Grand Mufti of India

Grand Mufti of India
since 24 February 2019
Office of the Grand Mufti of India
StyleMufti Azam-e-Hind
ResidenceKozhikode
SeatDaryaganj, New Delhi 28°38′48″N 77°14′41″E / 28.6468054°N 77.2448409°E / 28.6468054; 77.2448409
NominatorAll India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam, All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
FormationMughal Empire[1][page needed]
Unofficial namesMusliyar
WebsiteGrand Mufti of India
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The Grand Mufti of India is the most senior and influential religious authority of the Sunni Muslim Community of India.[2][3][4][5][6] The incumbent is Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad,[7][8] general secretary of All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama,[9][10] who was conferred the title in February 2019 at the Gareeb Nawaz Peace Conference held at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi, organised by the All India Tanzeem Ulama-e-Islam.[9]

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  3. ^ "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
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  6. ^ "Muted Eid Celebrations". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
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  9. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ "تعيين الشيخ أبوبكر أحمد مفتيا للهند" [Sheikh Abu Bakr Ahmed Elected as Grand Mufti of India]. العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). ISSN 2521-439X. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.