Hamas mourned the death of renowned Islamic scholar and Founding President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi who passed away in Doha at the age of 96 on Monday.
“We are extremely saddened by the death of this prominent scholar and we pray to Allah to shower his soul with mercy” the Movement said in a statement.
Hamas also extended condolences to the family of the Sheikh his students and the entire Arab and Islamic world.
The Movement said that “the Islamic scholar passed away after a life full of giving in all arenas.”
In a press release head of Hamas’s political bureau Ismail Haneyya also said that the Palestinian people the Arab nations and the Islamic Ummah are deeply saddened by the death of Al-Qaradawi.
Haneyya explained that the prominent Muslim scholar had tremendously supported the Palestinian cause Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque confirming that the entire world bears witness to Al-Qaradawi’s contributions to the Muslim Ummah and the world.
“He has dedicated his life to serving the issues of the Ummah and defending the Palestinian cause at the heart of which is Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa.”
With the death of scholar Al-Qaradawi the Islamic Ummah has lost one of its prominent figures and voices of freedom the Hamas leader added.
