Thesaurus results for MUFTI

mufti

noun

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Recent Examples of mufti Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti — the kingdom’s top religious authority, who once held wide sway in the country — died on Tuesday at the age of 82. —

Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025 The mufti fled Mandatory Palestine but continued to orchestrate terrorism from his initial base of operations in Beirut. —

Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 Instead, the Arab leader in the region, the mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al-Husseini, met with Adolf Hitler to try and persuade him to extend his anti-Jewish campaign to the Middle East and snuff out Zionism. —

The Editors, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024 The British also created the Supreme Muslim Council to oversee Islamic property, endowments, schools and courts and appointed Haj Amin al-Husseini, from a rival elite family, to head the council as the grand mufti of Jerusalem. —

Seyward Darby, Longreads, 14 Feb. 2024 But the mufti made a visit to Hitler, which is often used against the Palestinians.20 20 Al-Husseini aided a pro-Nazi coup in Baghdad. —

Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024 In a flashy video posted on his personal Telegram page, Mr. Kadyrov, flanked by his sons and Chechnya’s official mufti, said 12,000 Chechens were ready to fight in Ukraine. —

Thomas Grove, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022

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Noun

The measure would allow some exemptions, including for officers involved in undercover operations and SWAT duties or who are wearing religious garb.

— Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
After his choice of wrestling garb garnered significant attention and support, King released a t-shirt benefiting a non-profit organization in California.

— Isabel Yip, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026