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A mufti reading in his prayer stool, by Jean-Léon Gérôme (c. 1900). A mufti (/ ˈ m ʌ f t i /; Arabic: مفتي, listen ⓘ) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion on a point of Islamic law ().
The Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is the head of regional muftis, Islamic jurisconsults, of a state. The office originated in the early modern era in the Ottoman Empire and has been later adopted in a number of modern countries.
Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation.. However, in the modern contexts of Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries as well as secularised Muslim states like Turkey, and Bangladesh, the religious leadership may take a variety of non-formal sha
The mufti was initially appointed by the emperor, but with a decree signed by Emperor Alexander I in 1817, it was determined that the mufti should be elected by the Muslim community with imperial approval. Most of the muftis, their assistants and ordinary mullahs were elected from the Kazan Tatars.
The fatwa enjoyed wide currency among Muslims and Moriscos (Muslims nominally converted to Christianity and their descendants) in Spain, but its influence was limited to that country. [4] 1727 fatwa on non-religious books. Ruling by the Ottoman chief mufti solicited by the Ottoman ruler to lend religious legitimacy to the printing of ...
This is a growing List of Islamic muftis and territorial muftiates. The mufti is the official head of the muftiate. The mufti is the official head of the muftiate. The Grand Mufti is the official head of a board of regional muftis.
Islamic Leadership in Jerusalem refers to the leading cleric of the Muslim community in Jerusalem.Historically, the primary religious leader was the Qadi.During the late Ottoman Empire, the Muftis became pre-eminent, particularly the Mufti of the Hanafi school, and during the British military administration the post of Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was created, [1] [2] which continues today.
Abu Zayd pleads before the qadi of Ma'arra (1334), unknown painter, Maqamat al-Hariri, Austrian National Library. The term ' qāḍī ' was in use from the time of Muhammad during the early history of Islam, and remained the term used for judges throughout Islamic history and the period of the caliphates.