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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 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The act of issuing fatwas is called iftāʾ . [ 3 ]
Grand Mufti Bujar Spahiu 2018–present Tirana: Grand Mufti Albania: Grand Mufti Selim Muca: 2004–2014 Tirana: Grand Muftiate of Albania: Grand Mufti Hafiz Sabri Koçi: 1991–2004 Tirana: Albanian muftiates Albanian Muftis Term of office Headquarters Muftiate of Elbasan: Mufti Agim Duka Elbasan. Muftiate of Krujë: Mufti Ledian Cikalleshi Krujë
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 Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia is the most senior and most influential Muslim religious and legal authority in Saudi Arabia. The holder of the position is appointed by the King. The Grand Mufti is the head of the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Issuing Fatwas.
The Grand Mufti of Australia is a Sunni Muslim cleric, or Grand Mufti, chosen to represent and answer questions from the growing Muslim population. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Nominated by the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC), the current Grand Mufti of Australia since 2018 is Ibrahim Abu Mohammed .
Islamic scholar, preacher Sheikh Osama al-Rifai [ a ] (born 1944) is a Syrian Islamic preacher, and religious figure who has been the Grand Mufti of Syria since November 2021, [ 1 ] the highest religious authority in the country. [ 2 ]