Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Yusuf al-Qaradawi at the Third Annual Doha Educational Conference in Doha in February 2006

Yusuf al-Qaradawi (Arabic: يوسف القرضاوي; 9 September 1926 – 26 September 2022) was an Egyptian-born Qatari Islamic scholar. He spent most of his life in Doha, Qatar. He is the chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.[1]

He is best known for his programme, al-Sharīʿa wa al-Ḥayāh ("Sharia and Life"), broadcast on Al Jazeera, which has an audience of 60 million worldwide.[2][3] He is also well known for IslamOnline, a popular website he helped found in 1997 and for which he now serves as chief religious scholar.[4]

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References

  1. AFP (news agency) (11 May 2014). Qatar-based cleric calls for Egypt vote boycott. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/qatar-based-cleric-calls-egypt-vote-boycott-192234858.html#9K9eVKw. 
  2. No.9 Sheikh Dr Yusuf al Qaradawi, Head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars – "The 500 most influential Muslims in the world 2009", Prof John Esposito and Prof Ibrahim Kalin – Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  3. Smoltczyk, Alexander (15 February 2011). "Islam's Spiritual 'Dear Abby': The Voice of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. "Alexa site info IslamOnline.net Ranking#3880 1 March 2010". Alexa. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2010.

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