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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 ...
He was succeeded as Grand Mufti by Mohammad Khalaileh. [6] He was reappointed as Grand Mufti on 11 November 2019. [7] On 5 November 2023, he resigned as Grand Mufti and was replaced with Ahmad Hasanat. [8] Khasawneh is a member of the Jordanian Ifta Council and member of the board of the World Islamic Sciences and Education University. [3]
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.
During the reign of the Sultan Murad II the competencies of the caliph were transferred to the grand mufti. Since then, the grand mufti was titled Sheykhul-Islam and was considered the highest religious authority within the Ottoman Empire. However, every region inhabited by Muslims had its own mufti, who was in a lower position than the ...
Bujar Spahiu (born 26 February 1976) is an Albanian Muslim scholar who has been serving as the Grand Mufti of Albania since March 2019. [1] He is also the current chairman of the Sunni Muslim Community of Albania. [1] His predecessor was Skënder Bruçaj. Previously, he served as vice chairman of the Muslim Community of Albania. [2]
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