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 |
Notable work(s) | Fatwa of Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad on ISIS |
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 | |
Literary works | See the list |
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.
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).
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, General Secretary of the Muslim Scholars Organisation of India and President of the Islamic Education Board of India, told WAM that...
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