Zakir Naik travels to Qatar for FIFA World Cup

Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, who faces a number of circumstances of cash laundering and hate speech in India, was invited by Qatar to ship lectures preaching Islam forward of the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik (AFP file photograph)

By Munish Chandra Pandey: Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, who faces a number of circumstances of cash laundering and hate speech in India, was invited by Qatar to ship lectures preaching Islam forward of the FIFA World Cup 2022.

India banned Naik’s Islamic Analysis Basis, accusing him of encouraging and aiding its followers in “selling or trying to advertise emotions of enmity, hatred, or ill-will between totally different non secular communities and teams.”

One of many prices levelled towards him by Indian authorities is that he was concerned in forceful conversions. Primarily based on proof, a chargesheet was filed towards him for changing folks of different religions to Islam.

Zakir Naik has been residing in exile in Malaysia since 2017, as a runaway fugitive, after the Indian authorities pressed prices towards him over cash laundering.

Regardless that Naik has everlasting residency in Malaysia, he was banned from giving speeches within the nation in 2020 within the pursuits of “nationwide safety”.

He had been charged with making inflammatory speeches and questioned by native police over his intent to impress a breach in peace by making remarks about Hindu and Chinese language communities residing within the Muslim-majority nation.