A STUDY OF THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF DOCTOR ZAKIR NAIK pdf download

A Study of the Views and Opinions of Doctor Zakir Naik By Mufti Muhammad Ubaidullah

A STUDY OF THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF DOCTOR ZAKIR NAIK

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The efforts of the “Soofis” (ascetics) (Rahimahumullah) in the propagation of Deen cannot be overlooked. They abstained from decorated stages and from demanding any perks or monetary gain from the Ummah, rather they silently and steadfastly went about calling people toward the grandeur and greatness of Allaah.

The effects of this steadfastness and firmness on the teachings of Qur’aan and Sunnah was that droves and droves of Muslims would approach them and in their presence bear testimony to the message of the “Kalimah”, thereby embracing Islaam. Presently, in the sub-continent, there are very few who may lay claim to being Muslim by way of being descendants of Arabs who migrated.

Most are Muslim as a result of the propagation of the “Soofis” and their ardent followers. With the grace of Allaah, they have maintained and remained steadfast on their Islaam. The Illustrious “Soofiyya” and other Noble Ulama took the responsibility of guiding the Ummah.

Those who connected themselves with these personalities were rid of all spiritual maladies, they were taught to adopt Islaamic etiquettes, partake of the lawful and abstain from the unlawful and whilst adhering to the injunctions of Shari’ah, they were to ensure not to discard any Sunnah along the way.

In other words, they (Soofis and Ulama) made such a concerted effort upon those affiliated to them that each one was made to adopt the true teachings of Islaam and thereby become the criterion for being a sincere Muslim. In this manner, they would adopt good and abstain from evil.

By “Soofiyya”, we refer to those who were propagators of the true and genuine teachings of the Qur’aan and Sunnah. There is no reference to those who diverted from the enlightened path of Islaam. It is far-fetched to assume that they would rectify the Ummah, for they themselves were in need of seeing to their own deficiencies in respect to the injunctions of Shari’ah.

From the very initial era of Islaam, we read of the different objections and doubts raised against its teachings, but it is also a historic fact that in every era, the Ummah made the necessary effort to combat these in the defense of Islaam. The Noble Jurists (Fuqahaa) and Scholars of hadith (Muhaditheen) worked side by side, apart from the efforts of those well