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Zakir Naik is an Indian and Saudi Arabian citizen who works as a physician, writer, intellectual, and preacher. Born in Mumbai in 1965, he was educated at the University of Mumbai and practices Islam. His professional activities began in 1991, focusing on dawah and comparative religion. He resides in Malaysia and speaks English, Hindi, Indonesian, and Arabic.
Naik has authored numerous works, including *Quran : a Translation*, *the Quran and Modern Science*, and *The Concept of GOD in Major Religions*. He received the Dubai International Holy Quran Award. His social media presence includes over 4 million followers, and his content has been viewed by more than 304 million people. He has three children.
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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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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 26
- Total plays
- 115
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,186x
- Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,082x
- Global prevalence and burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and territories in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
· 2021 · cited 4,533x
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Quotes
- “It is a blatant, open secret that this attack on the Twin Towers was done by George Bush himself.”
- “If bin Laden is fighting enemies of Islam, I am for him. If he is terrorizing the terrorist, if he is terrorizing America – the terrorist, biggest terrorist – I am with him. Every Muslim should be a terrorist. The thing is that if he is terrorizing the terrorist, he is following Islam. Whether he is or not, I don’t know, but you as Muslims know that, without checking up, laying allegations is also wrong.”
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
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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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Gallery (2)
Available in 49 languages
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- 中文
- Русский
- العربية
- हिन्दी
- Albanian
- Assamese
- Azerbaijani
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Bangla
- Bashkir
- Central Kurdish
- Egyptian Arabic
- Finnish
- Greek
- Gujarati
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