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Grand Mufti

American  

noun

  1. a Muslim religious leader.

  2. (formerly) the chief legal authority for Muslims in Jerusalem.


Grand Mufti British  

noun

  1. the titular head of the Muslim community in Jerusalem and formerly the chief constitutional administrator there

  2. (in Turkey) the former official head of the state religion

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Around the same time, Muhammad Abduh, an Islamic reformer and then the Grand Mufti of Egypt, traveled to Europe and wrote of his astonishment with its museums and scientific institutes.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad al-Khalili, the Grand Mufti of the Gulf State of Oman, which has a longstanding policy of neutrality, welcomed the victory over "aggressor invaders".

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2021

The Grand Mufti in Saudi Arabia, who a whole lot of Muslims listen to, decreed that Ramadan prayers will happen at home as long as the virus persists.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2020

Numerous modern-day Muslim leaders, including Egypt’s Grand Mufti have condemned female genital mutilation, Webb added.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2017

I talked at length with the blue-eyed, blond-haired Hussein Amini, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey