Sunday, November 10, 2024

Islamist hate preacher Zakir Naik loses his call after a Pashtun woman questions the rise of paedophilia, adultery, and drugs in Islamic societies

A video of fugitive Islamist hate preacher Zakir Naik losing his temper over a Pashtun girl during an event in Pakistan has been going viral on the internet. In the video, the Pashtun girl talks about social evils such as paedophilia ailing her society, which she asserted was religiously Islamic. Naik flies into a rage, alleging that the girl’s question is contradictory since a society can either be Islamic or practice paedophilia.

“In my community, which is rooted in Islamic traditions, women only leave their homes when necessary, and men never miss prayers. They also attend Friday sermons, and everyone’s behaviour is shaped by religious principles. So, what, in your view, explains the rise of drug addiction, paedophilia, and adultery?” the woman asked

She further pressed, “Why is our society collapsing, and why don’t religious scholars openly condemn these issues, particularly paedophilia?” But Zakir Naik responded by ridiculing her. He remarked, “You claim that Islamic women don’t go out unless necessary. Well, I too don’t leave my house without need. Men should do the same.”

He added, “You say your society is Islamic, yet it has paedophiles. That’s contradictory. There can’t be paedophilia in a truly Islamic environment. Either your first statement is incorrect, or the second is. No Islamic text endorses paedophilia. You should rather say your society only perceives itself as Islamic—then I’ll understand.”