Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad | |
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 Musliyar receiving an Award by OIC Today, Malaysia | |
| Grand Mufti of India | |
| Assumed office 24 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Akhtar Raza Khan |
| Personal | |
| Born | A. P. Aboobacker 22 March 1931[1][a] Kanthapuram, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Kozhikode, Kerala, India) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home town | Kanthapuram, Kozhikode, India |
| Spouse | Zainab |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Shafi‘i |
| Education | Musliyar Graduation Maulvi ‘Aalim |
| Known for | First to issue Fatwa against the IS |
| Other names | A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar |
Grand Mufti styles | |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Markaz[2] (current chancellor) |
| Muslim leader | |
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| Website | Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad |
| Honors | Listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims (2009–2020) |
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Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar, officially known as Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad[b][3][4] (born 22 March 1931)[1][a], is the tenth and current Grand Mufti of India.[5][6] and General Secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama (the Indian Muslim Scholars Association) and General Secretary of Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama of AP Sunnis.
- ^ a b c "About Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad". Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Osella, Filippo; Osella, Caroline (2008). "Islamism and Social Reform in Kerala, South India" (PDF). Modern Asian Studies. 42 (2/3): 327. doi:10.1017/S0026749X07003198. JSTOR 20488022. S2CID 143932405.
- ^ Pickles, Katie (12 February 2020). "A mufti day is enormous fun. But time to give it a new name". The Spinoff. Retrieved 4 April 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).
- ^ "Indian subcontinent religious leaders hail Pope Francis and Sheikh Al Azhar meeting". wam. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, General Secretary of the Muslim Scholars Organisation of India and President of the Islamic Education Board of India, told WAM that...
- ^ "Kanthapuram Grand Mufti of Sunnis in India". The Hindu. 27 February 2019.
- ^ "A P Aboobacker Musliyar elevated as Grand mufti of Sunnis in India". 27 February 2019.
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