Shaikh Fariq Naik, 29 years of age, is the son of the world-famous orator on Islaam and Comparative religion, Dr Zakir Naik. He has completed his A Levels (CIE, UK) at Islamic International School & Junior College, Mumbai.
Alhamdulillaah, Shaikh Fariq became a Haafidh of the Qur’aan at the age of 13, while studying at school.
At the tender age of 8, while on Da’wah trips with his father, Shaikh Fariq started giving short talks in front of thousands of people in Chennai, Pune, Dubai, Italy, Trinidad and other cities of the world. In 2003, at age 9, he addressed over 50,000 people in Srinagar and a larger audience in Hyderabad in 2006, at age 12.
Shaikh Fariq is also an accomplished sportsman, particularly in Football, Swimming, Karate and Judo. He has won the school’s “Best Sports Boy Trophy” for five consecutive years, Alhamdulillaah. He is also a black belt in Taekwondo and Karate.
Shaikh Fariq was the youngest speaker, at 15 years, amongst the over 30 Islamic speakers that came from 15 different countries in one of the world’s largest English Islaamic conferences, the International Islaamic Da’wah Conference, “Peace - The Solution for Humanity” held in November 2009 in Mumbai, India.
After his brief presentations on Peace TV, he has been invited to give talks on Islaam in different parts of the world, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Nigeria, Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Gambia, Trinidad and other countries. These travels have broadened his understanding for International Da’wah work.
Along with formal worldly education, he aims to specialize in Islaamic knowledge. He hopes to, In Shaa Allaah, follow in his father’s footsteps and excel in Da’wah work.
Shaikh Fariq has completed his Arabic Language Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree in Sharee’ah from Al Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At present he is in his final term of his Masters in Fiqh and Usool e Fiqh from the International Islamic University of Malaysia.
Shaikh Fariq is an inspiration for the youth, being the youngest regular speaker on Peace TV. He appears on Peace TV in the weekly programme ‘Teen Star’. Besides assisting his father in his Da’wah activities he also handles the live biweekly Q&A session ‘Ask Shaikh Fariq’ on Peace TV and conducts Islamic courses on Peace TV and on the Al Hidaayah platform.