muftis
- plural of mufti.
Example Sentences
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“For example, different jurists and muftis will put forth various, sometimes conflicting fatwas. On which fatwa should the police or any other agents of the state rely when enforcing Islam?”
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2015
Muslim leaders, the muftis, have apparently worked out a kind of modus vivendi with the government; in exchange for being allowed to practice their religion they often support the government on major policy questions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Show the same regard to their muftis and imaums, as you have shown to the bishops and rabbins.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
The Mahommedan community is rapidly diminishing; it is organized under 16 muftis who with their assistants receive a subvention from the government.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
He gave orders to gather together the interpreters of the law, the wise men, and the muftis, as well as the officers.
From Malayan Literature by Various
