There was brief chaos during the press conference of Zakir Naik today on Skype, after a question from Zee News reporter annoyed the Islamic scholar. Zakir Naik accused the reporter of not having ‘tameez.’ (English: etiquettes)
Zee News reporter asked Zakir Naik if he knew of the percentage of uneducated Indian Muslim kids, who drop out from schools every year. Reporter Rakesh Trivedi also questioned if the Islamic scholar knew the amount of Muslims, who worked in Indian industries at the top levels.
Representatives from Zakir Naik ’s organization, Islamic Research Foundation, objected calling the question immaterial for the press conference but the Zee News reporter demanded an answer to his question making Zakir Naik lose his cool.
Zakir Naik angrily retorted, “This is just not your press conference. If the chairman is saying it’s not related, if you don’t have tameez how to talk to the chairman, then you shouldn’t be on this press conference.”
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Zakir Naik’s other statements in the press briefing:
– I condemn the terrorist attack in Nice, France. Such attacks should not happen.
– I did not inspire the Dhaka attack terrorists.
– Newspaper which blamed me for Dhaka attack later corrected itself and exonerated me.
– My statements were taken out of context.
– Media for ulterior motives change meaning of my statements. My answers are altered and misguide people. Those who do that should be held responsible.
– Zakir Naik says he has replies to all allegations made on TV, are on pen drives for reporters.
– I condemn all terror attacks anywhere in the world, will speak for hours if needed.
– This is misinformation that I have advocated people to kill.
– I am a messenger of peace.
– Suicide bombing is not permitted in Islam, it is prohibited. It is the second major sin in Islam, it is ‘haraam’. I condemn it.
– Suicide bombings are permitted only if used as a tactic of war and have go ahead from leader of the country or army. Even scholars say this.
– Suicide bombings that kill innocent people are not permitted.
– I challenge you (reporters) to show me any unedited recording of my lecture in which I have not condemned suicide bombings that kill innocent people.
– To reporters: Why are you relying on doctored clips?
– Chapter 5, Verse 32 of Quran says killing innocents is crime. No scripture other than Quran says killing one innocent is killing humanity.
– In 2008 Peace TV applied for downlinking permission and the I&B Ministry denied it.
– The only reason I can think of why I&B Ministry has not given permission to Peace TV for downlinking in India is because it is a Muslim channel.
– So far, not a single official Indian government authority has approached me over the last few days. If anyone approaches me, I will answer their questions.
– I will cooperate 100% with any government authority which wants to speak with me.
– I have never encouraged any single person to kill innocent people in my entire life.
– Knowingly I have never met any terrorist, but if some people stand next to me to take photographs, I smile. I don’t know who they are.
– I am a messenger of peace. I do not criticise any sect of Islam, I may disagree on interpretations.
Source: http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/live-zkir-naik-press-meet-from-saudi-arabia_1907476.html
