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Today we have a topic I think of extreme relevance and importance in light of the fact that

yesterday we lost someone who was arguably the most iconic scholar of not just our

era but frankly of our century. Somebody whose life span literally spent an entire

Higri century, 100 years, he was beginning his 100th year, Higri years, 96 Gregorian years.

And of course the scholar is none other than Sheikh Alama Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.

And he was without a doubt the most beloved scholar to the largest group of the Ummah,

it is factually correct to state, factually correct to state that no one of our era rivaled his

popularity and respect. And yet still as with all such figures he was also the subject of controversy

and even rejection by some segments of the Ummah. So in today's lecture I will inshaAllah

to ala try my best to be analytical and factual. I will try my best to summarize the positive and

what others claim is the negative and contextualize that and summarize the key points, not just of his

biography but of his legacy. What did he really try to do? How and why did he rise to such

popularity and fame? And of course in the process as well, what did he do that irritated so many

large groups of people as well such that he was banned from many countries? He was on the

Quraqa terrorist list of not just our country but even some Muslim countries and what not.

So today's lecture inshaAllah I hope to summarize in 45 minutes or so as much as possible but I

would also like to state for the record you should be aware even if I'm going to try to be neutral

I'm going to try to be historical you should be aware that I am biased of course I'm biased we're

all biased and I have my own position towards this person and I have said many times many times

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