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Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Yusuf al-Qaradawi was an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. His influences included Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Qayyim, Sayyid Rashid Rida, Hassan al-Banna, Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi, Abul A'la Maududi and Naeem Siddiqui. He was best known for his programme الشريعة والحياة, al-Sharīʿa wa al-Ḥayāh, broadcast on Al Jazeera, which had an…
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culture · Egyptian-born Qatari imam (1926–2022) · ulema · writer · Islamic jurist · poet · jurist · preacher · muhaddith · Islamic theologian · legal scholar · also Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Yusuf 'Abdullah al-Qaradawi, al-Qaradawi
Born 9 September 1926 · Died 26 September 2022 · Q64129
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2026· 16 entries
“Allah Almighty is Just; through His infinite Wisdom He has given the weak a weapon the strong do not have and that is their ability to turn their bodies into bombs as Palestinians do.”
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“Rushdie disgraced the honor of the Prophet and his family and defiled the values of Islam,”
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“s face is not an awrah. He called those who don the niqabs as following tradition and culture before Islam came to Arabia. Those people, be it male or female at that time, had to cover their faces from the dusty desert and from inhaling dust especially during sandstorms. Al-Azhar”
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“Islam does not prohibit Muslims to be kind and generous to peoples of other religions, even if they are idolaters and polytheists, ... it looks upon the People of the Book, that is, Jews and Christians, with special regard, whether they reside in a Muslim society or outside it. The Qur”
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“brilliantly radiating, as if his words were revelation or live coals from the light of prophecy.”
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Published video “هؤلاء هم المؤمنون | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “ما سر ضعفنا ولماذا تتداعى الأمم علينا؟ | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “الصلاة هي أول ما يحرص عليه المسلم الذي يخشى الله | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “لا تخلو الأرض من قائمٍ لله بالحُجة | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “صفات المؤمنين المُفْلِحِين | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “حكم شراء الأسهم وتداولها | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “حكم الإقامة في البلاد غير الإسلامية | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “{وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ} | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “مفتاح الْفَرَجِ الإلهي | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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Published video “لماذا يخاطب القرآن الكريم المسلم بصيغة الجماعة لا بصيغة الفرد؟ | العلامة الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي”.
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2025· 2 entries
Moviefone: Yusuf al-Qaradawi
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Human Rights Watch: Urgent Appeal to End the Enforced Disappearance of Poet Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Calling for His Release
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2023· 2 entries
Malaysiakini: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi's scholarly works impacted my life - PM
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bernama: Yusuf Al-qaradawi's Books, Scholarly Analysis Have Profound Impact On My Life - Pm Anwar
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2022· 2 entries
Washington Post: Yusuf al-Qaradawi, influential Islamic scholar, dies at 96
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Died 2022-09-26.
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2014· 1 entry
Qaradawi stated that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by the militant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) violates sharia law
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2013· 1 entry
“s interfaith dialogue if Jews were invited, stating that there should be no debate with those who have committed injustice. He cited a verse from the Quran which says that there should be no debate with the People of the Book except in a way that is best, and went on to say that the Jews have committed great injustice and that”
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2012· 1 entry
Qaradawi traded barbs with fellow Muslim cleric Abu Abd al-Rahman Ibn Aqil al-Zahiri due to what Ibn Aqil perceived as hypocritical positions of Qaradawi during the Arab Spring, a charge he denied
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2011· 3 entries
“Today the train of revolution has reached a station that it had to reach: The Syria station,”
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Al-Qaradawi wrote that execution is a valid penalty for apostasy, but only in cases where the apostate has also committed another crime
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Said that al-Qaradawi had voiced his desire to see Jerusalem conquered in a fatwa in which he claimed that it was the Muslims' duty to "defend" Jerusalem with "their lives, their money and all they possess, or else they
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2010· 1 entry
Qaradawi was listed as the chairman of the Sharia supervisory board of Qatar Islamic Bank, one of the Qatari sharia-compliant giants which allegedly had a long history of cooperation with controversial financial entities
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2009· 1 entry
Awarding them to five students each year for post-graduate studies
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2008· 2 entries
Stating that the consumption of tiny amounts of alcohol (<0
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The UK Home Office stated that al-Qaradawi was denied a visa to enter Britain for medical treatment because of fears that his preaching "could foster inter-community violence
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2006· 1 entry
In response to Muslim scholar Abdullah Ibn Jibreen's fatwa declaring that it was forbidden for Muslims to support or pray for Hezbollah because they are Shia, al-Qaradawi said that supporting Hezbollah is a religious dut
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2005· 2 entries
“An Israeli woman is not like women in our societies, because she is a soldier.”
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“I consider this type of martyrdom operation as an evidence of God's justice.”
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2004· 2 entries
The International Union of Muslim Scholars, an organization chaired by al-Qaradawi which counts a great number of prominent individuals affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood and/or Hamas among its members, ruled that "res
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Career landmark: President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (2004–2018).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Dubai International Holy Quran Award (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Al Owais Award (1999).
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1997· 4 entries
Qaradawi's affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood led to his expulsion from Egypt, where the organisation was prohibited at the time
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Al-Qaradawi helped found the European Council for Fatwa and Research, a council of important and influential Muslim scholars dedicated to researching and writing fatwas in support of Western Muslim minority communities b
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And for which he served as chief religious scholar
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Career landmark: President of the European Council for Fatwa and Research (1997–2022).
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded King Faisal International Prize in Islamic Studies (1994).
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1977· 1 entry
Laid the foundation for the Faculty of Shari'ah and Islamic Studies at the University of Qatar and became the faculty's dean
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1976· 1 entry
And 2004) turned down offers for the leadership of the organization
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1973· 1 entry
With First Merit and was awarded his PhD degree from Al-Azhar
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1962· 1 entry
Was sent by Al-Azhar University to Qatar to head the Qatari Secondary Institute of Religious Studies
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1961· 1 entry
And did not return until the overthrow of the military regime by the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
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1958· 3 entries
Studied at Al-Azhar University, doctorate (1944–1958).
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Studied at Institute of Arab Research and Studies, postgraduate diploma (1958).
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At the Advanced Arabic Studies Institute
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1949· 1 entry
Then three more times during the term of President Gamal Abdul Nasser
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1926· 1 entry
Born 1926-09-09.
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1924· 1 entry
And the spread of communism; and accusing the Jews of planning to tear down the al-Aqsa Mosque so as to build a Jewish Temple in its place
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