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 DR.
ZAKIR NAIK - PRESIDENT, IRF
A
medical doctor by professional training, Dr. Zakir Naik is renowed
as a dynamic 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 is 43 years old.
Dr. Zakir is
popular for his critical analysis and convincing answers to challenging questions posed
by audiences after his public talks. In the last 6 years (by the
year 2002), Dr. Zakir Naik has delivered mo re than 1000
public talks in the U.S.A., Canada, U.K.,
Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, South Africa, Italy,
Mauritius, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, Thailand,
Guyana (South America), Trinidad and many other countries, in addition to
numerous public talks in India. He
has successfully participated in several symposia and dialogues
with prominent personalities of other faiths. His public dialogue
with Dr. William Campbell (of USA), on the topic, “The Qur’an
and the Bible in the light of Science” held in
city of Chicago, U.S.A.,
on April 1, 2000 was a resounding success. Sheikh
Ah med
Deedat, the world famous orator on Islam
and Comparative Religion, who had called Dr. Zakir, "Deedat
plus" in
1994, presented a plaque in May 2000 awarded to Dr. Zakir Abdul-Karim Naik for his
achievement in the field of Da’wah and the study of Comparative
Religion
with the engraving "Son what you have done in 4 years
had taken me 40 years to accomplish, Alhamdullilah.” Dr. Zakir
Naik appears regularly on many international
T.V. Channels in more than 100 countries of the world. He is regularly invited for
T.V. and Radio interviews. More
than a hundred of his talks, dialogues, debates and symposia are
available on VCDs and DVDs. He
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BIO-DATA
DR. ZAKIR ABDUL-KARIM
NAIK
ISLAMIC
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
56/58 Tandel Street (North), Dongri, Mumbai - 400 009 (India)
Tel : (0091-22) 23736875 (8 lines) Fax : (0091-22) 23730689
e-mail: zakir@irf.net website : http://www.irf.net
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BIRTH
DATE & PLACE
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October 18, 1965
in Mumbai, India
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OCCUPATION
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Islamic Da'wah
(Propagation of Islam)
1. President, Islamic Research Foundation, Mumbai
2. Chairman, I.R.F. Educational Trust, Mumbai
3. President, Islamic Dimensions, Mumbai
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EDUCATED
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1. St. Peter's High School (I.C.S.E.), Mumbai
2. Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai
3. Topiwala National Medical College, Nair Hospital, Mumbai
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UNIVERSITY
DEGREE
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M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), University of
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PUBLIC
LECTURES
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Hundreds of
Public Lectures (usually followed by Open Question and Answer Sessions) given
internationally, of which more than a 100 are available on VCDs and DVDs
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DA'WAH
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
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Conducted
several Da'wah Training Programmes including International Da'wah Training Programme for
training Muslims to effectively convey the message of Islam
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FIELDS
OF INTEREST
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* Studies in
Comparative Religion * Medicine * Humanitarian, Social, Moral, Educational and Economic
Welfare activities
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DA'WAH
LECTURE TOURS ABROAD TO
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U.S.A., Canada,
Britain, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, U.A.E., South Africa, Botswana, Singapore, Guyana,
Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Other Countries
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BOOKS
AUTHORED BY DR. ZAKIR NAIK
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1.
REPLIES TO THE MOST
COMMON QUESTIONS ASKED BY NON-MUSLIMS
2. QUR'ÂN AND MODERN SCIENCE - Compatible Or Incompatible
3. CONCEPT OF GOD IN MAJOR RELIGIONS
4. ISLAM AND TERRORISM
5. WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN ISLAM - Protected Or Subjugated?
6. AL-QUR'ÂN - Should it be Read with Understanding?
7. IS THE QUR'ÂN GOD'S WORD?
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