A compelling study of one of the most influential scholars in the modern Muslim world, a controversial figure despised equally by the Islamic right and the anti-Muslim right

YUSUF AL-QARADAWI (1926–2022) was among the most influential Islamic jurists of modern times. A leading reformist, he sought a balance between modernity and traditional practices by promoting what he called centrist Islam. However, not everyone regarded him as a centrist.

While admired for his scholarship and advocacy for social justice, he was also a polarising figure. His support for the Arab Spring movement and some contentious fatwas saw him denounced by both Western countries and Middle Eastern autocracies.

From Qaradawi’s methodology to his controversies, this volume sheds light on the life and legacy of a scholar who reshaped the way Islamic law is taught and understood across the Muslim world.