What does Mufti mean?
Definitions for Mufti
ˈmʌf timufti
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Princeton's WordNet
muftinoun
a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
muftinoun
civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform
GCIDE
Muftinoun
One of the chief legal advisers to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Wiktionary
muftinoun
A Muslim scholar and interpreter of shari'a law, who can deliver a fatwa
muftinoun
Civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform
Etymology: From (definite form).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Muftinoun
The high priest of the Mahometans.
Etymology: a Turkish word.
Wikipedia
Mufti
A Mufti (; Arabic: مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (fatwa) on a point of Islamic law (sharia). The act of issuing fatwas is called iftāʾ. Muftis and their fatwas played an important role throughout Islamic history, taking on new roles in the modern era.Tracing its origins to the Quran and early Islamic communities, the practice of ifta crystallized with the emergence of the traditional legal theory and schools of Islamic jurisprudence (madhahib). In the classical legal system, fatwas issued by muftis in response to private queries served to inform Muslim populations about Islam, advise courts on difficult points of Islamic law, and elaborate substantive law. In later times, muftis also issued public and political fatwas that took a stand on doctrinal controversies, legitimized government policies or articulated grievances of the population.Traditionally, a mufti was seen as a scholar of upright character who possessed a thorough knowledge of the Quran, hadith and legal literature. Muftis acted as independent scholars in the classical legal system. Over the centuries, Sunni muftis were gradually incorporated into state bureaucracies, while Shia jurists in Iran progressively asserted an autonomous authority starting from the early modern era.With the spread of codified state laws and Western-style legal education in the modern Muslim world, muftis generally no longer play their traditional role of clarifying and elaborating the laws applied in courts. However, muftis have continued to advise the general public on other aspects of sharia, particularly questions regarding religious rituals and everyday life. Some modern muftis are appointed by the state to issue fatwas, while others serve on advisory religious councils. Still others issue fatwas in response to private queries on television or over the internet. Modern public fatwas have addressed and sometimes sparked controversies in the Muslim world and beyond.The legal methodology of modern ifta often diverges from pre-modern practice. While the proliferation of contemporary fatwas attests to the importance of Islamic authenticity to many Muslims, little research has been done to determine to what extent the Muslim public continues to acknowledge the religious authority of muftis or heeds their advice.
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mufti
A mufti is a Muslim legal expert and scholar who is empowered to give rulings on religious matters and issues. These rulings, known as fatwas, are based on Islamic law or Sharia. The term is also used to refer to a civilian dress worn by someone who normally wears a military or other uniform.
Webster Dictionary
Muftinoun
an official expounder of Mohammedan law
Muftinoun
citizen's dress when worn by a naval or military officer; -- a term derived from the British service in India
Etymology: [Ar. mufti.]
Wikidata
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law. In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population. A muftiate or diyanet is a council of muftis.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mufti
muf′ti, n. a doctor or official expounder of Mohammedan law in Turkey: the dress of an officer off duty. [Ar.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Mufti
a doctor and interpreter of Mohammedan law.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
mufti
Plain clothes. The civilian dress of a naval or military officer when off duty. This, though not quite commendable, is better than the half and half system, for a good officer should be either in uniform or out of it.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
mufti
The civilian dress of a military officer when off duty; hence, a citizen’s dress, as distinguished from military uniform.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MUFTI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mufti is ranked #53667 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mufti surname appeared 385 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mufti.
70.3% or 271 total occurrences were Asian.
21% or 81 total occurrences were White.
5.7% or 22 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.6% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Mufti in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Mufti in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Mufti in a Sentence
For somebody who knows something about history and grew up in the house of historian Professor Benzion Netanyahu, he should know well, but in my humble opinion, to say that the mufti gave Adolf Hitler the idea is wrong.
The mufti was instrumental in the decision to exterminate the Jews of Europe.
Hitler didn't want to exterminate the Jews at the time, he wanted to expel the Jews, and Haj Amin al-Husseini went to Hitler and said, 'If you expel them, they'll all come here.' -- 'So what should I do with them?' Hitler asked the mufti, who responded: 'Burn them.'.
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Translations for Mufti
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- مفتي, المفتي, مفتٍArabic
- Mufti, Großmufti, ZivilsachenGerman
- πολιτικά ρούχα, μουφτήςGreek
- مفتیPersian
- muftiFinnish
- tenue civile, muftiFrench
- מופתיHebrew
- मुफ़्तीHindi
- muftiHungarian
- abito civileItalian
- ムフティー, 平服, 便衣隊, 私服Japanese
- ಮುಫ್ತಿKannada
- муфтијаMacedonian
- moefti, burgertenueDutch
- [[traje]] [[à paisana]], muftiPortuguese
- муфтийRussian
- муфтија, muftijaSerbo-Croatian
- müftüTurkish
- مفتیUrdu
- lemuftid, muftidVolapük
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