Zakir Naik's reply on my invitation to come to Malaysia

Faridul: Saya telah menulis email kepada al-fadhil Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, pakar perbandingan agama daripada India, menjemput beliau untuk datang sekali lagi berda'wah di Malaysia. Berikut adalah reply daripada pihak beliau. Jika ada mana-mana pihak -NGO-NGO Islam atau pertubuhan pelajar- yang berminat menjadi penganjur kedatangan beliau, diharap dapat menghubungi saya seberapa segera.

17th September, 2006

Dear Brother Faridul Farhan,

As-salaamu-alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu

I hope you and your family are fine by the grace of Allah (swt). Aameen! Jazakallah and thanks for your letter dated 14th September 2006. Jazakallah for inviting Dr. Zakir Naik to Malaysia.

Before we accept your invitation, we would appreciate if you could reply to our following queries :-

1) Details of yourself and the organisation wanting to host Dr. Zakir Naik’s lectures?

2) What is the number of lectures planned by you?

3) Is the audience expected to be conversant in English?

4) What is the approximate number of people expected to attend the programme at each venue?

5) Would it be possible for you to categorise the audience as consisting of doctors, engineers, intellectuals, students, general public, etc. at the different venues.

6) How many Non-Muslim do you expect for each venue?

7) What are the names of the venues, and what is the seating capacity of each hall / auditorium?

8) What kind of publicity do you intend doing for the programmes?
a. Quantity and size of Handbills,
b. Posters,
c. Banners,
d. Newspaper Ads,
e. Cable TV Ads etc.

9) Your suggestion on the tentative dates of the lecture tour alongwith the numbers of days required.

10) Please could you give us the details of the Islamic programmes organised by you in the past?

We shall, Inshallah, communicate with you further on receiving your reply to our queries.

Please acknowledge receipt - we look forward to your reply. I thank you for your interest in our activities and for correspond­ing with us. Do visit us when you visit India.

May Allah (swt) shower His Choicest Blessings on the entire Muslim Ummah and help us in our mission of bearing witness to the truth of Islam before all mankind. Aameen.

Yours in the service of Islam,


MAQBOOL BARWELKAR
Public Relation Manager