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[1][page needed]
Grand Mufti	Sheikh abubkr ahmad
Key people	Sunni muslim
Subsidiaries	Office of Mufti
Location	Delhi , Kozhikode , Kerala , India
Coordinates	28°38′48″N 77°14′41″E / 28.6468054°N 77.2448409°E / 28.6468054; 77.2448409
Website	Grand Mufti of India

The Grand Mufti of India is the most influential religious authority of the Sunni Muslim Community of India.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} The current holder is Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad,^[3][9]March 2019.^[10]

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.
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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.