Grand Mufti of India

Grand Mufti of India
Current Grand Mufti of India
Other name
  • Office of the Grand Mufti of India
Founder(s)Mughal Empire[page needed]
Grand MuftiSheikh abubkr ahmad
Key peopleSunni muslim
SubsidiariesOffice of Mufti
Location
Delhi
,
Kozhikode
,
Kerala
,
India
Coordinates28°38′48″N 77°14′41″E / 28.6468054°N 77.2448409°E / 28.6468054; 77.2448409
WebsiteGrand Mufti of India
Sheikh abubakr ahmad
Incumbent
Sheikh abubakr ahmad
since 31 March 2019
Office of the Grand Mufti of India
StyleGrand mufti india
Member ofSunni Muslim Community of India
ResidenceKozhikode
SeatDelhi
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
FormationMughal Empire[source?]
Unofficial namesMusliyar

The Grand Mufti of India is the most influential religious authority of the Sunni Muslim community of India. The current holder is Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, who has been in the position since March 2019.

Role

His role is to give fatwas, opinions on Islamic legal matters and social affairs.

History

Mughal period

The first Grand Mufti of India, Shah Fazle Rasool Badayuni, was chosen by the final Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar.

British Raj

During the British Raj, Islamic scholars noted Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi as the spiritual leader of Indian Muslims. Thousands of students liked the work of the scholar and revivalist and requested him to become Grand Mufti, but he declined. Instead, his student Amjad Ali Aazmi was elected.

List of Grand Muftis of India

No. Name (birth–death) Madhhab Place Other works & activities Notes
16th century - 17th century
1

ملا عبد القادر بدایونی (Arabic & Urdu)

 Hanafi Badaun Author of Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh (Arabic) The Mughal emperor, Akbar, appointed him to the Muftiate in 1574, where he spent much of his career.
17th century
18th century
19th century
5
  • Shah Fazle Rasool Badayuni Edit this on Wikidata (1 July 1798 - 8 August 1872)

شاہ فضلِ رسول قادری بدایونی (Urdu, his native language),
شاه فضل رسول قدري بدایونی (Arabic)

 Hanafi Badaun Author of Tarikhi-Fatwa (Urdu) Badayuni was appointed by the final Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar.
20th century
6

صدر الشريعہ مفتى محمد امجد على اعظمى (Urdu, his native language),
مفتى أمجد على أعظمى (Arabic)

 Hanafi Bareilly Author of Bahar-e-Shariat (Urdu)
7

مصطفٰی رضا خان قادری نوری (Urdu, his native language),
مصطفى رضا خان القادري النوري (Arabic)

 Hanafi Bareilly Author of Fatawa Mustawafiyah (Arabic)
20th century - 21st century
8

تاج الشریعہ اختر رضا خان (Urdu, his native language),
مفتي اختر رضا خان (Arabic)

 Hanafi Bareilly Founder of Jamiatur Raza and Author of Fatawa Taajush Shariah (Arabic)
21st century
9

ശൈഖ് അബൂബക്ർ അഹ്‌മദ്‌ (Malayalam, his native language),
 الشيخ أبوبكر أحمد (Arabic)

 Shafi'i Kozhikode General Secretary of All India Muslim Scholars Association

References

  1. ↑ Bowering, Gerhard; Crone, Patricia; Kadi, Wadad; Stewart, Devin J.; Zaman, Muhammad Qasim; Mirza, Mahan (28 November 2012). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-3855-4. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Kanthapuram Grand Mufti of Sunnis in India". The Hindu. 27 February 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020. Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar has been made Grand Mufti, the top authority to give non-binding advice and opinion on Islamic jurisprudence and religious practices of the Sunni sects in India.
  3. 1 2 "Kanthapuram elected as new Grand Mufti". Mathrubhumi. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019. Kanthapurm will be the supreme leader of Muslim community who believe in various madhab of Sunni and Sufi sects.
  4. ↑ Taneja, Parina (9 June 2020). "Grand Mufti Sheikh Abu Bakr Ahmad on COVID19 pandemic: Follow social distancing while visiting public places". indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. Sheikh Abu Bakr Ahmad, Grand Mufti of India and President of the Islamic Community of India
  5. ↑ "Kerala celebrates Bakrid adhering to COVID protocols". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. Grand Mufti of India and President of the Islamic Community of India, Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar
  6. ↑ "Closed-door celebration for Kerala Muslims on Eid". outlookindia.com/. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Eid al-Fitr 2020: Closed-door celebrations Muslims across Kerala, Mangaluru on Eid". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Muted Eid Celebrations". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Kumar, Ashwani. "Education is key to peace, says India's Grand Mufti". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020. Sheikh Aboobacker took charge as the Grand Mufti this February and holds the supreme authority to give fatwas in relation to Islamic religious matters in India.
  10. ↑ "Kanthapuram selected Grand Mufti of India". The Times of India. The Times Group. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. ↑ Pickles, Katie (12 February 2020). "A mufti day is enormous fun. But time to give it a new name". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad is the Indian Islamic community's current most senior religious authority. Mufti interpret Islamic law and then issue fatwa (legal opinion).
  12. ↑ Mulla, Malikarehana A. "6" (PDF). Sects and sub sects among the Muslims of Karnataka with special reference to North Karnataka a study. p. 221. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2020. In India, the Grand Mufti is traditionally from the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam presently Mihammad Akhtar Raza Khan is the Grand Mufti of India.
  13. ↑ "Chapter 12 – Akbar's Religious Views, as Described by Badauni". ibiblio.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  14. ↑ Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh.Vol.1. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  15. ↑ Cesari, Jocelyne (14 April 2014). The Awakening of Muslim Democracy: Religion, Modernity, and the State. Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-107-51329-7. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020. First, Sayyid Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921) created a populist Islamic revivalist movement in the late 1800s.
  16. ↑ Esposito, John L. (1 October 2018). Religion and Violence. MDPI. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-03842-143-6. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020. Sayyid Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921) created a populist Islamic revivalist movement in late 1800s.
  17. ↑ M Hassan, Imam; Hussain, Ibrar. "Comparative Study of 'Kanzul Iman' among other Famous Translation" (PDF). International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Research. ISSN 2320-7973. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020. He revived love and affection of Muhammad and his teachings. Seeing his works for the revival of Islam, he deserves to be called a revivalist of 20th Century.
  18. ↑ "History of Amjad Ali Azami". ziaetaiba.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

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