A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism

Though Islam is a religion against compulsion in inviting others into its fold, but it allows to a certain degree for Muslim scholars to engage in any form of peaceful, ethical and intellectual debate/discourse with people of other faith. Ever since this message was communicated through the Qur’an,...

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Main Authors: Mustapha, Maziah, Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas
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spelling my.iium.irep.727072020-03-16T05:28:18Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/72707/ A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism Mustapha, Maziah Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas BP1 Islam BP170.3 Missionary work of Islam BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc. BP173.66 Islam and freedom of speech BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam Though Islam is a religion against compulsion in inviting others into its fold, but it allows to a certain degree for Muslim scholars to engage in any form of peaceful, ethical and intellectual debate/discourse with people of other faith. Ever since this message was communicated through the Qur’an, there appeared in the Muslim world many intellectuals who engaged people of other faith in discussing issues related to God and spirituality. While the Muslim world still celebrates the contribution of past renowned Muslim scholars in the area of comparative religion, this small-scale research is designed to investigate the approaches, contributions and controversies that surround Naik who is a contemporary Muslim scholar of comparative religion. Even though many recognize his intellectual competency in discussing other religions, but there are people around the globe who find his public lecture provocative, cynical and disparaging towards other religions. Through this qualitative study, the researchers intend to conduct a critical appraisal on Naik’s religious propagation. Besides that, the researchers will also analyze some of the criticisms hurled at him. The critical analysis of the research will objectively discuss Naik’s method of preaching, personality, style of public lecture, etc. The Textual-Analysis method will be employed to interpret the pertinent data of this research that come in the form of Naik’s public lectures and written documents. Department of Theology and Philosophy, National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and the International Society of Muslim Philosophers and Theologians (ISOMPT) 2019-06-17 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72707/1/72707_A%20Critical%20Appraisal%20of%20Zakir%20Naik%E2%80%99s.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72707/7/72707_A%20critical%20appraisal%20of%20zakir%20naik%27s%20islamic%20evangelism_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/72707/12/72707_A%20Critical%20Appraisal%20of%20Zakir%20Naik%27s_wos.pdf Mustapha, Maziah and Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas (2019) A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism. International Journal of Islamic Thought, 15. pp. 71-83. ISSN 2232-1314 E-ISSN 2289-6023 http://www.ukm.my/ijit/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IJIT-Vol-15-June-2019_7_71-83.pdf 10.24035/ijit.15.2019.007
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BP170.3 Missionary work of Islam
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BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam
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BP170.3 Missionary work of Islam
BP170.85 Da'wah. Mission of Islam. Summons, invitation, etc.
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BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam
Mustapha, Maziah
Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas
A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism
description Though Islam is a religion against compulsion in inviting others into its fold, but it allows to a certain degree for Muslim scholars to engage in any form of peaceful, ethical and intellectual debate/discourse with people of other faith. Ever since this message was communicated through the Qur’an, there appeared in the Muslim world many intellectuals who engaged people of other faith in discussing issues related to God and spirituality. While the Muslim world still celebrates the contribution of past renowned Muslim scholars in the area of comparative religion, this small-scale research is designed to investigate the approaches, contributions and controversies that surround Naik who is a contemporary Muslim scholar of comparative religion. Even though many recognize his intellectual competency in discussing other religions, but there are people around the globe who find his public lecture provocative, cynical and disparaging towards other religions. Through this qualitative study, the researchers intend to conduct a critical appraisal on Naik’s religious propagation. Besides that, the researchers will also analyze some of the criticisms hurled at him. The critical analysis of the research will objectively discuss Naik’s method of preaching, personality, style of public lecture, etc. The Textual-Analysis method will be employed to interpret the pertinent data of this research that come in the form of Naik’s public lectures and written documents.
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title A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism
title_short A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism
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title_fullStr A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism
title_full_unstemmed A critical appraisal of Zakir Naik’s Islamic evangelism
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publisher Department of Theology and Philosophy, National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and the International Society of Muslim Philosophers and Theologians (ISOMPT)
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/72707/12/72707_A%20Critical%20Appraisal%20of%20Zakir%20Naik%27s_wos.pdf
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