In the 'Walk the Talk' inerveiw with Dr. Zakir Naik on Varsova Beach early in the morning last week, he calrified a number of points relating to certain misconception about a number problems faced by Muslims in India. Gupta, who introduced Dr. Zakir Naik, at the start of the talk to NDTV viewers, said that Dr. Zakir Naik, was the modern Mullah wearing a suit and a tie much against the traditional cloaks the Mullahs ususally wear. He called him a tele-rock star or tele-evangalist, who not only enthralled audiences in India but all over the world as well with his thought provoking speeches on Islam and other major religions of the world.
In his charactristic style, Dr. Zakir Naik went on to speak on a number of problems and issues facing Muslim community in the country. He said that he believed that a Muslim should study and necessarily acquire knowledge not only in his mother tongue but also in English and Arabic. For he wanted all Muslims to learn besides their mother tongue or Urdu, English and Arabic compulsorily. This would give them an opportunity to study the Islamic literature from its original source and tell the world the truth associated with Islam, as it is the most misunderstood religion of the world.
On the question of his interpretation of Quran based on Hadith, Dr. Zakir Naik said that he goes to the original sources before commenting on anything. He cited a verse from Quran to justify that Allah has directed Muslims to first verify before you comment on anybody or anything concerning human life. While clarifying his stand on Osama bin Laden, he said that he did not know him but learnt about him only through newspapers and television channels. He said he could not say whether he was a saint or a terrorist, as he had no source to verify the facts. On the 9/11 attack by Al-Qaida, he denounced it as unislamic as Allah never approved of killing of innocent people whether they are Muslims or non-Muslims.
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