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Grand Mufti of India
Incumbent The Honourable Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad since 24 February 2019
Office of the Grand Mufti of India
Style	Mr. Grand Mufti (informal) The Honourable, Mufti Azam-e-Hind, Hadrat, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah, Shaykh al-Islām, Sheikh and Sahib-ul-Ma'ali in Arabic (formal) His Eminence (diplomatic)
Status	Grand Mufti of India
Member of	Islamic Community of India
Residence	Kozhikode
Seat	New Delhi
Nominator	National Assembly of Islamic Community of India
Appointer	Electoral college
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
Formation	Mughal Empire
Unofficial names	Faqīh, Mawlānā, Mawlawi and Musliyar
Deputy	Vice-President(s) of the Islamic Community of India
Website	Official Website

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The Grand Mufti of India is the most senior and influential religious authority and spiritual leader of the Islamic Community of India. The Grand Mufti is elected and appointed by the All India Tanzeem Ulamae Islam and the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama. The incumbent is Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad.

Role

The Grand Mufti is the most senior religious authority in the country. His main role is to give opinions (fatwas) on Islamic legal matters and social affairs. The Grand Mufti was traditionally chosen from the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam.

Office

Office of the Grand Mufti is located at Daryaganj, New Delhi, Delhi 110002

Grand Muftiship of Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad was sworn in as the Grand Mufti of India on 24 February 2019 at the Ramlila Maidan. He became the first Grand Mufti from south India who was elected for the top position of the Islamic Community of India.

History

The first Grand Mufti of India, Shah Fazle Rasool Badayuni was appointed by the final Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar. Badayuni was a famous Hanafi scholar who had deep knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence. His Urdu statements on Islamic subjects were published as Tariqi Fatwa, which later became famous. His grandson `Abd al-Qadir Bada'uni followed him as the Grand Mufti.

In the British ruling period, Islamic scholars noted Imam Hazrat Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi who was the spiritual leader of Indian Muslims, scholar and revivalist. Thousands of students and scholars were attracted to his works and requested him to become Grand Mufti but, he declined. He wanted to be engaged with educational revival and writing. Instead, his student Amjad Ali Aazmi was elected. His book written based on Hanafi fiqh, Bahar-e-Shariat became a reference on this subject. Along with him, Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri s/o. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was the Grand Mufti during Indira Gandhi's administration. He protested the Family Planning Program enacted by the government.

List of Grand Muftis of India

See also

• Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad
• Grand Muftiship of Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad
• Islam in India
• Grand Mufti
• Akhtar Raza Khan

References

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Further reading

• The first Interview with the Grand Mufti after the swearing by Ashwani Kumar of Khaleej Times: Kumar, Ashwani (23 April 2019). "Education is key to peace, says India's Grand Mufti". Khaleej Times (Interview). Interviewed by Ashwani Kumar. Abu Dhabi: Galadari Printing and Publishing. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019. {{cite interview}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 27 May 2019 suggested (help)
• The second Interview with the Grand Mufti after the swearing by Berita Harian: Arifin, Latifah (19 April 2019). "Rujuk pertikaian agama kepada ulama berkredibiliti, diiktiraf". Berita Harian (Interview). Interviewed by Latifah Arifin. Malaysia. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Profile of the Grand Mufti at World Sufi Forum's website
• Grand Mufti of India on Facebook
• Grand Mufti of India on Twitter
• Grand Mufti of India's channel on YouTube

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