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Famous
Personalities of the Global Islamic Movement Throughout History
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
(Arabic: يوسف القرضاوي) (born September 9, 1926) 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
found in 1997. He has also published some fifty books,
including The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam and
Islam: The Future Civilization.
Among many Muslims, al-Qaradawi is considered a moderate
conservative offering balanced opinions and issuing
religious edicts ("fatwah") based on his interpretation
of the Qur'an. Others consider him as a dangerous
islamist, someone who rejects universal human rights and
democracy. He is particularly noted for his support of
the Palestinians.
Biography
Qaradawi was born in Egypt, and attended the Al-Azhar
Theological Seminary before moving to Qatar. Following
his father's death, the 2-year old Qaradawi was raised
by his uncle. His family urged him to either run a
grocery store or to become a carpenter. Instead, he
memorized the entire Qur'an by age nine. Qaradawi was a
follower of Hasan al-Banna during his youth and was
imprisoned first under the monarchy in 1949, then three
times after the publication of Tyrant and the Scholar,
poetic Islamic plays expressing a message through theme.
Other works such as Fiqh-al-Zakat (Laws of the
Obligatory Charity) are Islamic law treatises which go
into precise details.
Qaradawi worked in the Egyptian Ministry of Religious
Endowments, and 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.
Qaradawi was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, and has
turned down offers to be the Muslim Brotherhood leader
various times. Qaradawi is the head of the European
Council for Fatwa and Research.
Qaradawi on democracy in the Muslim World
Speaking in Istanbul, Turkey, Qaradawi explained his
opinion that the entire Muslim world needed democracy.
"The Muslim world needs democracy. It wants democracy.
But it should be real democracy and not just democracy
by name only... Democracy has done some good things. It
has saved humanity from despots and dictators who act
like gods. The details should be left to the people. Let
them decide for themselves"
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