"The Global Mufti: the Phenomenon of Yusuf al-Qaradawi" is the title of a recently published collection of essays on the life and work of the most well-known and influential TV sheik in the Islamic world.
Leading Arab and Western scholars here attempt to shed some light on the multiple activities of the first global mufti, in particular with regard to his function as president of The International Association of Muslim Scholars (IAMS) and the European Fatwa Council and, of course, as the initiator of numerous media ventures such as his popular "Sharia and Life" programme on the Al-Jazeera channel.
Unfortunately, on closer inspection, the book barely gets beneath the surface of its subject and offers little in the way of real enlightenment on the al-Qaradawi phenomenon. Worse still, it is quite simply misleading, inevitably leading the impartial reader to the conclusion that al-Qaradawi stands out amongst current Islamic scholars as the personification of tolerance.
Cardinal error
The book's cardinal error and one which inevitably leads the reader to the wrong conclusion is without a doubt the unacceptable comparative approach it takes, one whereby al-Qaradawi is compared with more radical, even fanatical Salafi preachers. That the omnipresent sheik should appear to be much more tolerant than such incorrigible diehard reactionaries comes as no great surprise.
http://newageislam.com/yusuf-al-qaradawi-and-minorities/islam-and-human-rights/d/2502
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