Yusuf al-Qaradawi
If this guy is one of the most important, then we are really in deep doodoo
Hassan el-Banna
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| Terror Networks & Islam |
| Two faces of one of Islam's most important clerics |
| 2005-07-20 |
| At first glance Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi may look like a western caricature of a fanatical Islamic preacher. But, but, he is the most well known and influential "moderate" imam in Arabia. But the 79-year-old Egyptian is a contradictory, complex character, whose reputation is as hotly contested in the Arab world as it is in the West. One thing that is clear: the sheikh is one of the most influential men in modern Sunni Islam. Through his weekly Sunday night spot on Al Jazeera, the Arabic satellite channel, as well as through his prolific use of the internet, his religious pronouncements touch the lives of tens of millions of Muslims every day. His TV show, Religion and Life, receives thousands of letters each week. Videotapes of old episodes are translated and sold as far away as Indonesia and Malaysia. Al Jazeera said yesterday it understood that the sheikh would be coming to Britain on Aug 7, if the British authorities let him. What did lying Red Ken say about the visit? The sheikh belongs to a school of Islamic thinkers called the New and Improved! Now with 50% more As a student in his native Egypt in the 1940s he studied under Hassan el-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, another well known moderate muslim who established the intellectual basis for violent anti-western Sunni Muslim groups, including al-Qa'eda. In the early 1950s he volunteered to fight the British occupation of the Suez Canal Thanks a lot Ike. Should have let the Brits grind this turd into the desert sands. and in 1954 his connection to the Brotherhood led to the first of several arrests at the hands of the Egyptian authorities. In 1962, the sheikh was sent by Cairo's al-Azhar University, where he had studied, to be the director of a religious institute in the Gulf state of Qatar. He remained in self-imposed exile in Qatar for the next four decades, where his religious pronouncements often bolstered the sweeping social reforms that have taken place in that country. His academic and media profile swelled until he became the spokesman that he is today. Echoes of his youth can be heard in his passionate endorsement of Palestinian suicide bombers. In 2003 he issued a fatwa endorsing resistance in Iraq. At which time a LG bomb should have detonated in his mosque durng Friday prayers, to encourage the others. The sheikh's reputation in the West was ruined and he had his American visa annulled. Although much of what the sheikh says may be hard to stomach by western standards, by regional standards he is a moderate. Behold the moderate muslim! He condemned the London bombings, just as he quickly condemned the September 11 attacks. in English. Each act of taqiyya entitles him to another virgin. He has consistently said that Muslims need to think for themselves Luckily, all the answers are in the koran, which means they need be free of government control. This is not a message that goes down well with Arab governments. Al-Qaradawi has written at least 50 books attempting to reconcile Islam with democracy and human rights and he is one of the most important proponents of women's rights in contemporary Islam. All this is utterly at odds like the thumb is at odds with the forefinger with the teachings of fundamentalist imams, who see democracy and women's rights as alien concepts imported from the infidel West. He practises what he preaches: his three daughters are highly educated. Each one holds a doctoral degree in the natural sciences, drives and works. Yusuf al-Qaradawi on: Child bombers in Israel The Israelis might have nuclear bombs but we have the children bomb and these human bombs must continue until liberation. Killing Israeli civilians We must all realise that the Israeli society is a military society - men and women. We cannot describe the society as civilian. . . they are not civilians or innocent. Suicide bombing in Israel It is not suicide; it is martyrdom in the name of God. I consider this type of martyrdom operation as an indication of the justice of Allah almighty. Allah is just. Through his infinite wisdom, he has given the weak what the strong do not possess and that is the ability to turn their bodies into bombs as the Palestinians do. Jihad We will conquer Europe, we will conquer America! Non-believers It has been determined by Islamic law that the blood and property of people of Dar Al-Harb (non-Muslims) is not protected. Because they fight against and are hostile towards the Muslims, they annulled the protection of his blood and his property. He's so moderate, I mistook him for an Episcopalian. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 I am so sick of two terms that have been completely overused in the press: Martyr and Insurgent. Martyrs are people who are killed rather than give up their beliefs, these guys are suicide/murderers. And Insurgents are local populations that rise up against an occupying force. The guys in Iraq are terrorists, not insurgents, as the majority of them are not Iraqi. |
| Posted by: BA 2005-07-20 15:13 |
| #6 Yusuf al-Qaradawi If this guy is one of the most important, then we are really in deep doodoo Hassan el-Banna Face of evil collector cards - The mad mulla series... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-20 14:12 |
| #5 If this a-hole is a moderate,what do they call a radical? 1. moderates don't have explosives 2. moderates are ok with other muslims blowing themselves up, they just won't do it themselves or allow their own kids to blow themselves up 3. moderates will actually sympathize with westerners in public (though they curse them and consider themselves superior in private) |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-07-20 13:28 |
| #4 What leads you to believe he didn't vote in the Washingotn State Governaor's race? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-07-20 12:20 |
| #3 This guy would make a tremendous Democrat. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-07-20 12:19 |
| #2 Can't Israel do a targeted killing of this guy?? |
| Posted by: bgrebel9 2005-07-20 12:17 |
| #1 If this a-hole is a moderate,what do they call a radical? Sheeesh! |
| Posted by: raptor 2005-07-20 12:06 |