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The Muslim Community of Albania [1]; Grand Muftiate Grand Mufti Term of office Headquarters Grand Muftiate of Albania: Grand Mufti Bujar Spahiu 2018–present Tirana: Grand Mufti Albania
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.
The office was created in 1953 by King Abdul Aziz with the appointment of Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh. [3] Usually, the office of the Grand Mufti has been filled by a member of the Al ash-Sheikh (the descendants of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab). [4] In fact, there has only ever been one Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who was not an Al ash ...
A muftiate [a] is an administrative territorial entity, mainly in the post-Soviet and Southeast European states, under the supervision of a mufti. In the post-Yugoslavia states, spiritual administrations similar to the muftiate are called riyasat. A grand muftiate is more significant than a muftiate, and is presided over by a grand mufti.
Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله آل الشيخ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbd Āllah Āl ash-Sheikh; born 30 November 1940) is a Saudi Arabian scholar who is the current Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. [2]
Mustafa Alish Hadzhi (born 31 March 1962) is an Islamic scholar, author, and the current Grand Mufti of Bulgaria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims , compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre .
Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian is the Grand Mufti of Lebanon since August 2014. As the spiritual leader of Lebanese Muslims, the Grand Mufti holds the highest religious post for a Sunni Islamic scholar in Lebanon. The honorific his eminence is used in referring to him. [1]
Prior to 1971, the council met informally, headed by the Grand Mufti. [1] On 29 August 1972 King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz issued a royal decree establishing the Council. [5] Until 2009, the body was restricted to members of the Hanbali madhab (school of Islamic jurisprudence).