Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Egyptian-born Qatari imam (1926–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi (Arabic: يوسف القرضاوي, romanized: Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī; or Yusuf al-Qardawi; 9 September 1926 – 26 September 2022) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.[6] His influences included Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Qayyim,[7] Sayyid Rashid Rida,[8][9] Hassan al-Banna, Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi,[10] Abul A'la Maududi and Naeem Siddiqui.[11] He was best known for his programme الشريعة والحياة, al-Sharīʿa wa al-Ḥayāh ("Sharia and Life"), broadcast on Al Jazeera, which had an estimated audience of 40–60 million worldwide.[12][13][14] He was also known for IslamOnline, a website he helped to found in 1997 and for which he served as chief religious scholar.
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Title | Sheikh |
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Born | Yusuf 'Abdullah al-Qaradawi (1926-09-09)9 September 1926 Saft Turab, Kingdom of Egypt |
Died | 26 September 2022(2022-09-26) (aged 96) |
Religion | Islam |
Children | Abdul Rahman Yusuf Ilham Al-Qaradawi |
Era | Modern |
Denomination | Sunni |
Movement | Modernism[1] |
Notable work(s) | Fiqh al-Zakat, al-Halal wa al-Haram fi al-Islam, Fiqh al-Jihad, Fiqh al-Awlawiyyat, Fiqh al-Dawlah, Madkhal li-Ma'rifat al-Islam and others |
Alma mater | Al-Azhar University (Cairo, Egypt)
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Occupation | Islamic scholar |
Muslim leader | |
Influenced
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Awards | King Faisal International Prize (Saudi Arabia)[3] Prize of the Islamic University (Malaysia) |
Website | al-qaradawi.net |
Al-Qaradawi published more than 120 books,[13] including The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam and Islam: The Future Civilization. He also received eight international prizes for his contributions to Islamic scholarship,[15] and was considered one of the most influential Islamic scholars living.[12][16][17] Al-Qaradawi had a prominent role within the intellectual leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood,[18] an Egyptian political organization, although he repeatedly stated that he was no longer a member[19] and twice (in 1976 and 2004) turned down offers for the official role in the organization.[12][20]
Al-Qaradawi was sometimes described as a "moderate Islamist".[21] Some of his views, such as his condoning of Palestinian suicide bombings against Israelis, caused reactions from governments in the West:[22] he was refused an entry visa to the United Kingdom in 2008,[23] and barred from entering France in 2012.[24]