Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has passed away

The founder of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, passed away at the age of 96.

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On September 26, the renowned contemporary Muslim theologian, founder of the World Union of Muslim Scholars, and spiritual mentor of the “Arab Spring,” Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, passed away at an advanced age.

Since 2000, when the Islamic world began its awakening in various forms, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was one of the pioneers of this awakening through his books, articles, sermons, and speeches.

When in 2011 Muslim peoples began to rise against dictatorial regimes in the Arab world, a mass popular movement known as the “Arab Spring” emerged, and Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi stood with the people and openly supported the popular movement and the “Arab Spring.”

Despite the fact that the “Arab Spring” was subsequently suppressed and continues to be suppressed, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi never changed his position and continued to support popular protests until the end.

In 2013, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, during a military coup, overthrew the elected president Mohamed Morsi, and later, as a result of fraudulent elections, became the president of the country. The Egyptian authorities first accused Sheikh Al-Qaradawi of supporting terrorism. At that time, Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was residing in Qatar. The Egyptian authorities sent a request to Qatar for the extradition of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, but the Qatari government refused to hand him over.

Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was born in Egypt. He was born on September 9, 1926, and received his primary, university, and doctoral education in his country. However, in recent years he lived in Qatar and carried out his academic and creative activities there.

Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was one of the most prominent contemporary theologians in the Islamic world. Throughout his life, he wrote more than 197 books and various treatises related to Islamic science. His latest book, “Fiqh-us-Salat,” was published just a few days ago.

Yusuf Al-Qaradawi was awarded several international prizes, including the “Islamic Development Bank Prize,” the “King Faisal International Prize,” and the “International Islamic University of Malaysia Prize.” For many years, he was an undisputed spiritual authority among hundreds of millions of believers.