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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.
In 1969, King Faisal abolished the office of Grand Mufti and replaced it with a Ministry of Justice. The position was restored in 1993 with the appointment of Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz. [6] The current mufti Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al Sheikh was appointed in 1999 by King Fahd after the death of Ibn Baz.
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 ]
In practice, the sentences of qadis usually were checked by muftis appointed to the courts. Other important decisions were also checked by the mufti of the Majlis al-Ahkam or by a council of ulama connected with it. It is said that if the local qadi and mufti disagreed, it became customary to submit the case to the authoritative Grand Mufti.
At the top of the structure of a grand muftiate is a grand mufti and his council, followed by muftis and their councils. Independent muftiates are governed by a mufti and a council. In Russia (as was during the Soviet Union) a muftiate is further divided into qadiyats which are led by qadis.
Mohd Asri bin Zainul Abidin (Jawi: محمد عصري بن زين العابدين; born 1 January 1971), better known by his acronyms Dr. MAZA, also known as Abu Talhah Al-Malizi, is an Islamic scholar, preacher, writer and lecturer serving as the Mufti of Perlis since 2 February 2015, [1] having previously served in the same role from 1 November 2006 until 11 November 2008.