Passing away of renowned Islamic scholar Prof.  Dr. Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Prof.  Dr Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi on Septenber 26, 2022 at the age of 96. His death news was in world media. A columnist, Evone Ridley, of the UK wrote in The Middle East Monitor " He truly was one of the greatest of contemporary Islamic scholars whose life and work had a huge impact on us all in both the 20th and 21st centuries".
Al-Zazeera commented " The passing of Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Qatar on Monday marks the end of an era in contemporary Islam".

He was Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars and a member of the Fiqh Committee, OIC.

Out of his intense feelings and respect, late Prof. Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi flew from Qatar to attend the funeral prayer of the great Muslim thinker and scholar Syed Abu Al-A'la Al-Maududi in 1979. Prof. Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi led the funeral prayer (picture below of the funeral prayer of Syed Maududi led by Yusuf Al-Qaradawi). It was announced that Imam of Holy Kaba would attend and lead the funeral prayer but he could not come due to shortage of time. It may be mentioned that a Ghaibana Janajah prayer was held at Kaaba Sharif, Mecca for Syed Abul-A'la Al-Maududi, a rare event in the history.

Dr. Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi on Syed Abul-A'la Al-Maududi

I give an acount from one of my books what he said about late Syed Abul-A'la Al-Maududi. Prof. Yusuf Al-Qaradwai in his speech before Janajah prayer, said that Syed Maududi will be ever remembered for his thoughts and 'Dawah' and he left behind hundreds of valuable Islamic literature and dedicated followers. He further added: “I have not come from thousand miles away not to console you but to let you know millions of people are being attracted by his thoughts and started to work across the world. We will take the movement forward on strong footing. Those who love and respect him, let them carry on the struggle". Such was the respect of Prof. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi for Syed Maududi. (This shows how Maulana Maududi influenced millions of people across the globe, including many scholars, Islamic organizations, and political parties.)

May Allah(swt) accept the great contribution of Prof. Yusuf Al-Qaradwai , his intellectual works and efforts, the hardships through which he went through, and grant him Jannatul Firdaus.