DR.

ZAKIR NAIK

AND SLAMIC RESEA

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to where he studied Tafseer al-Quran, Usool-e-Hadith, rules of Fiqh,
Sharia, Arabic language, and other essential Islamic subjects required of a
true Islamic scholar who is allowed to give opinions on issues of Islamic
fiqh.

It seems Dr. Naik is a mysterious home grown, home fed, self read and self
trained scholar of Islam.

In his speeches he says he is a student of comparative religion, but he gives

his rulings / opinions literally on all Islamic subjects. He even criticizes
Imams of Fiqh and Ahadith. He claims that they (Imams of Fiqh and
Ahadith) did not have full information with them when they gave their
Islamic rulings. He claims he judges the Imams rulings and acts as per his
better understanding of Quran, Ahadith, Sharia and Fiqh. He claims that
acceptance and following of Imams as truthful teachers of Islam has
damaged Islam. Watch this dangerous video clip.

(3) As per the information on his Website, Dr. Naik was influenced by the
comparative religion lectures of Shaikh Ahmed Deedat (r) (1918-2005) of
South Africa when he was studying medicine. This means that Dr. Naik's
self-home-reading of Islamic subjects started when he was around 22 years
old (around 1987). Amazingly, within 3 years' of self-reading of Islamic
subjects (1987-1990), in addition to his extensive medical full-time on-
campus study, semester exams, medical internship, etc., he read everything
about Islam and established Islamic Research Foundation in February 1991
and started full time Da'wa.

In his lectures, Dr. Naik says that he started Da'wa even before the
establishment of IRF in 1991. This shows Dr. Naik has exceptional ability
of memorization. He did not read Islamic subjects with the intention to
understand them, he simply by-hearted every book that came his way.

Those whose memory is sharp, are generally intelligent, but they often
become dictionaries. They never try to understand the subject; they
memorize it with the intention to repeat it either in an exam or in front of
people to get applause. They heavily depend upon their word-by-word
photo finish memory and develop their skills in debates. They mesmerize
their audience by skillful display of their memory and often turn the tables
on their opponents in debates. They can convert logic into illogic and
wisdom into stupidity and vice versa by their arguments and oratory. They
use their vast memory to confuse their opponents and followers both. Over
a period of time when they become famous and develop considerable
following among masses, they start large scale misinterpretation of facts by
their skillful arguments and become leaders of a new group in the world.
That is how Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328) became the founder of a new Sect by
the power of his super memory and oratory. Now Zakir Naik is a living
example of this phenomenon.

(4) Shaikh Ahmed Deedat (r)

Shaikh Ahmed Husain Deedat (r) was born on July 1,

1918 in Surat, Gujarat State of India. His family
migrated to South Africa in 1927. He established the first
Islamic religious institution in South Africa to train
preachers at the Assalaam Institute in Braemar.

He was the president of the Islamic Propagation Center

International (IPCI), until he suffered from a stroke,
which left him paralyzed for over 9 years until he passed
away on 8th August 2005.

Watch Video of Shaikh Deedat's Grave in Durban, SA

Shaikh Ahmad Deedat (r) was an Ahle Sunnah (Hanafi) Scholar

(a) It is important to mention here that Shaikh Ahmed Deedat (r) was an
Ahle Sunnah Scholar who used to give a lot of respect to Shaikh Mir
Asedullah Quadri. Shaikh Deedat (r) wrote many letters to Shaikh Mir
Asedullah Quadri from his Islamic Propagation Center International
appreciating the work of Shaikh Quadri. He used to send his books and
booklets to the Shaikh from South Africa. Both these Shaikhs never met,
but had great respect for each other and were in contact via letters and
exchange of their books. We will briefly mention here about some of the
last letters of Shaikh Ahmad Deedat (r) to Shaikh Asedullah Quadri.

On March 8, 1996, Shaikh Deedat (r) wrote to Shaikh Asedullah Quadri

[Click Here p.1 Click Here p.2] requesting English translation of his book
'Islamic Wisdom' to be sent to him, as (in the words of Shaikh Deedat - r) it
will be a great assistance to him as he was writing a book with a similar
title. In May 1996, Shaikh Asedullah Quadri sent him the Urdu book
(Hikmat-e-Islamia authored by Shaikh Mohammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui
- r) with the promise to send the English translation done by him which was
under print at that time. Shaikh Asedullah Quadri's letter and the book
reached Shaikh Deedat (r) on June 4, 1996, but by then Shaikh Deedat (r)
had a severe paralytic stroke on May 3, 1996. The information about the
stroke was sent to Shaikh Mir Asedullah Quadri by Qassim Deedat,
Treasurer, IPCI in his letter dated 17th September 1996. Click Here to see
scan copy of this letter. Thus, Shaikh Deedat (r) could not complete his
proposed book titled "Wisdom".

Shaikh Mir Asedullah Quadri sent most of his books to IPCI, South Africa.
Many of the books sent to Ahmad Deedat (r) were related to Tasawwuf and
he was very happy to read them. Click Here to read Shaikh Deedat's (r)
letter thanking Shaikh Asedullah Quadri after receiving the books.

Shaikh Ahmad Deedat (r) was a rare gem and a Sufi at heart though his
area of specialization was comparative religion. He also had exceptional
memory, but he never misused it.

(b) Shaikh Ahmad Deedat (r) belonged to Ahle Sunnah wal Jama'a, is
also established from the fact that he used to take advise from Dr. Tahir-ul-
Qadri in matters of Islamic Fiqh. Evidence in this context is available on
Internet and Youtube.

Watch this interesting Video Clip - 1

Watch this interesting Video Clip - 2

Watch this interesting Video Clip - 3

(c) Shaikh Ahmad Deedat (r) being an honest Sunni (Hanafi) Shaikh is also
established from the fact that he openly supported and participated in
Milad-un-Nabi (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬Celebrations.

Watch this interesting Video

(d) Shaikh Ahmad Deedat (r) credentials as a Sunni Shaikh are also
established from the fact that he praised Maulana Abdul Aleem Siddiqui (r)
who was a student of Aala Hazrat Ahmed Radha Khan (r).

(e) Shaikh Ahmad Deedat (r) was a Sunni Scholar is also proved from the
fact that Salafi Scholars declared him Mushrik and Bidati for his clear cut
Ahle Sunnah beliefs.

Watch this important Video Clip

(5) Dr. Zakir Naik claims he was influenced by Shaikh Deedat (r) but we
fail to understand how come he turned into a hard core Salafi because
Shaikh Deedat (r) was a humble Sufi at
heart.

Wikipedia, a trusted and most visited

encyclopedic website shows Dr. Naik
to be Salafi (not Sunni). See rounded
information in this Screen Shot.

However, lately on Dr. Naik's Wikipedia page they have removed 'Salafi'
and now it shows only 'Islam'.

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Dr. Naik propagates theories of Salafism in the name of Islam. The

meanings and interpretations of Quran, Ahadith presented by Zakir Naik,
all are as per Wahhabi / Salafi beliefs.

Dr. Naik says God has two hands, two eyes, face, legs, shins and has large
body and sits above the skies on a big chair facing towards Arsh. Someone
asked Dr. Naik, how are God's hands and body; he said, 'we do not know, it
is known to God only'.

The description of Salafi Sky God is similar in nature with Hindu God
Vishnu. The only difference between Hindu God Vishnu and Salafi Sky Idol
God is, Vishnu is married, while Salafi Sky God is single. Also Hindus draw
and make models of their God Vishnu, while Salafis don't, but their faith in a
huge human like Idol as their God is same, identical.

In view of their misunderstanding about Allah (‫ )یل تع ا و س بحانہ‬Salafis

prostrate to their Sky Idol God 5 times a day during Salah. They claim this
huge Sky Idol has created this Universe.

Read more.....(1) Read more .....(2)

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We are not trying to emphasize here that Dr. Naik has not mentioned the
sources of his Hinduism studies because we are not discussing academic
ethics. Our focus is on a much bigger and very serious issue. Read on.

Answering a question in one of his lecturers, whether Muslims can consider

the Vedas and the other Hindu Scriptures to be the revelations of God? Dr.
Naik replied:

Quote - There is no text in the Quran or Sahih Hadith mentioning the name
of the revelation that was sent to India. Since the names of the Vedas or
other Hindu scriptures are nowhere to be found in Quran and Sahih
Hadith, one cannot say for sure that they were the revelations of God.
They may be the revelation of God or may not be the revelation of God -
Unquote.

However in all his speeches, he mentions the Vedic and other Hindu
scriptures that were originally invented and documented by Abdul Haq
Vidyarthi Qadiyani, word-by-word; and reiterates that advent of Prophet
Mohammad (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬has been prophecied in Hindu
scriptures.

This practice on the part of Dr. Naik establishes the fact that he believes in
Hindu scriptures as the word of God (in an altered format as that of Bible)
though he does not want to declare it openly.

His profound belief in Hindu scriptures as the word of God is also

established from the following facts.

Dr. Zakir Naik mentions the following Quranic verse hundreds of times in
his speeches and invites Hindus to come to common terms with Muslims.

It is in Quran - ‫ش‬ ْ ُ‫ﷲَ َو َال ن‬ ‫س َوا ٍء بَ ْينَنَا َوبَ ْينَ ُك ْم أَ ﱠال نَ ْعبُ َد إِ ﱠال ﱠ‬
َ ‫ب تَ َعالَ ْوا إِلَ ٰى َكلِ َم ٍة‬ِ ‫ِر َك بِ ِه قُ ْل يَا أَ ْھ َل ا ْل ِكتَا‬
ِ‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ضا أَ ْربَابًا ﱢمن د‬
‫ُون ﱠ‬ ً ‫ضنَا بَ ْع‬ َ ◌ۚ ‫ش َھدُوا بِأَنﱠ‬
ُ ‫ش ْيئًا َو َال يَتﱠ ِخ َذ بَ ْع‬ ْ ‫سلِ ُمونَ فَإِن تَ َولﱠ ْوا فَقُولُوا ا‬ ْ ‫[ ا ُم‬Meaning -
Say: ( O' Prophet - ‫" )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬O People of the Book! come to
common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah
(‫)یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬, that we associate no partners with him; that we associate
not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah (‫س بحانہ و‬
‫)یتع ا ل‬." If then they turn back, you say: "Bear witness that we are
Muslims]. (Aal-e-Imran - 64).

The above verse is addressed to the people of the book ( revealed to

Prophets). This verse does not address Idol worshipers.
It is a well known fact that Hindu Idol worship is similar to Makkan Pagan
tradition and we are positive that no Muslim in the world will ever dispute
this fact.

We have not come across a Hadith in which Prophet Mohammad (‫ﷲ ص لى‬
‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه‬called upon Idol worshipers to come to common terms with
Islam.

Why then Dr. Naik reads the above verse and invites Hindus to come to
common terms?

This practice of Dr. Naik confirms the fact that he believes in all Hindu
scriptures as the word of God.

As a matter of fact he has never denied that these scriptures are not the
word of God as he says these may be or may not be the word of God.

This is hypocrisy (Munafiqat)

Dr. Naik calls Zoroastrianism a prophetic religion and calls its founder
Zoroaster as 'Prophet'. In one of his lectures he said: "Zoroastrianism is a
Non Semitic, Aryan, Non Vedic religion, which is not associated with
Hinduism and it is a Prophetic religion. Zoroastrianism is also called as
Parsism and it was founded by Prophet Zoroaster. Reference - (Concept of
God in Major Religions - from the CD - 'Presenting Islam and Clarifying
Misconceptions' - Lecture series by Dr. Naik, Developed by AHYA Multi
Media - 12 Enlightening Sessions).

Quran testifies that all Prophets gave the same message about Allah
(‫)یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬. But Zoroaster preached worship of fire. We do not
understand how Dr. Naik testifies Zoroaster as prophet?

Why Dr. Naik is afraid to declare his Qadiyani beliefs in public?

Read the following to know the answer.

(a) If he accepts openly Hindu scriptures, as word of God, then he will have
to accept (like Qadiyanis do) that Ram, Krishna, Buddha, Ashoka and Guru
Nanak were all Prophets and that Kalki Avatar (the 10th incarnation of
Hindu God Vishnu to appear before dooms day) is the (final) Prophet.

(b) Qadiyanis are treated as out of Islam in the Muslim world and it is
difficult for Dr. Naik to openly disclose his Qadiyani beliefs because it will
create a lot of problems for him in Muslim community. Dr. Naik knows
pretty well, what will happen to him if he discloses his above hidden beliefs
in public.

THE MOST SERIOUS ISSUE

The most serious and alarming concern is, Dr. Naik is making millions of
Muslims believe in Hindu scriptures as the word of God from his
misleading D'awa.

On Face book alone he has around 220,000 fans. His organization is

running several hundred centers in India and other countries. They are
also running schools and training Centers where students are taught his
D'awa techniques. He also runs Peace TV in English and Urdu and is
planning to open a Bengali channel and his website claims that it is the
largest viewed religious channel in the world. We are afraid all his
followers may turn into a sub sect of Salafis who will believe that Hindu
Scriptures are word of God and Hindu Gods and Avatars are Prophets.
Thus Dr. Naik is in the making of massive sub sect within Salafism. Or
may be what Zakir Naik is doing is the part of a larger conspiracy. We will
discuss about it in our next Article on Peace TV. Whatever may be the case,
we pray Allah (‫ )یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬to save Muslims from this massive Fitnah.

(8) DR. NAIK DECLARED KAFIR BY OVER 50 FATAWAS AND

MILLIONS OF CONDEMNATIONS

(a) In August 2008, Darul Uloom Deoband, India issued a fatwa stating:
"The statements made by Dr Zakir Naik indicate that he is a preacher of
Ghair Muqallideen (People who reject Imams of Fiqh., like Salafis, Ahle
Hadith, etc.). One should not rely upon his speeches."

(b) Similar Fatwas are issued by many other scholars including Deobandi
Mufti Zar Wali Khan, founder of Jamia Arabia Ahsan-ul-uloom, Karachi,
Pakistan

More Deobandi Fatawas on Dr. Zakir Naik.

Click here (1) Click Here (2) Click Here (3)

(c) Yaha Al-Hajoori, the famous Ahl-e-Hadith scholar condemned Dr. Naik
in many of his writings and declared him Kafir.

More Salafi and Ahle Hadith Fatawas on Dr. Naik.

Click Here (1) Click Here (2) Click Here (3) Click Here (4) .

(d) More than 20 Fatawas of Kufr were issued by the Shariah Board of
America against Naik. They say Naik has gone astray as he is not a scholar
but is involved in Islamic teachings without authority or any knowledge to
do so, which is dangerous to Islam. "Naik is known for discussions on
comparative religions. He is not a qualified Aalim-e-Deen, therefore his
comments on fiqh have no merit. If it is true that he condemned the fiqh of
the Imams, then that in itself is a clear indication of his lack of
understanding of Shariah."

(e) A Fatwa was issued by Darul Ifta Jamia Binnoria, Pakistan, regarding
Zakir Naik not being a certified Aalim of Deen.

(f) In November 2008, Lucknow, India based Government appointed Mufi

Abul Irfan Mian Firangi Mahali issued a fatwa-e-Kufr against Naik,
describing Naik as a "Kafir" (non-believer) and stating in the fatwa, that
Naik should be ex-communicated from Islam. He argued that "Naik is not
an Islamic scholar. His teachings are against Quran. In his speeches, he
insults Prophet Mohammad (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬and his family
members and glorifies Yazeed, the assasin of Imam Husain (‫رض ئ ﷲ‬
‫)عن ہ یتع ال‬. View this important video clip.

(g) Correct Islamic Faith International Association (CIFIA) and its

330 Associate Islamic Institutions, over 2 million registered users of their
Associates and an estimated 350 million (35 crores) followers throughout
the world consider Dr. Zakir Naik as a self declared scholar who lies about
Quran and Ahadith; who is not an Aalim-e-Deen and who consistently
disrespects Prophet Mohammad (‫)وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬, Sahabah,
Imams of Fiqh and Awliya Allah. Thus he has gone astray.

More Ahle Sunnah Fatawas on Dr. Naik.

Click Here (1) Click Here (2) Click Here (3)

(h) Dr. Zakir Naik did 'Tauba' in writing in front of Ahle Sunnah Scholars
and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Greater Mumbai, India on
November 12, 2008 for his Kufriya statement about Prophet Mohammad
(‫)وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬. Click Here for details. However, he did not
change after his written Taubah and still continues with his lies and
misrepresentation of Islam. View Video clip.

(9) ZAKIR NAIK LIES ABOUT QURANIC VERSES AND AHADITH

Dr. Zakir Naik takes Quran in his hands, raises his hands and lies about its
verses. Similarly, he takes Ahadith books in his hands and lies about them.

He was criticized for his lies by many scholars but he continues this practice
without any regard to Quran and Ahadith. He should know that taking
Quran in hand and lying about its contents is a serious crime in Islam.
Denial and misrepresentation of Quranic verses and Ahadith takes a person
out of Islam. There are hundreds of occasions when Dr. Naik lied about
Quran and Ahadith in front of huge crowds. We have given below some of
these references.

(a) He misguides innocent Muslims about Quranic verses. Like the Arabic
words 'Shifa' and Shafa'a are two different words. He tricks innocent
Muslims to believe that both these words are same. In one of his speeches
he claimed that - "there are 25 verses in Quran which say that
Shifa - meaning waseelah, shifaarish - is Haraam".

It is a glaring lie and deliberate attempt to fool innocent Muslims. As a

matter of fact it is a slander on Quran. The actual meaning of 'Shifa' is
'cure or healing'. And the word 'Shafa'a' means - 'Mediation (Waseelah)' or
'Recommendation (Sifaarish). View this dangerous and misleading
Video......

We have provided below the three verses in Quran which contain the word
'Shifa'. And we have provided their English meanings (Yousuf Ali) as well.

(i) It is in Quran - ‫اس أَ ﱡي َھا يَا‬ ُ ‫شفَا ٌء َو ﱠربﱢ ُك ْم ﱢمن ﱠم ْو ِعظَةٌ َجا َء ْت ُكم قَ ْد النﱠ‬
ِ ‫الصدُو ِر فِي لﱢ َما‬
‫َو ُھدًى ﱡ‬
ٌ‫[ لﱢ ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنِينَ َو َر ْح َمة‬Meaning -O' mankind! there hath come to you a direction
from your Lord and a healing for the (diseases) in your hearts, and for
those who believe, a guidance and a Mercy] (Younus - 57).

(ii) It is in Quran - َ‫شفَا ٌء َو َر ْح َمةٌ لﱢ ْل ُم ْؤ ِمنِين‬ ِ ‫َو َال يَ ِزي ُد الظﱠالِ ِمينَ إِ ﱠال ۙ◌ َونُنَ ﱢز ُل ِمنَ ا ْلقُ ْر‬
ِ ‫آن َما ُھ َو‬
َ ‫ [ َخ‬Meaning - We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is
‫سا ًرا‬
a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing
but loss after loss]. (Asra - 82).

(iii) It is in Quran - ُ‫صلَتْ آيَاتُه‬ ‫قُ ْل ُھ َو ۗ◌ أَأَع َْج ِم ﱞي َو َع َربِ ﱞي ۖ◌ َولَ ْو َج َع ْلنَاهُ قُ ْرآنًا أَع َْج ِميًّا لﱠقَالُوا لَ ْو َال فُ ﱢ‬
‫شفَا ٌء‬ ِ ‫ان ۚ◌ َال يُ ْؤ ِمنُونَ فِي آ َذانِ ِھ ْم َو ْق ٌر َو ُھ َو َعلَ ْي ِھ ْم َع ًمى َوالﱠ ِذينَ ۖ◌ لِلﱠ ِذينَ آ َمنُوا ُھدًى َو‬ ٍ ‫أُولَ ٰـئِ َك يُنَاد َْونَ ِمن ﱠم َك‬
‫[ بَ ِعي ٍد‬Meaning Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) other than
Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained in detail?
What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?" Say: "It is a Guide
and a Healing to those who believe; and for those who believe not, there is
a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their (eyes): They are (as it
were) being called from a place far distant!"] (Fussilat - 44).
We fail to understand how can some one talk like this in front of thousands
of people?

A person who daringly lies about Quran and Ahadith (i) must be thinking
that all Muslims of the world are fools, (ii) or is not afraid of Allah (‫س بحانہ و‬
‫)یتع ا ل‬, (iii) or must have gone mad.

(b) Dr.Zakir Naik claims that there is no Hadith in the entire Ahadith
literature which says that Wajib al-Vitre Salah can be performed with one
"Salam" (like Maghrib prayer).

This is a blatant lie. There are more than 75 Ahadith in authentic books of
Ahadith which certify that Vitr is performed with one 'Salam'. View this
Video Clip......

(c) Zakir Naik says that there are many Ahadith in Bukhari where Prophet
Mohammad (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬said that we should say "Ameen"
with a loud voice during Salah after Sura Fatiha.

This is a blatant lie. There is only one Hadith in Bukhari in this context,
which does not say that we should say 'Ameen' loudly. Therefore, the
ruling of Imam Abu Hanifa that we should say Ameen slowly after Sura
Fatiha cannot be viewed as wrong.

Zakir Naik also claims that Imams of Fiqh did not have enough knowledge
and were not aware of all Ahadith during their life times.

This is a serious allegation on the most acclaimed Imams of fiqh by a

person like Zakir Naik who has not studied Islamic subjects in any Islamic
school in the world. View this Video Clip.....

(d) Zakir Naik says that there is no verse in Quran, or any Hadith in the
entire Hadith literature which says that it is allowed to visit Graves of
Awliya Allah and request them to pray for our well being. View this
misleading Video Clip.

This is another blatant lie. We have listed more than 70 Ahadith and
Quranic verses which say it is important to visit Mazaarat and ask for
mediation. Even Imam Shafi'i used to go to the grave of Imam Abu Hanifa
daily and ask for his mediation. Read following Articles for details.
 Visiting the Graves of Awliya Allah

Misquoted Quranic verses and Ahadith

The Life after Death

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View this important video clip

(e) Zakir Naik says that making of graves and tombs over graves is Haraam
in Islam. This shows his lack of Islamic knowledge and deliberate
misrepresentation of Islam to innocent Muslims. He should know that
even Prophet Mohammad (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬ordered his pious
mazaar to be within a secured room with roofing. After making the mazaar
of Prophet Mohammad (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬Sahabah did not destroy
the room. As a matter of fact it was reinforced and ultimately a large tomb
was built on Raudhatun Nabi (‫)وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬. Read facts about
building tombs over the Graves ....

(f) Zakir Naik does not differentiate between a dead non-believer and a
dead Muslim. He treats even Prophet Mohammad (‫آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬
‫ )وس لم‬on par with a dead non-believer and claims that the Prophet (‫ص لى‬
‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ‬is dead like any other human being (Muslim or non-
Muslim) and he cannot hear or see anything (Nauzubillah -
Astaghrifullah). This is the height of illiteracy of a so called scholar. Read
the following and many more Articles on our website to know the facts on
this subject in the light of Quran and Ahadith.

Haqeeqat-e-Mohammadi (‫)وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬

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(g) Zakir Naik claims that it is haraam to say Fateha on Food and he quotes
out of the context Quranic verses to fool innocent Muslims. We have
quoted 15 Quranic verses and Ahadith to nail down his lies. Click the
following links to read details.
 Fateha and Eisaal-e-Thawaab

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(h) Dr. Zakir Naik praises Yazid and claims that Karbala was a political
episode (Astaghfirullah - We pray Allah - ‫ یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬to save Islam
from hypocrites).
He says ‫ عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬with Yazid's name and mentions a Hadith in
Bukhari in which Prophet Mohammad (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ل ىص‬said the
first Muslim Army who will invade the city of Constantinople (presently
Istanbul) will be rewarded with Jannah. He claims Yazid was part of that
army.

Zakir Naik's claim is false, a blatant lie and slander on Prophet

Mohammad (‫)وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬.

Not even a single Hadith mentioned in this context in the entire Hadith
literature has the word "Constantinople" in its text. However, some Hadith
scholars have mentioned the name "Constantinople" in their Hadith
guides.

Read the following facts and you will know the height of Dr. Zakir Naik
lies.

The wording of the Hadith are "awwalu jaishin min ummati yaghzoona
madinata Qaisara maghfurullahum". [Meaning - "The first Muslim army
who will invade the city of Qaiser-e-Room (Byzantine empire) will be
Jannati."] Thus, it could be any city of Byzantine empire.

Read any Islamic History book written by any well known Islamic
historian (including Salafi scholar Al-Dhahabi, Ibn Katheer etc.) it is
mentioned that the first Muslim invasion of Constantinople, Byzantine
empire took place in 42 H in which Yazid was not there.

The second invasion of Muslims on Byzantine empire was in 43 H under

the command of Bu'sr bin Abi Arta, and the Army reached the city of
Constantinople. Yazid was not part of this Army.

The third invasion of Muslims took place in 44 H under the command of

Abd ar-Rahman bin Khaled bin Walid. In this invasion, Busr bin Abi Arta
also participated and attacked Constantinople from Sea. Yazid was not
part of this Army.

The fifth invasion of Constantinople was in 46 H under the command of

Malik bin Abdullah. Yazid was not part of this Muslim Army.

The sixth invasion of Byzantine empire was undertaken in 47 H under the

command of Malik bin Hubaira. Yazid was not part of this Army.

Three invasions took place on Byzantine empire in 49 H under the

commands of (i) Malik bin Hubaira and (ii) Fazala bin Ubair. Fazala bin
Ubair captured many cities of Byzantine empire. (iii) The third invasion of
Byzantine empire took place in the same year under the command of Yazid
bin Shajara Ar-Rahawi, who hailed from Syria. It is wrongly, may be
deliberately, claimed by Wahhabis and their like minded Groups that the
commander of this Army was Yazid bin Mu'awia, which is not true. Thus
Yazid was not part of the three separate armies that invaded Byzantine
empire, three times in 49 H.

The 8th invasion of Byzantine empire took place in 50 H and in this

invasion, some people claim that Yazid bin Mua'wia was part of this Army.
Thus Yazid was part of the Army of 8th invasion of Byzantine Empire.

But the Hadith says that the first Muslim Army who will invade Byzantine
empire is Jannati. Then how come Yazid is claimed to be Jannati?

The Salafis mention Hadith Guide book Fatahul Bari written by Ibn Hajar
Asqalani in which it is mentioned that 'the invasion of Constantinople took
place in 52 H and the commander of this Army was Yazid. Even if we take
this date as authentic, then this will be the ninth invasion of that city, and
not the first one. Because, as we have mentioned earlier with authentic
sources that 8 invasions had already taken place before this date.
Therefore, Yazid cannot be part of the people who are declared Jannati by
Prophet Mohammad (‫)وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬.

It is also mentioned in many Islamic History books that at the time of 8th
invasion of Byzantine empire, Janab Muawiah wanted Yazid to participate,
but he refused. We cannot go into these details here because our Article is
becoming too long.

We do not understand why Zakir Naik wants to favor Yazid against Imam
Husain (‫)هعن یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬.
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked by his son that a group of people
(qawm) attribute us to [be with] Yazid , he replied, O son! Whoever
believes in Allah (‫)یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬, how can they have any association with
Yazid? And why should he not be cursed (laanat) when Allah (‫س بحانہ و‬
‫ )یتع ا ل‬sends laanat on him in his Book. The son asked where did Allah
(‫ )یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬send laanat on him in His Book? The Imam replied “in
this saying of Allah (‫”)یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬:

It is in Quran - 'Do you then have the sign that if you get the authority,
spread disorder in the land and sever your ties of Kinship? These are they
whom Allah (‫ )یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬has cursed and made them deaf from the
truth and made their eyes blind'. (Sura Mohammad - ‫آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬
‫)وس لم‬, Verses 22-23), and then said, is there any greater fasaad than the
assasination of Husain (‫?)عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬

(Reference - The above is mentioned in multiple sources such as Ibn Hajar

Makki in al-Sawa’iq al-Muhriqa page 333, Tafsir Mazhari v. 8. p. 434 Imam
Barzanji in al-Isha’at, Qadi Abu Ya’la in Mu’tamad al-Usool, ibn al-Jawzi
and so on).

Ad-Dhahabi, a Salafi scholar wrote about Yazid as follows:

‫بمقت ل دولت ه افتت ح المنك ر ويفع ل المس كر يتن اول جلف ا غليظ ا فظ ا ناص بيا وك ان‬
‫وخرج عمره ف ي يب ارك ول م الن اس فمقت ه الح رة بواقع ة واختتمھ ا الحس ين دالش ھي‬
‫ق اموا المدين ة كأھل الحس ين بع د واحد غ ير علي ه‬

[Meaning - He (Yazid) was a disgusting Nasibi (those who hate Ahle bait-e-
Rasulullah - ‫) وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬. He drank and did evil. He started his
kingdom with the killing of the Shahid al-Hussain (‫ )عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬and
ended it with the incident of al-Harra (siege of Madina which also makes
him directly liable for Lanah as Sahih Ahadith prove). Hence the people
hated him, he was not blessed in his life and many took up arms against
him after Imam Hussain (‫ )عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬such as the people of
Madina - they rose for the sake of Allah (‫ ( ] )یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬Siyar al Alam
an Nabula, Volume No. 4, Page No. 37-38 )

Ad-Dahabi also wrote - I say: 'When Yazid did to the people of Madina,
what he did, and killed Imam Hussain (‫ )عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬and his
brothers and progeny, and Yazid drank alcohol, and performed abominable
things, then the people hated him and rose up against him more than once.
Allah (‫ )یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬did not bless his life and Abu Bilal Mirdas bin Adya
al-Hanzali rose against him.' (Taarikh al-Islam: wa-tabaqat al-mashahir
wa-al-a`lam, Volume 005, Page No. 30)

Ad-Dhahabi further wrote: Ziyad Haarthi narrated: 'Yazid gave me alcohol

to drink, I had never drunk alcohol like that before and I enquired where he
had obtained its ingredients from'. Yazid replied: 'it is made of sweet
pomegranate, Isfahan's honey, Hawaz's sugar, Taif's grapes and Burdah's
water'. Ahmed bin Masama' narrated: 'Once Yazid drank alcohol and
started to dance, suddenly he fell down and his nostril began to bleed'.
(Siyar al A'lam wa al Nubalah, Volume 004, Page No. 037).

Jalaluddin Suyuti mentions in his book ‘The History of the Rightly Guided
Caliphs’ (Taarekh ul Khulufaa al-Raashideen); “Nawfal bin Abi al-Faraat
said ‘Once I was with Umar bin Abdul Aziz when a man said in his
presence ‘Yazid, the leader of the believers’. Umar bin Abdul Aziz said [in
shock] ‘Did you call Yazid the Leader of the Believers'? Umar then ordered
for the man to be lashed 20 times”.

Suyuti further writes that in the year 63 H. Yazid was involved in sacking
Madina in killing a generation of the Companions, and in desecrating and
robbing Madinah. Suyuti continues that the Prophet (‫آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬
‫ )وس لم‬and his children are pious and virtuous souls.

After creating carnage in Madina in the incident of Harrah, the army of

Yazid proceeded to Makkah to confront Abdullah ibn al-Zubair, a self-
declared Caliph in Hijaz. In Makka, the Army of Yazid committed
unthinkable war crimes. Even Ka'abatullah was heavily damaged in Yazid's
military operation. Read Islamic History for details.

It is in Hadith - Prophet (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬said, whoever terrifies

the people of Madinah, upon him is the curse of Allah (‫)یل تع ا و س بحانہ‬,
that of His angels and that of all the people of the world. (Sahih Muslim).

There are innumerable Quranic verses and Ahadith which clearly state that
Ahle Bait-e-Rasulullah (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬are pious and virtuous
souls.

It is in Hadith - Prophet Mohammad (‫ )وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ ص لى‬looked at

Hazrat Ali (‫ )عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬Hazrata Fatima (‫ )عنہ ا یتع ال ﷲ رض ئ‬and
Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain (‫ )عنہ م یتع ال ﷲ رض ئ‬and said " "I am
in war with those who will fight with you, and in peace with those who are
peaceful to you." (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim, Tabarani, Mishkat,
etc.).

Accusing Imam Hussain (‫ )عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬is indeed character

assassination of the distinguished grandson of Prophet Mohammad (‫ص لى‬
‫)وس لم آل ه و علي ه ﷲ‬. Many Ulema will agree that character assassination of
the deceased Imam (‫ )عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬by Salafis / Deobandis and their
like minded groups is a bigger crime than his physical assassination by
Yazid and his cursed supporters.

All Salafi groups should know that when they declare Yazid was on the right
path and say ‫ عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬with his name, then they will sure be
standing along with Yazid in front of Allah (‫ )یس بحانہ و تع ا ل‬on the Day of
Judgment and their judgment will be done along with him. They should
also know who stands a good chance to enter heaven - Imam Hussain (‫رض ئ‬
‫ )عن ہ یلﷲ تع ا‬or Yazid.

It is in Hadith, Imam Hussain (‫ )عن ہ یرض ئ ﷲ تع ال‬is the leader of youth in

Jannah and his pious mother Fatima al-Zahra (‫ )عنہ ا یتع ال ﷲ رض ئ‬is the
leader of women in Jannah.

To know more, you can watch the following Urdu Video Clips.

(i) Watch this video clip - I (ii) Watch this video clip - II (iii) Watch this video
clip - III (iv) Watch video clip - IV

(10) DR. ZAKIR NAIK BANNED FROM ENTERING UK, CANADA

AND SOME INDIAN CITIES

Dr. Naik has been banned from entering UK and Canada since June 2010
for his controversial speeches. Earlier, on October 30, 2009 the Uttar
Pradesh Government banned his entry and lectures in Allahabad, Kanpur,
Lucknow and other cities in UP State, India, for the same reason.

A website has been launched by Dr. Naik http://www.zakirnaikban.com

where he is trying to influence public opinion in his favor and to create
pressure on the three Governments who banned his entry. We do not want
to go into details here as this is not the focus area of our Article.

(11) DR. NAIK'S POLITICAL ACTIVISM

Lately, Dr. Naik is playing the role of a political activist and a fighter in
world politics. He says -

Quote - "If Osmana Bin Laden is fighting with the enemies of Islam, I am
for him. If he is terrorizing the terrorist; if he is terrorizing the biggest
terrorist - America, I am with him. Every Muslim should be terrorist. If a
Muslim is terrorizing the terrorist, he is following Islam." - Unquote. View
this disturbing video clip.

This kind of political activism is not good even for Muslims. How can you
excite masses to fight with other countries even if it is established that
injustices are done by them? This kind of incitements may create great
disorder in the world and may lead to bloodshed on streets.

More than 90% of the countries are run by democratic Governments.

There are set of democratic standards to change the people in power.

We strongly believe that we can change the course of events in the world by
explaining to the people the virtues of tolerance, peace and love among
human beings.

It is important that Dr. Naik changes his disturbing rhetoric in public and
stop inciting young men and women to fight with people in power in other
countries. He can always express his opinion against injustice done to
Muslims in the name of terrorism by certain countries in the world. But he
should concentrate to change this trend by changing the public opinion in
those countries so that they elect honest peace loving Governments. This
process may be tiresome and long, but this is the permanent solution to
injustice in the world.

Dr. Naik is a raw gemstone which remained uncut and

unpolished. Dr. Naik should have sat in the company of a
true Shaikh of Ihsan for a few years and studied Islam
under his guidance.

If he had studied Islam under a true Shaikh of Ihsan, the

Shaikh would have removed the impurities, shapelessness
and carved him into a beautiful polished gem which is useful
to the People, Governments and Kings alike.

Alas, Dr. Naik could not use properly the important gifts of Allah (‫س بحانہ و‬
‫ )یتع ا ل‬- exceptional memory, intelligence and debating skills. He thought
he can understand Islam by memorizing books on his own.

Our intention behind writing this Article is not to hurt the feelings of Dr.
Zakir Naik, his associates or anyone else. If someone feels that the
information in the Article hurts his feelings, we regret it profoundly because
this is not our intention. We strongly believe that the information will
definitely provide an opportunity to all concerned to correct, for their own
good and for the good of Muslim community in the world.