Qatar: Cleric Al-Qaradawi contracts Covid-19

Qatar: Cleric Al-Qaradawi contracts Covid-19

Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, a 94-year-old Egyptian cleric based in Qatar and infamous for his controversial religious edicts, has contracted Covid-19, reported Turkish news agency Anadolu.Al-Qaradawi is the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, head of the European council for Fatwa and Research and co-founder of IslamOnline.net.His son, Abdul-Rahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, confirmed on Twitter that the cleric had the virus and said that his father had been vaccinated against the virus previously.Comments Read Next1 hour agoBahrain records 1,024 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths12 hours agoOman records 1,035 new Covid-19 cases, 14 deaths16 hours agoSaudi announces 948 new Covid-19 cases, 9 deaths18 hours agoUAE expands eligibility criteria for Pfizer vaccine18 hours agoUAE reports 1,958 new Covid-29 cases, 3 deaths19 hours agoBahrain announces guidelines for SMC patient visitors19 hours agoGlobal Covid-19 death toll passes 3 million22 hours agoPhilippines extends entry ban on foreigners to curb Covid-19 cases1 day agoBahrain records 1,155 new Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths2 days agoAstraZeneca committed to supply COVAX, calls for open borders