MUFTI, THE GRAND

MUFTI, THE GRAND
   is head of the Ulema, or interpreters of the Korân; holds his appointment from the Sultan, and exercises great influence at the Porte; legal advisers to local and general councils in the Turkish empire are also styled Mufti.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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