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**Hoglaunccoolf** · 11-07-2007, 02:14 PM

i know, but my point is, they showed eachother mutual respect. for those people/sheikhs/imams/etc that are telling people to avoid zakir naik lectures, they should rather speak to zakir naik directly or better yet, do a joint lecture to discuss their different points of view.

that would allow us to maintain unity.

The matter - as i'm sure you've noticed on this forum alone (and muslimvillage) - is not as dandy as we might think it to be. Had intentions, understandings, loyalty etc been so malleable we possibly would never have sunni-shia-salafi-etc differences at all!
Zakir naik is not a little child who has suddenly come up with a little idea, that a sheikh can just walk up to him and say "No no, that is against the understanding of the ummah". He is a lerned, intellectual adult, not only does he have his own cognitive processes and understanding, but also loyalties and to an extent, im sure, pride (as we all do). Being Indian, i'm sure he knows ALL about madhabs.

If only the solution to all the Ummah's schisms were a scholarly debate. Its not.

The reason people warn to avoid Zakir Naik is because he DOES keep dispensing fiqhi rulings! I'm certainly aware of a few, he once told a group of people who most likely were hanafi that the "CORRECT way to pray witr is 2+1 rakahs". Further his false belief (and propogation) that madhabs are sects and shouldn't be specifically followed is bound to confuse the common muslims and send them further from the truth, may Allah protect us.

Not everyone is equipped to be able to differentiate detailed rights from wrongs - I know i'm not, and that is the reason i stick to trustworthy Ulema of the Haqq that constitutes the majority of the Ummah's scholarship, Alhumdulillah.

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Hoglaunccoolf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	i know, but my point is, they showed eachother mutual respect. for those people/sheikhs/imams/etc that are telling people to avoid zakir naik lectures, they should rather speak to zakir naik directly or better yet, do a joint lecture to discuss their different points of view. that would allow us to maintain unity. The matter - as i'm sure you've noticed on this forum alone (and muslimvillage) - is not as dandy as we might think it to be. Had intentions, understandings, loyalty etc been so malleable we possibly would never have sunni-shia-salafi-etc differences at all! Zakir naik is not a little child who has suddenly come up with a little idea, that a sheikh can just walk up to him and say "No no, that is against the understanding of the ummah". He is a lerned, intellectual adult, not only does he have his own cognitive processes and understanding, but also loyalties and to an extent, im sure, pride (as we all do). Being Indian, i'm sure he knows ALL about madhabs. If only the solution to all the Ummah's schisms were a scholarly debate. Its not. The reason people warn to avoid Zakir Naik is because he DOES keep dispensing fiqhi rulings! I'm certainly aware of a few, he once told a group of people who most likely were hanafi that the "CORRECT way to pray witr is 2+1 rakahs". Further his false belief (and propogation) that madhabs are sects and shouldn't be specifically followed is bound to confuse the common muslims and send them further from the truth, may Allah protect us. Not everyone is equipped to be able to differentiate detailed rights from wrongs - I know i'm not, and that is the reason i stick to trustworthy Ulema of the Haqq that constitutes the majority of the Ummah's scholarship, Alhumdulillah.
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