Who is shaikh yusuf qaradawi.
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Shaikh
Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an Egyptian Muslim scholar and preacher best known for his popular ‘al Jazeera’ program,
‘ash-Shariah wal-Hayat’ ("Shariah and
Life"), and IslamOnline
(a website that he helped to create in 1997), where he offers opinions and
religious edicts based on his understanding of the Quran and the
Sunnah. He has also published some fifty books, including ‘The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam’
and ‘Islam: The Future Civilization’.
Although al-Qaradawi has long
had one of the more prominent roles within the thought leadership of the Muslim
Brotherhood,, he has several times turned down offers for
the official directorship role of the organization. Among many scholars, he is
considered a moderate conservative, who seeks to explain and adapt the ideals
of the Islamic lifestyle with those of modern society.
Shaikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was
born in Egypt on
September 9, 1926. Following his
father's death, the two year old Yusuf was raised by his uncle. His family
urged him to either run a grocery store or to become a carpenter. Instead, he
read and memorized the entire Quran by the time he was nine years old. Yusuf
was impressed by the teachings of Shaikh
Hasan
al-Banna during his youth, and was first imprisoned under the reign
of the tyrannous
Shaikh Yusuf worked at the
Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments, was the Dean of the Islamic
Department at the Faculties of Shariah and Education in Qatar, and served as chairman of the Islamic
Scientific Councils of Algerian Universities and Institutions, and as the head
of the European Council for Fatwa and Research
Although we personally have not had the opportunity to
meet or interact with Brother Shaikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi personally, many amongst
the scholars we have met hold Shaikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi and his opinions on
Islamic Jurisprudence in extremely high regard and some even consider him to be
amongst the best scholars of modern times. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister