The Quran and the Bible in the light of science. – Zakir Naik and William Campbell
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Criticism of the Quran
According to Muslims, the Quran is the main scripture of Islam and the most accurate book. Muslims believe that it was revealed by Allah, the Creator of the world, to Muhammad, the last prophet of Islam. The position of the Qur'an as the main source and authoritative document of all laws of Islam is paramount. Followers of Islam believe that the Qur'an is beyond all controversy, doubt, doubt and error. However, since its revelation, opponents have been making various criticisms of the Qur'an throughout the ages. Purity in the preservation of the Qur'an, similarities with the prophets of the Bible in the description of events, purity of the historical events described in the Qur'an, scientific analysis, the rules given in the Qur'an and the standards of moral values described in the Qur'an have become the main topics of criticism.
Quran and Bible in the light of science; Dr. Zakir Naik and Willian Campbell
Short biography of Dr. Zakir Naik
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik was born on 18 October 1965 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He was a student of St. Peter's High School, Mumbai. After that, he got admission to Kishinchand Chellaram College. He took admitted to Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital on medicine. Subsequently, he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine Surgery or MBBS degree from the University of Mumbai.
In 1991, he started the program of spreading Islam and established the IRF. Naik's wife, Farhat Naik, works in the women's wing of the Islamic Research Foundation.
Dr. Zakir said he was inspired by Ahmed Didat, whom he met in 1987. Dr. Zakir is often referred to as "Didat Plus", a title given by Didat himself.
He is also the founder of the Islamic International School in Mumbai and United Islamic Aid, which provides scholarships to poor and destitute Muslim youth.
He is described on the Islamic Research Foundation's website as "the patron and ideological driving force behind the Peace TV Network". The channel, as stated on its website, aims to promote "truth, justice, morality, harmony and knowledge for all humanity".
In 2016, in a press conference, Zakir claimed to be a non-resident Indian (NRI), or an Indian living abroad for more than half of the year.
Naik currently resides in Malaysia with permanent citizenship.
Zakir Naik spoke and debated many issues related to Islam. Through lectures, he analyzed various topics about Islam in the light of the Qur'an and Hadith. Tried to establish greater acceptance of Islam through comparative analysis of different religions. Anthropologist Thomas Blom Hansen writes that Dr. Zakir's memorization of Quran and Hadith literature in different languages and his evangelical activities made him widely popular among Muslims. Many of his debates are recorded and widely distributed in the video, DVD form and online. His talks are recorded in English and broadcast on weekends on various cable networks in Mumbai's Muslim-majority areas and on his own Peace TV channel. Some of his talk topics are: "Islam and Modern Science", "Islam and Christianity", and "Islam and Secularism".
His first debate was in 1994, a debate organized by the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh on Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin's book "Ljaja", titled "Is Religious Fundamentalism a Barrier to Freedom of Expression?". The debate, which took place for several hours in the presence of four journalists, caught the attention of all, with Zakir claiming various Islamocentric quotes from the book as misinterpretations and confusion. One of his most famous debates was with William Campbell in Chicago in April 2000 on 'The Qur'an and the Bible in the Light of Science'. "Islam is a religion of reason and reason," he says, "and the Qur'an has about 1,000 verses on science." There he explains the number of Western converts. One of Zakir's most popular themes is verifying the Qur'an with scientific evidence. On 21 January 2006 Zakir debated with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on 'God in Islam and Hinduism' in Bangalore. In February 2011, Naik spoke to the Oxford Union via live video link from India.
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