King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam in 2015

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King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia presented Dr Zakir Naik with the most prestigious Award of the Muslim World, the ‘King Faisal International Prize 2015’ for ‘Service to Islam’

The King Faisal Foundation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, conferred on Dr Zakir Naik the prestigious 'King Faisal International Prize 2015’ for 'Service to Islam', the Most Acclaimed Award in the Muslim World, similar to The Nobel Prize, for his 'renowned authority in Comparative Religion' and 'promoting Peace TV.'

The Award Ceremony

The Award Ceremony was held under the auspices of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at a grand ceremony at Prince Sultan Grand Hall, Faisaliah Center, Riyadh, on 1st March 2015 where King Salman presented Dr Zakir Naik with the 'King Faisal International Prize 2015' for 'Service to Islam'. Over 2000 guests from the elite in the government, public figures and foreign dignitaries in Riyadh attended the glittering event.

Dr Zakir Naik joins the League of Eminent 'King Faisal Awardees’ for 'Service to Islam' like

Sayyid Abul Ala'a Al-Maududi

Pakistan - 1979

Sayyid Abul-Hasan Al-Nadawi

India - 1980

King Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud

Saudi Arabia - 1981

Shaikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Bin Baaz

Saudi Arabia - 1982

King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Saudi Arabia - 1984

Shaikh Ahmed Deedat

South Africa - 1986

Shaikh Muhammad Bin Saleh Al Uthaimin

Saudi Arabia - 1982

Dr Abdul Rahman Al Sumait

Kuwait - 1996

Dr Mahathir Muhammad

Malaysia - 1997

Shaikh Dr Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi

Sharjah, UAE - 2002

King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Saudi Arabia - 2008

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey - 2010

Dr Zakir Naik

India - 2015

DR ZAKIR NAIK CONFERRED KING FAISAL INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2015 FOR SERVICE TO ISLAM

Dr. Zakir Naik was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in recognition of his outstanding services to Islam, including the following:

For being the most renowned non-Arabic speaking propagators of Islam and defender of its teachings on the basis of the Glorious Qur’an and authentic Sunnah.
For founding, ‘Peace TV Network’ – a series of satellite TV channels broadcasted worldwide in English, Urdu and Bangla languages, specializing in Islam and Comparative Religion. The viewers of the English channel are estimated to exceed 100 million.
For establishing a series of Islamic schools, in India. These schools train non-Arab students from an early age in Arabic language and Qura’nic studies, in addition to regular classes of Internationally acclaimed curricula in English.

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