Talk:Mufti

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I added the POV-check template. Passages like:

A fatwa issued by Mufti like Muhammad Sayid Tantawy, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, head of Al-Azhar University and the Imam of the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt, is considered by most to be worthless because he is considered a government employee, and his fatwas accommodate the policy of the political regime and contradict the Qur'an some of the time.

seem to present POV problems to me. Not sure that Wikipedia ought to take a position about which Islamic leaders are the most credible or whose teachings contradict the Qur'an. There are a number of similar passages in the article text that appear to pass judgment on the credibility of specific Muslim leaders. My general impression was that Al-Azhar is an old, established educational institution and that it had a fairly high reputation among Muslims. Smerdis of Tlön 16:55, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Tantaway

The credibility of the Mufti plays a major role in the acceptance of his fatwa. A fatwa issued by Mufti like Muhammad Sayid Tantawy, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, head of Al-Azhar University and the Imam of the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt, is considered by most to be worthless because he is considered a government employee, and his fatwas accommodate the policy of the political regime and contradict the Qur'an some of the time. Tan'Tantawi was appointed by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.' tawy advocates suicide bombing [1] if not pressured by the authorities as with the fatwa issued regarding French government's rule banning the veil. Do you need more than him being

now, being handpicked by the president and advocating suicide bombing, yet a veil or a bandana is a problem to him?--The Brain 00:06, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

First, I think that devoting an extensive criticism of the statements of one particular holder of the title might be better addressed in his own article rather than an article on the title he holds. Also, for purposes of illustrating the limited authority and historical reception of statements by muftis, it might be best to find less recent examples: these could give the basis for a more extensive analysis of the long term effects of a decision, and are less likely to be swept up in contemporary controversies. Smerdis of Tlön 14:04, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

Relevance

It seems most of this article is about fatāwa. There is very little information on the role of Mufti. - Matthew238 00:19, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Yes, and some of the objections on that discussion page apply here. Fool 16:17, 1 December 2005 (UTC) PS: what is the plural of Mufti?

Tantawy is not even a Mufti; he is the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

I deleted the section about Tantawy because he is not Egypt's Grand_Mufti as declared in the article. Shaikh_Ali_Gomaa is Egypt's Grand Mufti.

Tantawy's opinion as the head of Al-Azhar could have some followers, and any Sheikh can issue a fatwa, I'm muslim, I can go to the Imam of the closest mosque and say I puke due to illness, does this revoke my ritual purity (wodo), his answer is a fatwa

but eh. --The Brain 01:10, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

mufti = ordinary clothes

That stuff shouldn't be hidden at the bottom; it should be moved to a separate article with a link to it at the top, or there should be a disambiguation page. Pfalstad 19:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I removed the following sentence about the Australian slang usage of "mufti" until someone finds a better place for it. This article is entirely about the Islamic usage with the exception of this small part.

"Mufti (or Mufty) is also an Australian slang term for "out of uniform" or "in plain clothes". Many schools or other educational institutions will have mufti days where the students are not required to wear the normal school uniform."

There is no point in it being in this article as it stood. 82.43.195.131 19:23, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Ordination

How does one become a Mufti? Does one simply call oneself one and see if anyone else calls one that too? matturn 13:28, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Why only sunni islam

Mufti are common among arab shia, plz see this, then why only sunni islam as they are not particular among one sect.--Omer123hussain (talk) 04:19, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Where is the “appropriate infobox” ?

Apparently using template template: occupation is wrong. Where is the other infobox? AverroesII (talk) 20:46, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Ayo brother this guy stinks 92.233.235.107 (talk) 20:30, 29 September 2023 (UTC)