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Zakir Naik is an Indian and Saudi Arabian physician, writer, intellectual, and preacher born in Mumbai in 1965. He is educated at the University of Mumbai and practices Islam. His professional work focuses on dawah and comparative religion, beginning in 1991. He has received the Dubai International Holy Quran Award.
Naik speaks English, Hindi, Indonesian, and Arabic. He resides in Malaysia and has three children. He is the author of thirty works, including *Koran und Moderne Wissenschaft*, *Quran : a Translation*, *How to Pray in Islam Step by Step the Islamic Prayer Book*, *the Quran and Modern Science*, *Qur'an the Final Evidence They Don't Want You to Know*, *Qur'an and Modern Science*, and *The Concept of GOD in Major Religions*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1965
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Koran und Moderne Wissenschaft
- Quran : a Translation, How to Pray in Islam Step by Step the Islamic Prayer Book, the Quran and Modern Science
- Qur'an the Final Evidence They Don't Want You to Know
- Qur'an and Modern Science
- The Concept of GOD in Major Religions
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Key facts
- Born
- Zakir Abdul Karim Naik , ( 1965-10-18 ) 18 October 1965 (age 60) , Bombay , Maharashtra , India
- Alma mater
- University of Mumbai ( MBBS )
- Occupations
- Orator physician
- Years active
- 1991–present
- Known for
- Dawah
- Title
- Founder and president of Islamic Research Foundation Founder of Peace TV , Peace TV Bangla , Peace TV Urdu , and Peace TV Chinese
- Board member of
- Islamic Research Foundation, Islamic International School and United Islamic Aid
- Spouse
- Farhat Naik
- Awards
- Sharjah Award for Voluntary Work (2013) Dubai International Holy Quran Award (2013) King Faisal Prize (2015)
- Channel
- Dr Zakir Naik
- Genre
- Islamic
- Subscribers
- 4.34 million
- Views
- 305 million
- Website
- zakirnaik .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Saudi Arabia
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Occupation
- podcaster
- Educated at
- University of Mumbai
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Field of work
- comparative religion
- Official website
- zakirnaik.com
- Image
- Dr Zakir Naik.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Malaysia
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- date of birth
- 1965-10-18
- Commons category
- Zakir Naik
- name in native language
- ذاکر نائیک
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- social media followers
- 4230000
- number of viewers/listeners
- 304577473
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Encyclopedic overview
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born 18 October 1965) is an Indian Islamic da'i and orator who focuses on comparative religion. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and Peace TV. He is a well-known figure in the Islamic world. Unlike many Islamic preachers, he quotes from various religious scriptures in his speeches which he delivers in English rather than Arabic or Urdu, wearing a suit and tie instead of the traditional robe. Naik does not claim to be a follower of any one school of thought in Islam, but he is considered to be most closely associated with the Salafi school of thought.
In 2016, while Naik was abroad, the BJP government led by Narendra Modi accused Naik of "propagating hate speech" and money laundering, banned the Islamic Research Foundation, and banned broadcasting "Peace TV". Naik denying all charges did not return to India and became a permanent resident of Malaysia. Naik is currently a wanted fugitive in India. The National Investigation Agency attempted to issue an Interpol red notice for his arrest and was refused thrice due to insufficient evidence. Naik's Peace TV is banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom under hate speech laws.
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