Sheikh Qaradawi Makes U-Turn, Says Hezbollah is 'Party of Satan

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 “party of Satsan” that seeks to “sow discord” among Muslims.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’s plotting in the region.He described the group, whose name means in Arabic the Party of God, as a “party of Satan” that seeks to sow discord in the Muslim land.The prominent Muslim scholar declared that Saudi religious scholars were “more mature and knowledgeable” about his Hezbollah and Iran than him.