International Union of Muslim Scholars

International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) (also International Union for Muslim Scholars ; al-Ittiḥād al-ʻĀlamī li-ʻUlāmāʼ al-Muslimīn ), and formerly translated as the International Association of Muslim Scholars, IAMS) is an organization of Muslim scholars headed by Yusuf al-Qaradawi , founded in 2004, and headquartered in Qatar . According to Islamopedia, "membership in the Union is open for scholars who graduated from shariah universities and Islamic Studies departments at various universities or have a relevant background." The IUMS distinguishes itself from other Muslim organizations (being "truly different from all that exists") in its aims to be international IUMS is not a local or a regional union, neither an Arab nor a national one, neither an eastern, nor a western union; rather, it represents all of the Muslims in the entire Islamic world , as well as all of the Muslim minorities and Islamic groups outside of the Muslim world. According to one source, the IUMS was founded to "promote dialogue between Muslim scholars of all stripes and includes prominent Shia figures." In its "desired characteristics", the IUMS includes being by Muslims for Muslim and about Islam; international; independent of governments(though "not hostile to governments") and sects ("it is only proud of belonging to Islam and its transnational community - Ummah "); interested in scholarly Islamic knowledge, teaching, and education; concerned with the call ( Da'wah ) to Islam "by tongue, pen, and every contemporary legitimate medium; be it recorded, audio, or visual"; moderation ("the centermost approach of the centermost Ummah"); and vitality. Also according to Islamopedia, IUMS sets as "a goal the representation of Muslims living in countries where non-Muslims constitute the majority, such to enhance bilateral cooperation and promote Islamic scholarship and dissemination." International Union for Muslim Scholars.

International Muslim organization The International Association of Muslim Scholars ( IAMS ; ; al-Ittiḥād al-ʻĀlamī li-ʻUlāmāʼ al-Muslimīn ) is an organization of Muslim Islamic theologians headed by Ahmad al-Raysuni to replace Yusuf al-Qaradawi , described as the "supreme authority of the Muslim Brotherhood", founded in 2004, and headquartered in Qatar . Given Yusuf al-Qaradawi's support for suicide attacks, the IUMS was listed as a terrorist organization by various Arab countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arabic Emirates and Bahrain. IUMS's leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi's, named "the theologian of terror" by Irish media, is also banned from entering multiple countries, including the US, UK and France, despite holding a Qatari diplomatic passport. "‏انتخاب الريسوني رئيسا للاتحاد العالمي لعلماء المسلمين" . وكالــة معــا الاخبارية . (Dublin, Ireland) Islamopedia "A portrait of Muslim Brotherhood's supreme authority" . "Suicide bombs are a duty, says Islamic scholar" . the Guardian . "Controversial Muslim cleric banned from Britain" . the Guardian .

International Muslim organization The International Union of Muslim Scholars ( IUMS ; ; al-Ittiḥād al-ʻĀlamī li-ʻUlāmāʼ al-Muslimīn ) is an organization of Muslim Islamic theologians headed by Ahmad al-Raysuni described as the "supreme authority of the Muslim Brotherhood", founded in 2004, and with headquarters in Qatar and Dublin . The IUMS was listed as a terrorist organization by various Arab countries hostile to Qatar, including Egypt , Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain . "‏انتخاب الريسوني رئيسا للاتحاد العالمي لعلماء المسلمين" . وكالــة معــا الاخبارية .