Yusuf Al-Qaradawi Quotes
Islam never allows a Muslim to kill the innocent and the helpless.
This statement was made in the aftermath of 9-11. However, three years earlier, at a Hamas meeting, the Cleric did not seem to be concerned about the lives of the innocent. See {617372}.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Qatar Moslem Cleric & Scholar, Statement to the Press, Doha, Qatar, September 13, 2001
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These lines illustrate a tactic of many Muslim leaders who go out of their way to make moderate statements to the Western press and media audiences while whipping up extremism when appearing on Middle Eastern media.
The “People of the Book” were the Jews and Christians who received special status in Muslim lands and societies. Despite the enmity and Muslim fundamentalist terrorism of modern times, Jews have historically lived in relative harmony in Islamic lands, and with the exception of the Christians in the Crusades, Christians were also given a place in Muslim societies. The “Book” refers to the Bible.
Munir was a strong advocate for civilian control over the military and as exposed many military atrocities and disappearances. He was poisoned on a Garuda Airlines flight to Holland where he was exposing more of the human rights violations of the Indonesian Military.
She is a leading American Arab who is a Syrian expatriate.
Unfortunately, the vast majority of Islamic clergy would not agree with his definition. Some of the Islamic modernists share his view, but there are relatively few of them in the Muslim counties and most reside in the West.
- Born: September 9, 1926
- Nationality: Egyptian
- Profession: Islamic Theologian
Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. His influences include Hassan al-Banna, Abul A'la Maududi and Naeem Siddiqui. He is best known for his programme al-Sharīʿa wa al-Ḥayāh ("Sharia and Life"), broadcast on Al Jazeera, which has an estimated audience of 40–60 million worldwide. He is also known for IslamOnline, a website he helped to found in 1997 and for which he serves as chief religious scholar.
