas and the Quran.

A doctor by training and inspired by the late India-born South African evangelist Sheikh Ahmed Deedat, Naik loves to debate with Hindus on the Vedas, with Jains about vegetarianism and atheists on religion and science. In the garb of inter-faith dialogues, he not only runs down all major religions, but also rubbishes as haraam (sinful) all Muslim devotional aspects that differ from his viewpoint.

In the subcontinent, Islam is the legacy of the Sufis who gave us traditions of syncretism and communal harmony. By condemning Sufi followers as "grave worshippers", Salafi and Wahabi ideology-inspired speakers such as Naik reject an entire historical body of Islamic scholarship, jurisprudence and almost 80 per cent of Islamic literature. Naik is on record saying, "If Osama bin Laden is terrorising America or the enemies of Islam, every Muslim should become a terrorist." Excerpts of this video are circulating on the internet, damaging the already wounded perception of Islam and its followers.

Social injustices cannot be used as a theme to create havoc and destruction in society. However, some rabid ideologues continue providing fuel to Muslim animosity by overturning the spirituality of Islam into a rationalised discourse leading to pragmatic political activism. If Muslims insist that Hindutva ideologues be quietened, we must do the same with Muslim radicals. Dialogue within the Muslim community on what form the rightful Islamic traditions should be has long been overdue. Thankfully, Muslims are now alert, identifying and rejecting intolerant elements within their own people.

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