Post by peterd on Jul 12, 2013 6:38:33 GMT -8
Fatwa By Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi: Mursi Must Remain President; Al-Qaradhawi's Son In Response: You Taught Us That 'Freedom Comes Before The Shari'a'
On July 6, 2013, three days after Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi was ousted by his opponents and by the Egyptian military, Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, who heads the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), issued a fatwa determining that Mursi's removal by Egyptian Defense Minister 'Abd Al-Fatah Al-Sisi was a mistake, both constitutionally and according to Islamic shari'a.
Al-Qaradhawi ruled that Mursi must return to office, and that everyone must support him. He presented quotes from the Koran and Sunna to justify his ruling, and stressed that even if the ruler makes mistakes he must continue in his post, and that it is up to the people and the political forces to correct him, advise him, and be tolerant of him.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7280.htm
On July 6, 2013, three days after Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi was ousted by his opponents and by the Egyptian military, Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, who heads the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), issued a fatwa determining that Mursi's removal by Egyptian Defense Minister 'Abd Al-Fatah Al-Sisi was a mistake, both constitutionally and according to Islamic shari'a.
Al-Qaradhawi ruled that Mursi must return to office, and that everyone must support him. He presented quotes from the Koran and Sunna to justify his ruling, and stressed that even if the ruler makes mistakes he must continue in his post, and that it is up to the people and the political forces to correct him, advise him, and be tolerant of him.
www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/7280.htm