Grand Mufti
Americannoun
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a Muslim religious leader.
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(formerly) the chief legal authority for Muslims in Jerusalem.
noun
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the titular head of the Muslim community in Jerusalem and formerly the chief constitutional administrator there
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(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
In April, the religious head of Lebanon's Sunni community, Grand Mufti Abdullatif Derian, declared in a sermon that all Lebanese should vote.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2022
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 found out who he was: the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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