Grand Mufti
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title:
Grand Mufti
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The Grand 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. Muftis are Islamic jurists qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (fatwa) on a point of Islamic law (sharia). In the 15th century, muftis of the Ottoman Empire, who had acted as independent scholars in earlier times, began to be integrated into a hierarchical bureaucracy of religious ins
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Appointed leading or chief muftis of states
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mufti
date created:
2004-08-05T19:25:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T15:56:31Z
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