94 -year -old Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musaloo has postponed the hanging of nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen.
The death sentence of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya has been postponed in Yemen. India’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abubakar proved to be an angel for Nimisha, due to his initiative, Nimisha’s sentence has been filled. Since then, the name of 94 -year -old Kanthapuram AP Abubakar Musalias is being discussed. Maulana who has a grand Mufti in his name. Know what is the title of Grand Mufti, when and why it is applied in someone’s name and how Grand Mufti is chosen in India.
Grand Mufti is a very prestigious and influential religious position in Islamic countries. The purpose of the person who gets this title is to guide people according to Sharia and to carry forward the Islamic judicial system.
What is the work of Grand Mufti?
The person who gets the title of Grand Mufti has many responsibilities especially related to religion. In this, answering religious questions, issuing fatwa, interpreting Sharia law and advising the government on religious matters. Also deciding the date of Islamic festivals like Ramadan and Eid. Mosques and religious institutions are also monitored by them.
What will happen next to Nimisha?
Who gets this post?
Grand Mufti is a person who is special of Sharia law. It works to issue fatwa on religious matters. Islamic can give a final decision on policies and justice. For this, it is mandatory to have deep knowledge of Islam. This is the reason that Grand Mufti is a highest degree. Any qualified Islamic scholar can be Mufti, but “Grand Mufti” is a big position at the national or regional level. Like- Sheikh Abubakar is the 10th Grand Mufti of India.
How does Grand Mufti choose in India?
Grand Mufti is not appointed by the Government of India. This is not a constitutional or government post. Grand Mufti is elected by Muslim society, Ulema (religious scholars) and Muslim organizations. There is no prescribed national process for their selection, but usually Barelvi or Sunni Muslim organizations such as Darul Uloom, Al Jamiyatul Ashrafia, Darul Uloom Mania, etc., together declare any of their senior ulema.
Selection is done on the basis of knowledge and seniority. Who has made a deep grip in Islamic Fikh (Law), Tafsir, Hadith and Arabic. This title is given to a person with an elderly, respected and innocent image. This title is considered possible only when a large section of community or Muslim organizations recognize it.
India’s 10th Grand Mufti
Sheikh Abubakar is the 10th Grand Mufti of the country. Shafi Scholar of South India is a scholar. He is the General Secretary of the All India Muslim Scholars Association and a prominent educational and human institute of India, the founder and vice -chancellor of Jamia Markaz Sakazu Sunnia. 500 influential Muslim magazines published from Jordan have considered Sheikh one of the 500 influential Muslims around the world. He is also the General Secretary of the All India Islamic Scholars Association; This board is working in all the states of India and its syllabus is available in more than six languages. In India and Arabia, Sheikh Abubakar is often called from his adjective Abul Ayam (father of orphans) to serve orphans and destitute people.
According to the official website of Grand Mufti of India, Sheikh Abubakar has written more than 60 books on Arabic, Urdu and Malayalam subjects. He has built more than 5000 cultural centers. For the last four decades, Sheikh Abubakar has been conducting the International Peace Conference in India, a high-level conference for peace among nations. It consists of foreign representatives and Indian diplomats associated with the Markaz conference.
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