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Al Arabiya – In an interview with Al Arabiya aired on Sunday, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, slammed Lebanese Hezbollah group as \u201cparty of Satsan\u201d that seeks to \u201csow discord\u201d among Muslims.<\/p>\n
Sheikh Qaradawi lamented his previous defense of Hezbollah and Iran at a time when major Muslim scholars, notably in Saudi Arabia, had voiced skepticism over the militia group\u2019s plotting in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Hezbollah was fighting against Israel, I defended it. I stood against the Muslim scholars in Saudi Arabia, the most renowned scholars who warned us against Hezbollah,\u201d Sheikh Qaradawi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey warned us against Hezbollah\u2019s plans to sow discord. They warned us against their ideology and intentions. I stood up and defended them [Hezbollah],\u201d he added.
He described the group, whose name means in Arabic the Party of God, as a \u201cparty of Satan\u201d that seeks to sow discord in the Muslim land.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose who are fighting against the Syrian people and call themselves Hezbollah (Party of God) in Arabic are the Party of Satan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The prominent Muslim scholar declared that Saudi religious scholars were \u201cmore mature and knowledgeable\u201d about his Hezbollah and Iran than him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believed things were as they seemed to be. I wanted to unite all Muslims; Muslims fighting against Israel, how can I support Israel? But it seems that the scholars \u2013may they rest in peace if they died, and may God bless them if they are still alive \u2013 they were smarter than me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose, whom I defended, went and killed their brothers in Syria. We thought that they were our brothers, but apparently they are not,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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