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A '''Mufti''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌ|f|t|i}}; {{lang-ar|مفتي}}) is an [[Faqīh|Islamic jurist]] qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (''[[fatwa]]'') on a point of [[Islamic law]] (''sharia'').{{sfn|Nanji|2009}}{{sfn|Swartz|2009}} The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''.{{sfn|Hendrickson|2013}} Muftis and their fatwas played an important role throughout [[History of Islam|Islamic history]], taking on new roles in the [[modern era]].{{sfn|Masud|Kéchichian|2009}}{{sfn|Dallal|Hendrickson|2009}} | A '''Mufti''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌ|f|t|i}}; {{lang-ar|مفتي}}) is an [[Faqīh|Islamic jurist]] qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (''[[fatwa]]'') on a point of [[Islamic law]] (''sharia'').{{sfn|Nanji|2009}}{{sfn|Swartz|2009}} The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''.{{sfn|Hendrickson|2013}} Muftis and their fatwas played an important role throughout [[History of Islam|Islamic history]], taking on new roles in the [[modern era]].{{sfn|Masud|Kéchichian|2009}}{{sfn|Dallal|Hendrickson|2009}} | ||
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* {{cite encyclopedia|first=Azim A. |last=Nanji|title= Muftī|encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World|editor=John L. Esposito|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2009|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195305135.001.0001/acref-9780195305135-e-0548|url-access=subscription}} | |||
*{{cite encyclopedia|first=Merlin|last=Swartz|title=Mufti|encyclopedia=The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2009|url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195134056.001.0001/acref-9780195134056-e-559|editor=Stanley N. Katz|url-access=subscription}} | |||
* {{cite encyclopedia|first=Jocelyn|last=Hendrickson|title=Fatwa|editor=Gerhard Böwering, Patricia Crone|encyclopedia=The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2013}} | |||
* {{cite encyclopedia|first1=Muhammad Khalid|last1=Masud|first2=Joseph A.|last2=Kéchichian|title=Fatwā. Concepts of Fatwā|encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World|editor=John L. Esposito|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2009|url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/print/opr/t236/e0243}} | |||
* {{cite encyclopedia|first1=Ahmad S. |last1=Dallal|first2=Jocelyn|last2=Hendrickson|title=Fatwā. Modern usage|encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World|editor=John L. Esposito|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|year=2009|url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/print/opr/t236/e0243}} | |||
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A Mufti (/ˈmʌfti/; Arabic: مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion (fatwa) on a point of Islamic law (sharia).[1][2] The act of issuing fatwas is called iftāʾ.[3] Muftis and their fatwas played an important role throughout Islamic history, taking on new roles in the modern era.[4][5]
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- Nanji, Azim A. (2009). "Muftī". In John L. Esposito (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Swartz, Merlin (2009). "Mufti". In Stanley N. Katz (ed.). The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Hendrickson, Jocelyn (2013). "Fatwa". In Gerhard Böwering, Patricia Crone (ed.). The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought. Princeton University Press.
- Masud, Muhammad Khalid; Kéchichian, Joseph A. (2009). "Fatwā. Concepts of Fatwā". In John L. Esposito (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Dallal, Ahmad S.; Hendrickson, Jocelyn (2009). "Fatwā. Modern usage". In John L. Esposito (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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