Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Yusuf al-Qaradawi(Arabic:يوسف القرضاوي,romanized:Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī;orYusuf al-Qardawi;9 September 1926 – 26 September 2022) was an EgyptianIslamic scholarbased in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of theInternational Union of Muslim Scholars.His influences includedIbn Taymiyya,Ibn Qayyim,Sayyid Rashid Rida,Hassan al-Banna,Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi,Abul A'la MaududiandNaeem Siddiqui.He was best known for his programme الشريعة والحياة,al-Sharīʿa wa al-Ḥayāh( "Shariaand Life "), broadcast onAl Jazeera,which had an estimated audience of 40–60 million worldwide.He was also known forIslamOnline,a website he helped for establishment in 1997 and for which he served as chief religious scholar.

Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Yusuf al-Qaradawi in 2006
Title	Sheikh
Personal
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) Doha,Qatar
Religion	Islam
Children	Abdul Rahman Yusuf Ilham Al-Qaradawi
Era	Modern
Denomination	Sunni
Movement	Modernism
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) 1952 – Alimiyya degree, College of Usul ad-Din (Religious Fundamentals of Islam) 1958 – Post-Graduate Diploma in Arabic Language Studies, Institute of Advanced Studies in Arabic Language and Literature 1960 – Master's degree 1973 – Ph.D. degree, Department of Quranic Studies at the College of Usul ad-Din
Occupation	Islamic scholar
Muslim leader
Influenced by Ibn Taymiyyah,Ibn Qayyim,Muhammad Abduh,Rashid Rida,Hassan al-Banna,Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi,Mohammed al-Ghazali
Influenced Rashid Al-Ghannushi,M.A.M. Mansoor
Awards	King Faisal International Prize(Saudi Arabia) Prize of the Islamic University (Malaysia) International Holy Quran Award (Dubai) the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Prize (Brunei) Al-Owais Prize (UAE) Medal of Independence, First Class (Jordan) Top 10 inThe 500 Most Influential Muslims(United Kingdom) Top 20 Intellectuals Worldwide byForeign Policy magazine(Washington, D.C.,United States)
Website	al-qaradawi.net

Al-Qaradawi published more than 120 books,includingThe Lawful and the Prohibited in IslamandIslam: The Future Civilization.He also received eight international prizes for his contributions to Islamic scholarship,and was considered one of the most influential Islamic scholars living.Al-Qaradawi had a prominent role within the intellectual leadership of theMuslim Brotherhood,an Egyptian political organization, although he repeatedly stated that he was no longer a memberand twice (in 1976 and 2004) turned down offers for the official role in the organization.

Al-Qaradawi was sometimes described as a "moderateIslamist".Some of his views, such as his condoning of Palestinian suicide bombings against Israelis, caused reactions from governments in the West:he was refused an entry visa to the United Kingdom in 2008,and barred from entering France in 2012.

Biography

Al-Qaradawi in the 1960s

In Egypt

Al-Qaradawi was born on 9 September 1926in Saft Turab rural village in theNile Delta,now inGharbia Governorate,Egypt, into a poor family of devout Muslim peasants. He became an orphan at the age of two, when he lost his father. Following his father's death, he was raised by his mother and uncle. He read and memorized the entireQuranbefore he was ten years old.

He then joined the Institute of Religious Studies atTanta,and graduated after nine years of study. While in Tanta, Al-Qaradawi first encounteredHassan al Banna,the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, when al Banna gave a lecture at his school. Al-Qaradawi wrote of the lasting impact of this encounter, describing al Banna as "brilliantly radiating, as if his words were revelation or live coals from the light of prophecy."

After graduating from the Institute of Religious Studies he moved on to study Islamic Theology at theAl-Azhar UniversityinCairo,from which he graduated in 1953. He earned a diploma in Arabic Language and Literature in 1958 at the Advanced Arabic Studies Institute. He enrolled in the graduate program in the Department of Quran andSunnahSciences of the Faculty of Religion's Fundamentals (Usul al-Din), and graduated with a master's degree inQuranic studiesin 1960.In 1962, he was sent by Al-Azhar University to Qatar to head the Qatari Secondary Institute of Religious Studies. He completed his PhD thesis titledZakah and its effect on solving social problemsin 1973 with First Merit and was awarded his PhD degree from Al-Azhar.

His connection with the Muslim Brotherhood led to imprisonment underKing Farouqin 1949, then three more times during the term of PresidentGamal Abdul Nasser.He left Egypt for Qatar in 1961,and did not return until the overthrow of the military regime by the2011 Egyptian Revolution.

Based in Qatar

In 1977, he laid the foundation for the Faculty ofShari'ahandIslamic Studiesat theUniversity of Qatarand became the faculty's dean. In the same year he founded the Centre of Seerah and Sunna Research.He also served at Egypt's Institute of Imams under theMinistry of Religious Endowmentsas supervisor before moving back to Doha as Dean of the Islamic Department at the Faculties of Shariah and Education inQatar,where he continued until 1990.His next appointment was in Algeria as Chairman of the Scientific Council of Islamic University and Higher Institutions in 1990–91. He returned to Qatar once more as Director of the Seerah and Sunnah Center at Qatar University.

In 1997, Al-Qaradawi helped found theEuropean 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 based in Ireland, and he served as its head.He also served as the chairman ofInternational Union for Muslim Scholars(IUMS).

In the wake of the2011 Revolutionhe returned to Egypt for the first time since leaving in 1961.

Al-Qaradawi was a principal shareholder and formerShariaadviser toBank Al-Taqwa.On 2 August 2010, the bank was removed from a list of entities and individuals associated with Al Qaeda maintained by the United Nations Security Council.

Al-Qaradawi finished third in a 2008 poll on who was the world's leading public intellectual. The poll, Top 100 Public Intellectuals, was conducted among readers ofProspect Magazine(UK) andForeign Policy(United States).

2011 return to Egypt

After the2011 Egyptian Revolution,Qaradawi made his first public appearance in Egypt after 1981.InTahrir Square,he led Friday prayers on 18 February, addressing an audience estimated to exceed two million Egyptians.It began with an address of "O Muslims and Copts", referring to Egypt'sCoptic Christianminority instead of the customary opening for Islamic Friday sermons "O Muslims".He was reported to have said, "Egyptian people are like thegeniewho came out of the lamp and who have been in prison for 30 years. "He also demanded the release of political prisoners in Egyptian prisons, praised theCoptsfor protecting Muslims in their Friday prayer, and called for the new military rulers to quickly restore civilian rule.He referred toHosni Mubarakas "the tyrannical pharaoh".In the sermon, Qaradawi called for the immediate release of political prisoners, the dissolution of the cabinet of Mubarak loyalists, and an end to the economic blockade ofGaza.

Brookings Institutionmember Shadi Hamid said that Qaradawi was in the mainstream of Egyptian society, and that he also had appeal among Egyptians who are notIslamist.He described the sermon as "nonsectarian" and "broadly political".In theJerusalem Post,Barry Rubinwrote that although he was seen as a moderate by some in the West, he supported the straight Islamist line. Qaradawi was seen as a danger by Rubin because he was a charismatic thinker who could easily mobilise the masses. The author was concerned that Qaradawi would take over Egypt and that this would have had negative consequences for Israel.

On 21 February 2011, Qaradawi issued afatwa,which is a religious ruling, permitting the killing ofMuammar Gaddafi.This was in response to Gaddafi's plans to kill protesters in Libya.He also called on Libyan ambassadors around the world to distance themselves from Gaddafi's government.

Death

On the afternoon of 26 September 2022, Qaradawi died in Qatar at the age of 96.After a funeral service attended by thousands of people including the deputy emir of QatarAbdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,and other Qatari and foreign officials at Imam Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab Mosque, Qardawi was buried at Mesaimeer Cemetery in Doha.

Views and statements

Religious and sectarian views

Extremism

Al-Qaradawi wrote on the danger of extremist groups of Islam, in hisdissertationon the subjectIslamic Awakening between Rejection and Extremism.This dissertation discusses the phenomenon ofreligious extremismamong Muslim youth. He discusses the reasons why young Muslims may resort to extremism, and argues that many of these reasons are due to the hypocrisy and self-contradictions of older Muslims. He advised that the only way to rectify the situation is for older Muslims to reform themselves and their societies according to the actual teachings of Islam.

In 2014, Qaradawi stated that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by the militantIslamic State of Iraq and Syria(ISIS) violatessharialaw. Qaradawi said in a statement that the declaration "is void under sharia". This statement comes after ISIS leaderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadicalled on Muslims with military, medical and managerial skills to flock to its newly-declared pan-Islamic state.

Sufism

Al-Qaradawi was an avid caller to what he calls "IslamicSufism",praising those who practice it as pious.

Shi'as

Qaradawi accused theShi'itesof invading Sunni societies, and criticized some aspects of the Shi'i doctrine.He described them as "heretics" and said that Sunni leaders in the region have voiced concern about a Shiite resurgence.

Qaradawi's statements about the Shia sect of Islam have caused controversy and outrage among Shia leaders. His comments are seen as divisive and legitimisinganti-Shiarhetoric. The reactions to his statements are politically motivated and could lead to a sectarian conflict.

The Iranian reaction to Qaradawi was particularly intense, with some Iranian officials apologising for the personal attack by IranianMehr News Agency,in which before this they described Qaradawi as "a spokesman for internationalFreemasonryandrabbis".Qaradawi argues that he was moved by indications of growing Shi'itization in Egypt and by the lack of awareness on the part of Sunnis and theirulamaof that danger.

In May 2013, al-Qaradawi verbally attacked theAlawitesect, which many describe as an offshoot of Shia Islam and of which PresidentBashar al-Assadis a member, as "more infidel than Christians and Jews" (أكفر من اليهود والنصارى).

Non-Muslims

Qaradawi wrote that Islam does not prohibit Muslims from being kind and generous to people of other religions. However, Islam looks upon thePeople of the Book,that is, Jews and Christians, with special regard. He suggested that in having dialogue with the Jews and Christians, Muslims should avoid such approaches that may cause bitterness or arouse hostility.

According to Qaradawi, the verses in the Quran that tell Muslims to break ties with Jews and Christians (Al-Maidah5:54-55) refer to those people who were hostile to Islam and waged war against Muslims. This means that Muslims are not allowed to help or be friends with people who are hostile towards Islam, even if it means going against their own interests.

In his book titledThe Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam,al-Qaradawi wrote, "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'an never addresses them without saying, 'O People of the Book' or 'O You who have been given the Book', indicating that they were originally people of a revealed religion. For this reason there exists a relationship of mercy and spiritual kinship between them and the Muslims."

Jews

In August 2005,The Wall Street Journalreported that theDublin-basedEuropean Council for Fatwa and Research,of which al-Qaradawi was president, had used the antisemiticProtocols of the Elders of Zionin its theological deliberations.Al-Qaradawi's remarks were sharply criticized by theAnti-Defamation League(ADL), which accused him of inciting violence against Jews.

In a 9 January 2009 sermon during theGaza War,shown onAl-Jazeera,Qaradawi prayed for Allah to take revenge on the "enemies of Islam", specifically the Jews, whom he described as treacherous, aggressors who have spread much tyranny and corruption. He asked Allah to annihilate them completely, without sparing any of them.

In his Friday sermon broadcast onQatar TVon 26 April 2013, Qaradawi announced that he would not participate in next year'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 thePeople of the Bookexcept in a way that is best, and went on to say that the Jews have committed great injustice and that "their hands are soiled with blood".

Qaradawi's statements were described asincitement to genocidein aJewish Political Studies Reviewarticle, which connected his belief in Jewish conspiracies to the appeals to violence against them. Qaradawi asserted that Hitler meted out divinely sanctioned punishment to the Jews and called for Muslims to impose a similar punishment, calling openly for genocide. His appeals for genocide were coupled with paranoid conspiracy thinking that identifies the Jews as the greatest enemies of Islam; alleging a Jewish plot to take over the entire Middle East, includingMeccaandMedina;blaming the Jews for theabolition of the Islamic Caliphatein 1924 and the spread of communism; and accusing the Jews of planning to tear down theal-Aqsa Mosqueso as to build aJewish Templein its place.

Apostasy from Islam

Al-Qaradawi said thatapostasy in Islam– Muslims leaving Islam – is a grave danger to the Muslim community and that the duty of all Muslims "is to combat apostasy in all its forms and wherefrom it comes, giving it no chance to pervade in the Muslim world".In February 2013, Qaradawi stated on Egyptian television that the death penalty is a necessity for those who leave Islam, citing several speeches and writings by Muhammad and his followers. He explains that manyhadithsstate that any apostate should be killed, and that this is necessary to preserve Islam.

In 2011, Al-Qaradawi wrote that execution is a valid penalty for apostasy, but only in cases where the apostate has also committed another crime. He advocates giving apostates a chance to repent before carrying out the sentence, and says that hidden apostates should not be punished by the Muslim community, but left to the judgement of God.

Political and views

Civil state v. theocracy

Al-Qaradawi spoke in favor of democracy in the Muslim world, speaking of a need for reform of political climates in the Middle East specifically.On 22 February 2011, he held an exclusive interview with OnIslam.net, dismissing the allegation that he wanted a religious state established in Egypt: "On the contrary, my speech supported establishing a civil state with a religious background, I am totally againsttheocracy.We are not a state formullahs."

Terrorism

After theSeptember 11 attacks,al-Qaradawi urged Muslims to donate blood for the victims and said:

Islam, the religion of tolerance, holds the human soul in high esteem, and considers the attack against innocent human beings a grave sin; this is backed by the Qur'anic verse that reads: "Who so ever kills a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and who so ever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind," (Al-Ma'idah:32). The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, is reported to have said, 'A believer remains within the scope of his religion as long as he doesn't kill another person illegally.' Islam never allows a Muslim to kill the innocent and the helpless.

He denies that Palestinian suicide bombing attacks constitute terrorism, claiming, "when Palestinians face such unjust aggression, they tend to stem bloodletting and destruction and not to claim the lives of innocent civilians," but qualifies that with "I do agree with those who do not allow such martyr operations to be carried out outside the Palestinian territories."

Al-Qaradawi suggested the legitimate use of (defensive)suicide bombingsagainst enemy combatants in modern times if the defending combatants have no other means of self-defense.The Oxford-basedMalaysian IslamicScholar,Dr. Afifi al-Akiti,rules that there is noIslamic legalprecedent for this view and that female soldiers can only be killed in direct combat. With regards to suicide bombings he says that they are "breaching thescholarly consensus... because to endanger one's life is one thing and to commit suicide during the attack is obviously another ".With regards to male soldiers he states, "It goes without saying that they are considered combatants as soon as they arrive on the battlefield even if they are not in direct combat – provided of course that the remaining conventions of war have been observed throughout, and that all this is during a valid war when there is noceasefire."

Western governments have met al-Qaradawi to request release of European civilians kidnapped in Iraq and have thanked him officially, praising his cooperation. TheFrench Foreign MinisterMichel Barnierwrote to al-Qaradawi: "With such a clear condemnation of the abduction of the French hostages you have sent a clear-cut message demonstrating respect for the tenets of Islam."

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Al-Qaradawi supported suicide attacks on all Israelis, including womensince he viewed the Israeli society as a "completely military" society that did not include any civilians.He also considered pregnant women and their unborn babies to be valid targets on the grounds that the babies could grow up to join theIsraeli Army.

Defending bombings against Israeli civilians, al-Qaradawi toldBBC Newsnightin 2005 that:

• "An Israeli woman is not like women in our societies, because she is a soldier."
• "I consider this type of martyrdom operation as an evidence of God's justice."
• "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."

In an interview with the newspaperAl Rayain April 2001, al-Qaradawi declared that suicide (or "martyrdom" ) bombings conducted by Palestinians against Israelis "are not suicide operations. These are heroic martyrdom operations, and the heroes who carry them out don't embark on this action out of hopelessness and despair but are driven by an overwhelming desire to cast terror and fear into the hearts of the oppressors."

On 8 May 2013, Qaradawi visitedGazaand gave a speech in support ofHamas.He asked all of thePalestinian peopleto work with otherArabpeople andMuslimsaround the world to destroy Israel, saying inflammatory things such as "Our wish should be that we carry out Jihad to death" and "We should seek to liberate Palestine, all of Palestine, inch by inch."

AnAnti-Defamation Leaguereport in 2011 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 will be subject to Allah's punishment."

Iraq war

In 2004 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 "resisting occupation troops in Iraq is a 'duty' on able Muslims in and outside the war-torn country and that aiding the occupier is impermissible."

In an address aired on Qatar TV on 5 January 2007, al-Qaradawi questioned the trial ofSaddam Husseinunder American supervision in Iraq, but agreed to it if it were conducted by the Iraqi people "after liberating Iraq from American colonialism". He also suggested that the trial was "an act of vengeance by the Americans" for his missile attacks on Israel. He strongly criticized the way Saddam was hanged:

A human soul must be respected. These people did not respect the human soul. The man was calm and kept his cool. He refused to be blindfolded, and insisted upon facing death with open eyes.. and said the two parts of the shahada... The man died saying: 'There is no God but Allah'... Anybody whose last words are 'There is no God but Allah' goes to Paradise. The thing that improves [the record] of Saddam Hussein is that in his final years – as the brothers in Iraq tell us – he was a changed man. He began to strictly observe the prayers, to read the Quran, and to do charitable work. He would hasten to do anything that may help people. He would help build mosques, and would say that if anybody wants to build a mosque, the government should pay half the cost of the building materials. When they entered his secret hideout and caught him, they found a prayer carpet and an open Quran.

Hezbollah

In 2006, in response to Muslim scholarAbdullah Ibn Jibreen's fatwa declaring that it was forbidden for Muslims to support or pray forHezbollahbecause they areShia,al-Qaradawi said that supporting Hezbollah is a religious duty for all Muslims and that resistance, whether in Palestine or Lebanon, is the most noble act. He added "Shias agree with the Sunnis in the main principles of Islam while the differences are only over the branches" and also called upon the Sunnis and Shia ofIraqto end the civil war.

Seven years later, during the Syrian Civil War, Qaradawi urged all Sunnis to fight Hezbollah, attacking Hezbollah's leaderHassan NasrallahandIran:"The leader of the Party of Satan comes to fight the Sunnis... Now we know what the Iranians want... They want continued massacres to kill Sunnis."Qaradawi also stated that he now regretted having advocated rapprochement between Sunnis and Shias and his 2006 defense of Hezbollah.

Arab Spring

Qaradawi declared his support for the rebels led by theNational Transitional Councilin the2011 Libyan civil war,urging Arab nations to recognize them and "to confront the tyranny of the regime in Tripoli". He suggested weapons be sent to the rebels to assist them, and said "Our Islamic nation should stand against injustice and corruption and I urge the Egyptian government to extend a helping hand to Libyan people and not to Gaddafi."

In response to the2011 Bahrain protests,Qaradawi was reluctant to give support: "The protests in Bahrain are sectarian in nature. The Shias are revolting against the Sunnis." He claimed that Shia protesters attack Sunnis and occupied their mosques. He acknowledged that the Shia majority had legitimate concerns in regards to fairness with the Sunnis: "I want them to be real citizens of their country."

Qaradawi said that all Arabs should back up the protesters in the2011 Syrian uprising,saying "Today the train of revolution has reached a station that it had to reach: The Syria station," and "It is not possible for Syria to be separated from the history of the Arab community."He declared his support for the protests against what he called Syria's "oppressive regime", claiming "atrocities" were committed by it. He called for victory against the ruling Ba'ath party and claimed the army would be the major factor in the revolt. He claimed that when he offered to mediate negotiations between theMuslim Brotherhoodand the Syrian government, someone deliberately sabotaged it. Qaradawi also expressed his support for theNo Fly zone put in place by western nations over Libya,saying "The operation in Libya is to protect the civilians from Gaddafi's tyranny" and slamming Arab League leaderAmr Moussafor criticism of it.

Women, gender and other issues

Commenting on the role women played in social active issues:

Although over sixty years have passed since the Movement emerged into existence, no women leaders have appeared that can confront secular andMarxisttrends single-handedly and efficiently. This has come about as a result of men's unrelenting attempts to control women's movement, as men have never allowed women a real chance to express themselves and show special leadership talents and abilities that demonstrate their capability of taking command of their work without men's dominance.

I believe that women's Islamic work will succeed and prove itself in the arena of the Islamic Movement only when it gives birth to female Islamic leaders in the fields of Call, thought, science, literature and education.

Accordingly, women as well as men can dedicate themselves to Allah, and play a role in jihad.

I do not think that this is impossible or even difficult. There are genius women just as there are genius men. Ingenuity is not a monopoly for men. It is not in vain that the Holy Quran tells us the story of a woman who led men wisely and bravely and made her people fare the best end: it is theQueen of Sheba,whose story withSolomonis told inSurat Al Naml.I have observed in theUniversity of Qatarthat girls make better students than boys.

Views on the Holocaust

Al-Qaradawi defended the mass murder of millions during the Holocaust as a "punishment." In a statement that aired onAl-JazeeraTV on 28 January 2009 during theGaza War,al-Qaradawi said the following regardingAdolf Hitlerand theHolocaust(as translated byMEMRI):

Throughout history, Allah has imposed upon the Jews people who would punish them for their corruption... The last punishment was carried out by Hitler. By means of all the things he did to them – even though they exaggerated this issue – he managed to put them in their place. This was divine punishment for them... Allah Willing, the next time will be at the hand of the believers.

Wife beating

Al-Qaradawi toldThe Guardianthatwife beatingwas neither "obligatory nor desirable" but that he "accepts it as a method of last resort – though onlylightly".He stated on Channel 4 News that it was justifiable in certain circumstancesbut the "ideal was for Muslim men never to beat their wives, and if husbands wrongly beat their wives, they have the right to fight back".The British newspaperThe Daily Telegraphwrote that al-Qaradawi, in his bookThe Lawful and Prohibited in Islam,stated that wife-beating is permissible after the failure of all other means of persuasion. In such circumstances, a husband may beat his wife "lightly with his hands, avoiding her face and other sensitive areas".

Female genital mutilation (FGM)

Qaradawi said thatfemale genital mutilationsurgery is forbidden in Islam. He called for the termination and ban of "female circumcision" in some parts of the Muslim world, especially in rural Africa where most still practice it. His views were supported by Sheikhs inAl-Azhar.

Female masturbation

Qaradawi urged women to not masturbate and stated that it is dangerous to insert things into thevagina.

Homosexuality

On 5 June 2006, on the Al Jazeera programSharia and Life,al-Qaradawi (a regular on the program) reiterated orthodox views on homosexuality.When asked about the punishment for people who "practise liwaat (sodomy) or sihaaq (lesbian activity)", al-Qaradawi replied: "The same punishment as any sexual pervert – the same as the fornicator." (MEMRItranslation).The punishment for fornication islashing.

In an interview withDer Spiegel,Qaradawi said that his attitude towards homosexuality is the same as that found in Christianity. In the interview he stated, "One year ago, there was a demonstration against me in London because I spoke out against homosexuality. People seem to have forgotten that it wasn't me who came up with this mindset. It's part of God's order spoken of by Moses and even mentioned by Jesus."

Rigorous scholarly debates among theIslamic School of Law(Fiqh) question whether LGBT people are defined by genetic disorders and that it may be permissible or not for those who're scientifically medically proven to be part of the LGBT category as withhermaphroditedenoting whether a person is inclined towards the naturality of female or male instinct. Same forMukhannathun(transgender), in which there are many propheticHadiththat allow males who have inclinations towards being female (effeminate) that occurred during the Islamic prophet Muhammad's time and that they were accepted as part of the larger community inMadinahhaving equal rights.Qaradawi was one of many leading Islamic scholars to weigh in on this ongoing debate.

Punishment of stoning

Al-Qaradawi called "stoning"un-Islamic for it has nothing to do with Islam at all but laws made by the religion ofJudaism;Jewish Religious Laws. He said there are more than dozens of verses in theTorahthat support stoning for adulterers, fornicators,LGBTpeople, and for many other reasons.

Honor killing

Al-Qaradawi said thathonor killingis a tradition that was carried out thousands of years ago by ancient civilization; theRomans,theDark Ages,Chinese Emperors,etc. He said it has nothing to do with Islam; neitherQur'annor Sunnah (PropheticHadith). He called on those who do it to be punished with death for their crime; a life for a life.

Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday)

Al-Qaradawi fully supported and advocatedMawlid.He said that to use the birth date ofMuhammadin remembrance of his life story is notbid'ah.In fact, it is encouraged in Islam to do good action (Man Sanna Sunnatun Hassanah) based on a Sahih Hadith. And thatAllah(God) himself has said in Al-Qur'an, Chapter 21, Verse 107:

And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except for mercy (rahmah) to all mankind.

— Al-Qur'an,21:107

Al-Qaradawi explained that Allah (God) is talking about Muhammad's miracle birth as the verse mentions "sent you". In other words, his presence, his birth, his coming. A "mercy" (rahmah) to the worlds. Means mercy to all mankind. It means everything; all of his creations (all creatures).

Whoever starts a good action (sunnah) in Islam. He will be rewarded for his actions as well as getting the reward of those who've followed it successively until theDay of Judgment.

— Muhammad,narrated bySahih Muslim,Hadith no. 1017

It's in this Sahih Hadith that al-Qaradawi emphasizes thatgood innovative actionsare strongly encouraged as long as it doesn't go against theSharia.What more involving religion itself than worldly good deeds like holding an old person's hand while crossing the road guiding him/her to safety and many more. It's encouraging for both. He said these are the true meaning and emphasis of Islam, to be the religion of mercy (rahmah) and to do more good than just good so that others may lead by our good examples and that they may successively follows them till theEnd of Time.

Niqab

Al-Qaradawi said thatniqab(veil) is not obligatory in Islam. He pointed out that a woman's face is not anawrah.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 duringsandstorms.Al-Azhar's Grand Imam, also an Egyptian Grand Mufti SheikhMuhammad Sayyid Tantawy,have also pointed out that niqab has nothing to do with Islam.

Organ transplantation

At the same time Qaradawi issued a fatwa (edict) thatorgan transplantationfrom a living person to a living person is permissible in Islam but through donation as donation is considered charity. As for a dead person, only when the brain stops, the transplantation can then be carried out.

Other views

Mecca Time

In April 2008, at a conference inQatartitled "Mecca: the Center of the Earth, Theory and Practice", al-Qaradawi advocated the implementation ofMecca Timeto replace theGreenwich Meridianas the basis of the worldtime zonesystem.

Muhammed cartoon controversy

Al-Qaradawi called for a "Day of Anger" over thecartoons,but condemned violent actions in response to them.

Amman Message

Al-Qaradawi was one of theUlamasignatories of theAmman Message,which gives a broad foundation for defining Muslim orthodoxy.

Salman Rushdie

Al-Qaradawi said, "Rushdiedisgraced the honor of the Prophet and his family and defiled the values of Islam, "but he never backed the fatwa calling for his death.

Muslim Brotherhood

In 1997, Qaradawi's affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood led to his expulsion from Egypt, where the organisation was prohibited at the time.

Al-Qaradawi was a follower ofHasan al-Bannaduring his youth and a longtime member of theMuslim Brotherhood.He twice turned down offers to be its leader.In an interview on the Dream channel, al-Qaradawi stated the following about his relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB):

I joined the Muslim Brotherhood Group and worked with Imam al-Banna. I was influenced by al-Banna's moderate thoughts and principles... (Later) MB asked me to be a chairman, but I preferred to be a spiritual guide for the entire nation... MB consider me their Mufti, but I don't have a relation with the organization, because being an MB chairman is something difficult requiring a highly sophisticated wisdom, and I prefer to be devoted to the entire nation, and I feel comfortable with this decision. I like MB and consider them the nearest group to be righteous.

On 16 May 2015 al-Qaradawi was sentenced to death in absentia by an Egyptian court along with the ousted President Mohamed Morsi and over 100 other Egyptians affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.As reported by the Interpol website,Qaradawi was wanted by the judicial authorities of Egypt for "agreement, incitement and assistance to commit intentional murder, helping prisoners to escape, arson, vandalism and theft."

Reality TV

Qaradawi criticisedreality televisionprograms, saying that the aim of these is to 'mislead the [Muslim] nation'.

Reception in the Muslim world

Al-Qaradawi was at the forefront of contemporary Muslim thinkers and scholars. His vast contributions include more than 80 books and hundreds of articles on different Islamic issues, ranging from the fundamental principles and laws of Islam to the needs and challenges of modern Muslim societies. His knowledge, intellect, moderation and unrelenting efforts to bring Islam to a larger audience gained him the respect of millions of Muslims and non-Muslims worldwide. His television programAsh-Shariah wal-Hayat(Sharia and Life) had an estimated 700–800 million viewers worldwide.

In 2012, Qaradawi traded barbs with fellow Muslim clericAbu Abd al-Rahman Ibn Aqil al-Zahiridue to what Ibn Aqil perceived as hypocritical positions of Qaradawi during theArab Spring,a charge he denied.

Pakistani scholar,Muhammad Taqi Usmanistated, "There is no doubt that I—as the lowest student of IslamicFiqh—with my benefitting from the books of the outstanding Dr al-Qaradāwī to a very large extent, and my supreme wonderment at the majority of [his works], have found myself, in some particular issues, not in agreement with him in the results that he has arrived at, but these sorts of differences (ikhtilāf) in views based on juristic judgement (ijtihādī) are natural, and cannot be the [sole] basis for judging [their author] so long as the people of knowledge do not deem [the bearers of such opinions] to be weak intellectually, or in religion, and [in any case] the importance of these books and their value in scholarship and da'wa are not affected by this to even the slightest, most insignificant degree. "

In addition, he refers to some modern scholars by writing, "What we see today, very unfortunately, is that the one who brings forward elevated ideas in his writings and lofty theories in his speech and his sermons often does not rise above the level of the layman" but exempts Qaradawi by saying, "As for the outstanding, erudite scholar, Dr Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī, may God (Most High) preserve him, God (Most High) has indeed made me fortunate enough to accompany him in travels and in residence, and sit with him and closely associate with him in long and repeated meetings. [From this] I found him manifest in his personality exemplary Islamic qualities, for he is a human being before he is a Muslim, and a devoted Muslim before he is a caller to Islam (dā'i), and a caller to Islam before he is a scholar and jurist."

The Doğu Türkistan Bülteni Haber Ajansı, which supports theTurkistan Islamic Party,attacked al-Qaradawi and called his creed "perverted" and claimed that he was followed by "democratic polytheists".Qaradawi was attacked by Hani Al-Siba'i.

Controversy

On Syria and Russia

Qaradawi stated thatRussiawas an "enemy of Islam" due to the country's military relations with the Syrian regime.

His remarks drew harsh criticism from Muslims in Russia. According toChechenPresidentRamzan Kadyrov,"Qaradawi's statements had given rise to amazement among the Muslims of Russia." Kadyrov asserted that Qaradawi's statements were mainly "directed against theMuslims of Russia,who are citizens of this country, were born here and live here, and who care about their country ".

Kadyrov claimed that "It is not Russia that is supplying weapons and money for the thousands of mercenaries from all over the world who have flooded Syria and are committing daily terrorist attacks, in which the blood of women, old people and children is shed."

Entry into western countries

Al-Qaradawi was banned from entering the United States since 1999 and the United Kingdom since 2008,though he visited London in 2004.The lobby groupMEMRIsaid it helped play a role in the measures.In July 2003, he visitedStockholm,Sweden, for a conference at theStockholm Mosquearranged by theMuslim Association of Sweden.During the conference al-Qaradawi expressed his support for suicide attacks against Israeli civilians, calling the fight against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories a "necessary Jihad".France announced in March 2012 it will not let him enter.

Fatwa controversy with MEMRI

TheMiddle East Media Research Institute(MEMRI) (citingAsharq Al-Awsat), alleges that al-Qaradawi issued a Fatwa following theIraqi insurgency,saying,

All of the Americans in Iraq are combatants, there is no difference between civilians and soldiers, and one should fight them, since the American civilians came to Iraq in order to serve the occupation. The abduction and killing of Americans in Iraq is a [religious] obligation so as to cause them to leave Iraq immediately. The mutilation of corpses is forbidden in Islam.

Al-Qaradawi denied this allegation:

I have not published a Fatwa on this issue. At the Egyptian Journalists' Union a few days ago I was asked about the permissibility of fighting against the occupation in Iraq, and I answered that it is permitted. Afterwards I was asked concerning the American civilians in Iraq and I merely responded with the question – are there American civilians in Iraq? It is a matter of common knowledge that in Fatwas such as these I do not use the word "killing" but rather I say "struggle", which is a more comprehensive word than the word "killing" and whose meaning is not necessarily to kill. In addition, I have condemned the taking of hostages on a number of occasions in the past and have demanded that they be released and that their lives not be threatened.

Shaker Al-Nabulsi,a former Muslimwho writes for the liberal site Ethal, called for the creation of a petition to the UN calling to put Qaradawi and his like on trial for incitement and support of terrorism.

Alcohol fatwa controversy

Al-Qaradawi issued a fatwa in 2008, stating that the consumption of tiny amounts of alcohol (<0.5% concentration or 5/1000, such as found in energy drinks) was acceptable for Muslims,in beverages where the fermentation is natural and unavoidable and is too small to lead to intoxication.

Terrorist allegations

In October 2004, according toSaudi ArabiannewspaperArab News,based inNew YorkandJeddah,over 2,500 Muslim intellectuals from 23 countries signed a petition addressed to the United Nations to raise awareness on the use of religion for incitement to violence. Al-Qaradawi was mentioned among "the sheikhs of death," as the signatories defined those who manipulate religion to incite violence, for "providing a religious cover for terrorism."Al-Qaradawi dismissed this charge as baseless and slanderous for his stance was that the self-proclaimedcaliphateof theIslamic Statewas "void undersharia".

Qaradawi was banned from entering the U.S. in 1999.In 2008, theUK Home Officestated that al-Qaradawi was denied a visa to enter Britain for medical treatment because of fears that his preaching "could foster inter-community violence."In March 2012, the French PresidentNicolas Sarkozydeclared his decision to block the entry of extremists in the country after theToulouse attacks,and specifically mentioned al-Qaradawi as one of those barred from entering France.

Qaradawi chaired theUnion of Good,a coalition of Islamic charities supporting Hamas' infrastructure, an organisation on the US State Department list of foreign terrorist organizations.In December 2014 the International Union of Muslim Scholars led by al-Qaradawi was expelled from the Cairo-basedInternational Islamic Council for Da'wah and Reliefbased on the allegation that the group mixed religion and politics and supported terrorism.

TheConsortium Against Terrorist Financereported that, in 2010, Qaradawi was listed as the chairman of the Sharia supervisory board ofQatar Islamic Bank,one of the Qatari sharia-compliant giants which allegedly had a long history of cooperation with controversial financial entities.He was also a former Sharia adviser and shareholder toBank al-Taqwa,once listed by the U.S and the UN as a terrorist financier associated with al-Qaeda but delisted in 2010.

Personal life

Al-Qaradawi was born in Egypt but lived inQatar.He had three sons and four daughters,three of whom hold doctorates from British Universities.His daughter,Ilham Yusuf Al-Qaradawi,is an internationally recognizednuclearscientist.His son,Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi,is a poet and a political activist in Egypt.

Awards and recognition

Al-Qaradawi received awards from various countries and institutions for his contributions to Islamic society. Among them are

• TheIslamic Development Bank (IDB)Prize in Islamic Economics – 1991
• King Faisal International Prizefor Islamic Studies – 1994
• Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (Sultan of Brunei)Award for Islamic Jurisprudence – 1997
• Sultan Al Owais Award for Cultural & Scientific Achievements – 1998–1999
• Dubai International Holy Quran Awardfor Islamic Personality of the Year – 2000
• The State Acknowledgement Award for contributions in the field of Islamic Studies from the Government of Qatar – 2008
• Tokoh Ma'al Hijrah (Hijra of the Prophet) award by the Malaysian Government −2009

The Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, part of theQatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development,instituted the "Sheikh Yusuf Al Qaradawi Scholarships" in 2009, awarding them to five students each year for post-graduate studies.It also named after him its newly established research centre, The Qaradawi Center for Islamic Moderation and Renewal.

TheState Merit Prize for Islamic Studieswas issued to Qaradawi by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Qatar on 3 November 2009.

Al-Qaradawi was a trustee of theOxford Centre for Islamic Studiesand was named as the technical consultant for a multimillion-dollarEnglish-languagefilm aboutMohammed,produced byBarrie Osborne.A 2008Foreign Policyonline poll put him at No.3 in the list of the Top 20 Public Intellectuals worldwide.

Books

Al-Qaradawi authored more than 120 booksand his academic style and objective thought are considered to be some of the main characteristics of his works.His most famous work isThe Lawful and Prohibited in Islam.Professor Mustafa al-Zarqa declared that owning a copy of it was "the duty of every Muslim family".

Fiqh al-Zakat

His bookFiqh al-Zakatis considered by some as the most comprehensive work in the area ofzakat.Abul Ala Maududicommented on it as "the book of this century in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)". The prominentDeobandiIslamic scholarMuhammad Taqi Usmani,said this about the work:

The first book that read in its entirety of his works is his valuable book Fiqh al-Zakat, and I benefitted much from this great, encyclopedic, rewarding work through which the author did a great service to the second of the pillars of Islam, in a way that the umma needs today, when it comes to the application of zakat at the level of the individual and the group. Indeed this work manifested the genius of its author, and his inventive methodology, not only in the clarification of issues pertaining to zakat and their compilation, but in stimulating research in contemporary topics that no one before him had touched upon, and basing them upon the principles fiqh and its jurisprudential theory.

Fiqh al-Jihad

His bookFiqh al-Jihadhas been widely commented on.The Guardianwrites:

Instead Qaradawi encourages a "middle way" conception of jihad: "solidarity" with the Palestinians and others on the front line, rather than violence, is an obligatory form of jihad. Financial jihad, which corresponds with the obligation of alms giving (zakat), counts as well. And Muslims should recognise that technological change means that media and information systems are as much a part of the jihadist repertoire as are guns. Indeed, as long as Muslims are free to use media and other resources to press their case, there is no justification for using force to "open" countries for Islam.

This book has also been analyzed byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaprofessorSherman Jacksonand Tunisian Islamist scholar-politicianRachid Ghannouchi.

His views on jihad have attracted criticism from some hard line groups.

Major works

Yusuf al-Qaradawi wrote many books, some of which were translated into English:

• Islam: Modern Fatwas on Issues of Women and the Family(Fatawa Mu'asira fi Shu'un al-Mar'a wa al-Usrah) (Dar al-Shihab, Algeria, 1987)
• Auspices of the Ultimate Victory of Islam,Doha (1996)
• Towards a Sound Awakening
• The lawful and the prohibited in Islam=al-Halal wal-haram fil Islam.Indianapolis, IN, USA: American Trust Publications. 1999.ISBN978-0-89259-016-2.
• The desired Muslim generation.Riyadh: International Islamic Publishing House. 1999.ISBN978-9960-850-24-5.
• Diversion and Arts In Islam(in progress)
• Non muslims in the Islamic society.Indianapolis, Ind., USA: American Trust Publications. 1985.ISBN978-0-89259-049-0.
• Priorities of the Islamic movement in the coming phase.Cairo:al-Dār. 1992.ISBN978-977-00-4083-6.
• Fiqh az-zakat: a comparative study: the rules, regulations and philosophy of Zakat in the light of the Qurʼan and Sunna.London:Dar Al Taqwa. 1999.ISBN978-1-870582-12-4.
• Contemporary fatawa: current issues in Islamic fiqh.Newark, NJ: Islamic Book Service. 1999.ISBN978-1-892004-00-0.
• Time in the life of a Muslim.London:Ta-Ha. 2000.ISBN978-1-84200-007-6.
• Sincerity: The Essential Quality.MAS Publications. 2006.
• Approaching the Sunnah: comprehension & controversy.London Washington D.C: International Institute of Islamic Thought. 2007.ISBN978-1-56564-418-2.
• Islamic awakening between rejection and extremism.Kuala Lumpur Herndon, Va: Islamic Book Trust The International Institute of Islamic Thought. 2010.ISBN978-967-5062-53-7.
• Islam: an introduction.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Islamic Book Trust. 2010.ISBN978-967-5062-35-3.
• Economic security in Islam.Kuala Lumpur: Dar Al Wahi Publication. 2010.ISBN978-983-43614-9-5.

Amongst his dozens of works in Arabic, we cite:

• Ghayr al-Muslimīn fī al-mujtanaʻ al-Islāmi.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1977.ISBN978-977-723-655-3.
• Ayna al-khalal.Cairo:Dār al-Ṣaḥwah. 1985.ISBN978-977-14-3047-6.
• Awāmil al-saʻah wa-al-murūnah fī al-sharīʻah al-Islāmīyah.Cairo:Dār al-Ṣaḥwah. 1985.ISBN978-977-14-3046-9.
• al-ʻIbādah fī al-Islām.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1985.ISBN978-977-307-043-4.
• al-Nās wa-al-ḥaqq.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1986.ISBN978-977-307-093-9.
• Bayʻ al-murābaḥah lil-āmir bi-al-shirāʼ ka-mā tujrīhi al-maṣārif al-Islāmīyah: dirāsah fī ḍawʼ al-nuṣūṣ wa-al-qawāʻid al-sharʻīyah.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1987.ISBN978-977-307-086-1.
• al-Īmān wa-al-ḥayāh.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1990.ISBN978-977-307-210-0.
• Malāmiḥ al-mujtamaʻ al-Muslim alladhī nanshuduh.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1993.ISBN978-977-225-036-3.
• Dawr al-qiyam wa-al-akhlāq fī al-iqtiṣād al-Islāmi.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1995.ISBN978-977-225-060-8.
• Fī fiqh al-awlawīyāt: dirāsah jadīdah fī ḍawʼ al-Qurʼān wa-al-sunnah.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1995.ISBN978-977-225-068-4.
• al-Islām wa-al-fann.Cairo:Maktabat Wahba. 1996.ISBN978-977-225-084-4.
• al-Aqallīyāt ad-dīnīya wa-l-ḥall al-islāmi.Cairo:Maktabat Wahba. 1996.ISBN978-977-225-097-4.
• al-Mubashshirāt bi-intiṣār al-Islām.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 1996.ISBN978-977-225-098-1.
• Min fiqh al-dawlah fī al-Islām: makānatuhā-- maʻālimuhā-- ṭabīʻatuhā, mawqifuhā min al-dīmuqrāṭīyah wa-al-taʻaddudīyah wa-al-marʼah wa-ghayr al-Muslimīn.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 1997.ISBN978-977-09-0375-9.
• al-Ṣaḥwah al-Islāmīyah wa-humūm al-waṭan al-ʻArabi.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 1998.ISBN978-977-09-0402-2.
• Thaqāfatunā bayna al-infitāḥ wa-al-inghilāq.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2000.ISBN978-977-09-0658-3.
• al-Īmān bi-al-qadar.Beirut:Muʼassasah al-Risālah Nāshirūn. 2001.ISBN978-9953-400-10-5.
• Fī fiqh al-aqallīyāt al-Muslimah: ḥayāt al-Muslimīn wasaṭ al-mujtamaʻāt al-ukhra.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2001.ISBN978-977-09-0735-1.
• Riʻāyat al-bīʼah fī sharīʻat al-Islām.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2001.ISBN978-977-09-0691-0.
• al-Sunnah wa-al-bidʻah.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2003.ISBN978-977-225-134-6.
• Fī wadāʻ al-aʻlām.Beirut:Dār al-Fikr. 2003.ISBN978-1-59239-141-7.
• al-Islām alladhī nadʻū ilayh.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2004.ISBN978-977-225-182-7.
• al-Ṣaḥwah al-Islāmīyah: bayna al-āmāl wa-al-maḥādhīr.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2004.ISBN978-977-225-179-7.
• Miʼat suʼāl ʻan al-ḥajj wa-al-ʻumrah wa-al-uḍḥiyah wa-al-ʻīdayn.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2004.ISBN978-977-225-177-3.
• al-Islām wa-'l-ʻunf: naẓarāt taʼṣīlīya.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2005.ISBN978-977-09-1211-9.
• Naḥnu wa-al-Gharb: asʼilah shāʼikah wa-ajwibah ḥāsimah.Cairo:Dār al-Tawzīʻ wa-al-Nashr al-Islāmīyah. 2006.ISBN978-977-265-696-7.
• al-Islām kamā nuʼminu bihī ḍawābiṭ wa-malāmih.Cairo:Dār Nahḍat Miṣr li-ṭ-Ṭibāʻa wa'n-Nashr wa-'t-Tauzi. 2006.ISBN978-977-14-3357-6.
• Dirāsah fī fiqh maqāṣid al-sharīʻah: bayna al-maqāṣid al-kullīyah wa-al-nuṣūṣ al-juzʼīyah.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2006.ISBN978-977-09-1481-6.
• Kayfa nataʻāmalu maʻa al-Qurʼān al-ʻAẓīm.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2006.ISBN978-977-09-0496-1.
• al-Dīn wa-al-siyāsah: taʼṣīl wa-radd shubuhāt.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2007.ISBN978-977-09-1971-2.
• Fiqh al-Jihād: Dirāsah Muqāranah li-Aḥkāmih wa Falsafatih fī Ḍaw' al-Qur'ān wa al-Sunnah.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2009.ISBN978-977-225-246-6.
• al-Waraʻ wa-al-zuhd.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2010.ISBN978-977-225-269-5.
• Fiqh al-wasaṭīyah al-Islāmīyah wa-al-tajdīd: maʻālim wa-manārāt.Cairo:Dār al-Shurūq. 2010.ISBN978-977-09-2902-5.
• Ḥayāt al-marʼah al-Muslimah: fī iṭār al-ḥudūd al-sharʻīyah.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2011.
• al-Sunnah wa-muwājahat ḥamalāt al-tashkīk.Cairo:Maktabat Wahbah. 2011.ISBN978-977-225-313-5.

He also published some excerpts of his poetry in the bookNafahat wa Lafahat.Al-Qaradawi was also the subject of the bookThe Global Mufti: The Phenomenon of Yusuf al-Qaradawipublished by Columbia University Press.He is also profiled as one of the leading liberal voices in contemporary Islam inCharles Kurzman's bookLiberal Islam: A Sourcebook,published byOxford University Press.

See also

• Abdullah bin Bayyah
• Khurshid Ahmad
• Muhammad Imara

External links

• Official Website
• Yusuf al-QaradawionTwitter– verified account
• Al-Qaradawi's books translated into English and French
• Wolfgang G. Schwanitz:Global Mufti al-Qaradawi,Webversion12-2010
• Counter Extremism Projectprofile
• "Shaykh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi: Portrait of a leading Islamist cleric",Ana Belén Soage,Middle East Review of International Affairs,12/1 (March 2008), pp. 51–65.
• "Sheikh Yūsuf al-Qaradawi: A Moderate Voice from the Muslim World?",Ana Belén Soage,Religion Compass,4 (September 2010), pp. 563–575.
• Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Minorities: Learned Intolerance,Qantara.de
• "Clips from Qatar TV".MEMRI.