Mumbai: Islami Scholar and televangelist Dr. Zakir Naik on Friday said ‘suicide bombing where innocents are killed is haraam (prohibited).’In an interaction with journalists here via Skype from Saudi Arabia, the Mumbai-based preacher said he would comply with any investigation by the government authorities but he was ‘not available for any media trial’.

Dr. Zakir Naik said that he did not inspire any terrorist and asserted that he is a “messenger of peace”. He dismissed as “misinformation” that he advocated suicide bombings. "My statements have been taken out of context and doctored," Naik said. "I will be giving pen drives that have answers to all allegations against me. Look at it with an unbiased mind, you'll see I'm innocent, " Naik added.

His sermons are telecast on Peace TV, which is one of the well known Islamic channels around the world. This channel telecasts wide range of top rated Islamic religious programs watch by millions of viewers every day around the world.