The title of Grand Mufti (Arabic: مفتي عام‎) refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwa, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist judges in deciding cases. The collected opinions of the Grand Mufti serve as a valuable source of information on the practical application of Islamic law as opposed to its abstract formulation. The Grand Mufti's fataawa (plural of "fatwa") are not binding precedents in areas of civil laws regulating marriage, divorce, and inheritance. In criminal courts, the Grand Mufti's recommendations are generally not binding either. The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic and Aramaic. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... A Mufti (Arabic: مفتى ) is an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fataawa (plural of fatwa). // Role of a Mufti in governments In theocracies like Saudi Arabia and Iran, and in some countries where the constitution is based on sharia law, such... A fatwa (Arabic: ) plural fatāwa , is a legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue. ... A fatwa (Arabic: ) plural fatāwa , is a legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue. ...

In the Ottoman Empire the Grand Mufti was a state official, and the Grand Mufti of Constantinople was the highest of these. The British retained the institution in some Muslim areas under their control and accorded the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem the highest political stature. Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem At the height of its power (1683) Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Kostantiniyye (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... The title Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is predominantly used to refer to Mohammad Amin al-Husayni. ...

In countries such as Australia where the office of Grand Mufti receives no official seal of government imprimatur, clerics can be elected to the position by one segment of the Islamic community in that country and yet not be recognised by other Muslim communities in that country. An Imprimatur is an official declaration from the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church that a literary or similar work is free from error in matters of Roman Catholic doctrine and morals, and hence acceptable reading for faithful Roman Catholics. ...

Current Grand Muftis

The following clerics, among others, carry the title of Grand Mufti: Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ...

• Republic of Albania's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Hafiz Sabri Cocki
• Australia and New Zealand's Grand Mufti (unofficial), Shaikh Taj el-Din Al Hilaly
• Republic of Bashkortostan's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Talgat Tadzhuddin
• Bosnia and Herzegovina's Grand Mufti, Dr. Mustafa Ef. Cerić
• Arab Republic of Egypt's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ali Gomaa
• France's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Soheïb Bencheikh
• Jerusalem and Holy Land's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri
• Lebanese Republic's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Muhammad Rashid Kabbani
• Sultanate of Oman's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamed al-Khalili
• Islamic Republic of Pakistan's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Rafi Usmani
• Russian Federation's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ravil Gainutdin
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Abdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh
• Tunisia's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Kamal-u-Din Ja'eit
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus' Shaikh as-Sayyid Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani
• Republic of Uzbekistan's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Abdurahman Bakhromov.
• [United States Grand Mufti Hafiz Saab] '[Mufti Ahmad Abdur Rab Rabbani]-- [[[[[www.everlastingknowledge.org]]]]]]

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Past Grand Muftis

• The Palestinian Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (deceased July 4, 1974)
• Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti, Shaikh Abdul-Aziz ibn Baaz (deceased May 13, 1999)
• Syrian Arab Republic's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ahmad Kuftaro (deceased September 1, 2004)

The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds (the Holy); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city[1] of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006[2... Mohammad Amin al-Husayni Mohammad Amin al-Husayni (ca. ... The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. ... Abd-al-Aziz ibn Abd-Allah ibn Baaz( عبدالعزيز بن عبدالله بن باز ) (also Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Baz( الشيخ عبدالعزيز بن باز ) or Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Baz) was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999. ...

See also

• Islam