Fariq Zakir Naik Fariq Naik, 18 years old, is the son of the world famous orator on Islam and Comparative religion, Dr. Zakir Naik. He appeared for his A level (Cambridge CIE UK) exam in May-June 2013, at Islamic International School & Junior College – Mumbai. Alhamdulillah! at 13 years, he became a Hafiz-ul-Qur’an, while studying at school. Since the tender age of 8, while on Da’wah trips with his father, Fariq started giving short talks in English and Arabic as well as reciting the Qur’an in front of thousands of people in Chennai, Pune, Dubai, Italy, Trinidad and other cities of the world. In 2003, at age 9, he addressed over 50,000 people in Srinagar and a larger audience in Hyderabad in 2006, at age 12. After his brief presentations on Peace TV, he has been invited to give talks on Islam in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Italy, Sri Lanka, Maldives and other countries. He has traveled to South Africa, USA, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (in South America) and Dubai. These travels and his several trips to the Holy cities of Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia have broadened his understanding for International Daw’ah work. Fariq is also an accomplished Sportsman particularly in Football, Swimming, Karate and Judo. He has won the school’s “Best Sports Boy Trophy” for five consecutive years, Alhamdulillah. He Also has a black belt in Taekwondo & Karate. Along with formal worldly Education, he aims to master Arabic and English and specialize in Islamic knowledge. He hopes to, InshaAllah, follow in his father’s footstep and excel in Daw’ah work. He was the youngest speaker, at 15 years, amongst the over 30 Islamic speakers that came from 15 different countries in one of the world’s largest International Islamic Da’wah Conference, “Peace-The Solution for Humanity” held in November 2009 in Mumbai, India. He delivered 2 speeches of over one hour each at the conference. In his 2nd speech, “The Concept of God in Major World Religions”, he quoted more than 80 verses along with references from Various World religious scriptures including Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism…, Alhamdulillah! a rare feat indeed, for a 15 year old, then. Fariq is an inspiration for the youth being the youngest regular speaker on Peace TV and appears once a week in the programme “Teens Star”.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 08:25:15 +0000