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The title Grand Mufti 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 fatwas are binding precedents in areas of civil laws regulating marriage, divorce, and inheritance. In criminal courts, the Grand Muftis recommendations are generally not binding. 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.
In countries such as Australia where the office of Grand Mufti recives 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.
The following clerics, among others, carry the title of Grand Mufti:
- France's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Soheïb Bencheikh
- Sultanate of Oman'sThe Sultanate of Oman is a country in the southwestern part of Asia, on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates in the northwest, Saudi Arabia in the west, and Yemen in the southwest. The coast is formed by the Ar Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Khalili
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan'sIslami Jamhuria Pakistan ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National motto: Iman, Ittehad, Nazm( Urdu: "Faith, Unity, Discipline" Official Language(s) Urdu, English Capital Islamabad Largest City Karachi President General Pervez Musharraf Prime Minister Shaukat Az Grand Mufti, Shaikh Rafi Usmani
- JerusalemCapitals in Asia For alternate uses see Jerusalem (disambiguation Jerusalem ( Modern Hebrew: Yerushalayim Biblical Hebrew: Arabic: al-Quds see also Names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christ and Holy Land'sThe phrase The Holy Land ( Arabic al-Ar ul-Muqaddasah Hebrew Standard Hebrew re haQodeš Tiberian Hebrew re haqQeš Latin Terra Sancta generally refers to the region of Palestine or Land of Israel. Specifically, it focuses on those areas which hol Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ekrima Sabri
- Russian Federation'sThe Russian Federation ( Russian: , transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija , or Russia (Russian: , transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ravil Gainutdin
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia'sThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, with the Persian Gulf to its north-east and the Red Sea to its west. Al-Mamlakah al-'Arabiyah as-Sa'udiyah Grand Mufti, Shaikh Abdul-Azeez bin Abdullaa bin Muhammad Aal ash-Shaikh
- Syrian Arab Republic'sThe Syrian Arab Republic is a country in Southwest Asia, bordering (from south to north) on Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. The border with Israel is subject to dispute, pending the resolution of outstanding conflicts over possession of the Gola Grand Mufti, Shaikh Ahmad Kuftaro (deceased September 1, 2004)
- Tunisia's Grand Mufti, Shaikh Kamal-u-Din Ja'eit
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