Comments on: Zakir Naik – Was Jesus Really Crucified?

By: saras

saras — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:13:02 +0000

Hi .u hav not answered my question..my simple n logical question…if GOD IS GREAT,ALLPOWERFUL,ALLMERCIFUL,THEN WHY IS THERE EVIL ,SIN N SUFFERING IN THIS WORLD?..PLS DO NOT REPEAT THE SAME EXPLANATION OF free will etc ..I HAV ALREADY ANSWERED THAT…why did god giv us free will wen he being the ALLKNOWER ,knew very well that we wud sin..by mentioning set theory I did not refer 2 some complicated math theory…it simply means that u cannot create something that u do not possess or that which is beyond your contemplation or imagination…a subset cannot have properties or qualities which the set -mother or universal set does not have…a scientist who creates a robot can say- hey I created it in such a way that it can walk but luk my ROBOT CAN FLY ! (not v likely to happen but there is an element of chance) do u mean 2 say even GOD THE ALLMIGHTY , ALLKNOWER wud say-“ I created a perfect man n but oh no ! how cud he choose 2 sin…? (He created a “FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER “ ….?) n being JUST N ALL MERCYFUL I SHALL PUNISH HIM..? “…
n wat is that story abt GOD striking a deal –bargaining wid the DEVIL ? …n the devil getting his way …our poor ,ALLMIGHTY GOD sounds not so powerful n gives in to the devils wish …WHY..?..N WHO MADE THAT DEVIL …SOME OTHER creator WHO IS NOT SO GOOD…?reg TESTING MAN… u actually mean god –OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN- is so jobless that he spends his time ,evaluating ,judging n then punishing MAN …his creation…wat fun wud he get by doing so ..TIMEPASS ?why did he THE ALL GOOD ,PERFECT MERCIFUL GOD create imperfections…create man wid mistakes ? n then PUNISH..?punish whom ..whose mistake..?
reg that comment abt HITLER… hitler was a wicked ,CRUEL ,perverted human being …THERE CANNOT B TWO OPINIONS ABT THAT…whether anyone actually thinks that ALLAH OR CHRIST THINKS or SHOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY abt him does not make sense…
I wud like 2 add here something which is PRAISEWORTHY abt the followers of ISLAM….their religion is rather rigid ,harsh n CRUEL abt PUNISHMENTS etc but I am yet 2 come across a muslim who makes crude n derogatory remarks(they criticize n condemn but that’s ok I guess ) abt CHRIST or any other GODS …on the other hand I think even though CHRIST is the very embodiment, EPITOME of LOVE n PEACE n KINDNESS n forgiveness .. ,Christians use very bad n sad wrds abt the holy PROPHET n ALLAH … we puny human beings spend so much time n energy , fight wars n kill n maim people only to DEFEND OUR ALLMIGHTY , ALLMERCIFUL GODS IN HEAVEN…if only we cud b half as passionate or spend even half our energies in doing good to our fellow beings , this world wud hav been a better place to live in…sometimes i think…OUR GODS MUST BE LAUGHING…!
I WISH DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN ANSWERS MY QUESTION…am sure even he wud DEFEND GOD n say oh god gave us free will…WHY?.. don’t ask or because he is JUST n loves 2 punish because is ALLMERCIFULL…I wonder though why people don’t ask such questions…fear of eternal condemnation..?

By: yasin ahmed

yasin ahmed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:02:26 +0000

i also believe that Dr Zair Naik is a very good but he has learnt everything he knows from SHEIKH AHMED DEEDAT, just check and see i thought zakir naik was good but now i have become a fan of sheikh ahmed deedat……

By: Muslim Canadian

Muslim Canadian — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:56:34 +0000

I am still very sad that Dr. Zakir Naik was not allowed to come to Canada for the Journey of Faith conference in July 2010. I don’t believe for one moment that Dr. Naik, with his intelligence would say the things the media quoted. I know of many people (myself included) who have high regards for him because he is intelligent and I don’t believe he would say things that are unislamic. He often says that killing one person is like killing the whole of humanity, so I don’t know where the misinterpretation came from. I think the authorities should have asked for clarification of what he said. They should have let him into the country and then hear what he had to say. There are usually some Non-Muslims in the audience. I was at the conference last year and he spoke and there were no problems. I think that it started with the UK barring him from that country. It is foolish for people to quote someone out of context of something he said over a decade ago. It will only make him even more popular because now more and more people will be going to You-Tube and Google, etc. to watch his videos. So in an ironic way, it is actually making him more popular. So maybe in the grand scheme of things, he will clear this up and will be able to come to Canada next year. At least, that is my wish.

By: drkooper

drkooper — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:40:40 +0000

SARAS :
I am not some great scholar but will try with my limited knowledge to answer your questions.
Sometimes I also think that why did God created evil, why does God gives wealth to non-muslims and not to some muslims though both may work the same. I thought muslims should get more preferential treatment as they believe in Allah.
But not to forget that this life has been created as a test for humankind so if God was prejudiced in that Muslims got all the benefits i.e that they never got sick, always happy and well fed and non-muslims were starving and had miseries then it would be obvious on whos side God was and people would enmasse convert to Islam. And this life would not be a test.
In the same way God created Satan. You must be knowing that Satan was a very pious follower of Allah. But when Allah made ADAM, he declined to bow before Adam and so was banished from heaven. So he challenged Allah that he will led astray the human being that he has created and to give him the power to do so. So Allah granted him his wish and said that if his human being is devoted to him then he would not fall into his trap.
Also for your statement

“…IF GOD IS ALL KNOWER then surely he wud surely know that man wud sin n still y did he give man free will..”

Like I mentioned above this life is a test. So for a test free will was important. Angels do not have free wills but humans have. And if they want they can be better than angels or worse than a devil.

IF GOD is soo KIND n ALL POWERFUL then Y did he create us with a propensity for sin or evil…n even if he did then Y punish , condemn OR rather WHO should b punished.

There again, it was free will. Humans were given a choice. It is upto them to choose. Its like studying for an exam. To pass an exam you need to study. If you play games, enjoy and not study you wont pass. Most of the young kids would anytime prefer to play than study but if they want to pass then they have to study. And if they fail they are punished in the form that they are not promoted to the next class. So you cant blame the school for setting up the exam. It is a way of testing.

As for your question of subset I am really not familiar with the subset. I had studied it but I do not remember it properly to be able to comment.

ARAS Says:
May 18th, 2010 at 3:43 am

if Allah is the ALL MERCIFUL, ALL POWERFUL creator of this world then who created evil..WHY CANT HE DO AWAY WITH PAIN ,SUFFERING N EVIL IF HE IS ALL POWERFUL…why Allah talks of burning in fire , cutting off limbs etc..how can any MERCIFUL GOD SPEAK OF SUCH GRUESOME PUNISHMENT…i would like to believe in an ALLAH WHO IS MERCIFUL n who does not sound like IDI AMIN

My answer:
SARAS Allah is beneficient and merciful as well as just. You cant be one and not be the other. He is both merciful and just. So if someone has committed some crime then he needs to be punished.
For example Hitler is said to have killed a million Jews. If he believed in Jesus then he should be sent to Paradise without been sent to hell for his punishment. Would that be justice and do you agree with it?
If yes, then its a hypothetical question, tommorrow I may come and rob you and maybe kill your parents, will that be fine as then I will go into confession and ask for forgiveness.

We should understand that mercy and justice should go hand in hand.
Ultimately it is upto Allah if he wants then maybe he can allow us to go heaven without going to hell. It is upto him.

It is like getting grace marks in an exam. It is upto the teacher to be lenient.

Hope I answered some questions and am sure created a few

If I come back online I will try to answer and get some more understanding of Christianity.

Thank you

By: drkooper

drkooper — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:17:28 +0000

Hiii

By: SARAS

SARAS — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:19:57 +0000

I repeat , if GOD , ALLAH , JESUS is ALL POWERFUL,MERCIFUL & THE CREATOR OF THE WORLD , then why did he create EVIL..if he did not create evil,sin,suffering then who DID.if someone else created evil then why did the GREAT , GOOD & ALL POWERFUL GOD ALLOW EVIL 2 FLOURISH..OR not do away with it , or just wish it away..if MAN is a sinner..who created this sinner..n WHY..i was told god gave us free will n we humans sin n invite suffering upon ourselves…IF GOD IS ALL KNOWER then surely he wud surely know that man wud sin n still y did he give man free will..IF GOD is soo KIND n ALL POWERFUL then Y did he create us with a propensity for sin or evil…n even if he did then Y punish , condemn OR rather WHO should b punished.if GOD is the CAUSE OF ALL CAUSES , THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR ie to put it mathematically- even school kids studying set theory wud tell u — the sub set can hav only the properties of the whole set…so if we r created by god then we r kind of subsets n GOD THE GREAT=WHOLE SET…HOW CAN WE subsets sin WITHOUT THE WHOLESET BEING RESPONSIBLE.CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN..I WUD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF DR ZAKIR NAIK CUD EXPLAIN..this is a simple question which all of us probably think about but never dare 2 ask..this question has NOTHING to do wid “WHICH GOD IS TRUE N GREAT N ALLPOWERFUL …”

By: yusuf Abdullahi Yusuf

yusuf Abdullahi Yusuf — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:03:40 +0000

Oh my christien brother and sisters, i dont care if u make ur own comment but why the insult? If u do not regard muhammad pbuh as a prophet why then ar u insulting him? Ur religion is onto you and ours onto us. Isulting means u people ar uncultured, atleast as a good christien let a good word proceed out of your mouth, no body is forcing you 2 accept islam. Please watch your mouth.

By: SARAS

SARAS — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:43:18 +0000

By: HALID

HALID — Sat, 15 May 2010 19:30:00 +0000

any one can say anything about Muhammad ..the fact does not change that he had 12 wives…he had sex with a child…he is a murderer…..i mean would you Muslims allow your child to got a neighbor who has such qualities….i would not..and definitely no….forget about following him ..if he was living in this generation ..he would be in prison for rape.and murder…also i just have to look at Islamic nations to see how well islam has helped them…and if their islamic nations are so good ..why bother to migrate to western nations ..i do not understand…by the way this chap zakir naik makes me laugh a lot when he speaks..his answers are very funny….he uses science and religion for his own convenience… and the Muslim crowd says wow how intelligent..his IQ levels is the same of the uneducated Muslims….i hope you keep giving such sermons gives me a good laugh….

By: abdul azeez

abdul azeez — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:18:05 +0000

Dear bob, Your lengthy comment based on this video seems to me very preudised and immature, I believe from the nature of your letter that you are a born christian like me born in a muslim family. I was not a practicing muslim but I did do some religious practices for social security. Dear bob fortunately I had the opportunity to watch the lectures of Hamza yousuf, khalid yasin, Abdu rahim green, Yousuf estes all are reverts from christianity, Thus I came to know what is the pure message.Alhamdulillah try to pursue truth then you will find it in the holy Qur-an. The only scripture that remains in its purity