Zakir, when preaching, don't ridicule other religions

Malaysiakini : ‘Zakir is not the first preacher to run down another's religion and he won't be the last.’

Why Zakir Naik's style of preaching is disrespectful

Rupert16: Just imagine a non-Muslim denigrating Islam the same way Zakir Naik denigrates other religions - will this be acceptable to our Muslim brethren?
The answer is obvious, isn’t it? So, don’t do unto others what others would do unto you. Respect each other’s religion, that’s the bottom line.

Anonymous_b3cdcd05: How does one view an alleged money launderer and terror instigator, banned from a host of nations, and on the run from his own motherland, being accepted and celebrated here among Muslims as a God-sent preacher cum converter par excellence?

Is it any surprise then that this fugitive rogue preacher is up to no good here inciting the non-Muslims through racist, insulting and offensive speeches that enrage and divide the people, but gains favour with gutter politicians and radical Islamists who support this antagonistic, abhorrent man for their own selfish ends?

Vijay47: David Dass, I must admire the restraint with which you comment on painful, alarming issues. I, on the other hand, tend to be rather passionate, some might say I get carried away, when writing about racial and religious abuse, and the dregs of society like this Zakir Naik. Yes, there I go again! But without the least hint of apology, not when it comes to that fugitive from the law.

Sir, you have expressed your thoughts in a most enlightening way, looking at freedom of religion from the micro and wider perspectives. But the ugly elephant remains - we still have Muslims making all manner of offensive and threatening statements, we still have Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin from Perlis, leaders of ummah, that former IGP (inspector-general of police) Musa “Mattress” Hassan, even a minister, Mohd Redzuan Yusof, ringing alarm bells loud and large, that liberals and Christians are marching onwards to do in the Malays and Muslims.

It does not in the least matter that these warnings, often accompanied with subtle threats, are absolutely false and unfounded; repeat a lie often enough and it ironically becomes gospel truth. There is nothing religious about these charges. The intention is to terrify a gullible, ignorant community and get them to rally behind the flag flown by political opportunists.

To balance the equation, we have PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim, IGP Abdul Hamid Bador, even the Pahang mufti Abdul Rahman Osman, urging everyone to be calm, even as they warn that firm action will be taken against those who stir up peaceful waters. Yet the lies continue, Zakir Naik remains free after all that he has said, and now boldly goes to enjoy dinner with a schoolboy who thinks he is an adult.

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