Al Qarawi’s death has caused an irreparable loss to the Muslim world. He strongly supported the Palestinian movement and the Arab Spring. His life was colorful and eventful. His voice was always loud against the tyrant.
A genius Islamic scholar like him was not many in contemporary times. He left a vast collection of books and literature to encourage Muslims and scholars.
He was forced to leave the country to escape from the tyrant. He was sent to jail. Yet he worked for Islam and Muslims.
He was born in 1926 in Egypt. He studied at Al-Azhar University. He was very active in the Muslim Brotherhood.
He worked forever to spread the knowledge of Islam in social and political life. He has written important books on how people can lead a beautiful life in the light of Islam.
One of his important books is called Islamic Awakening Between Rejection And Extremism. He expressed his stand against extremism here.
He considers al-Qaeda and IS to be terrorist groups. He came to Qatar to escape the oppression of the Egyptian government and worked as a teacher.
At that time the Emir of Qatar treated him with great respect and granted him citizenship. He wrote more than 100 books for the benefit of the Muslim community.
His writings will always inspire Muslims living in the West to live in the light of Islam.
He has written the subjects of Islamic law very simply. By doing this, common people can easily gain knowledge about these laws.
He has hosted programs on Islam and Shariah on the Al Jazeera channel. He is well known as one of the world’s religious leaders due to his writings and Islamic activities.
He has always supported the movement of Palestine and the democratic movement of Arab countries. He has done very well to inspire the next generation of Muslim scholars.