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What is the primary function of a mufti?
What is the primary function of a mufti?
- Managing educational institutions
- Engaging in diplomatic relations
- Leading prayers in mosques
- Issuing nonbinding opinions on Islamic law (correct)
What is the role of the Grand Mufti?
What is the role of the Grand Mufti?
- Managing the state's economy
- Leading the military forces
- Overseeing foreign relations
- Advising the sultan on religious matters and legitimizing government policies (correct)
Where did the office of Grand Mufti originate?
Where did the office of Grand Mufti originate?
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Safavid Empire
- Ottoman Empire (correct)
- Mughal Empire
What title was given to the government-appointed mufti of Istanbul?
What title was given to the government-appointed mufti of Istanbul?
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In what century did the muftis of the Ottoman Empire begin to be integrated into a hierarchical bureaucracy?
In what century did the muftis of the Ottoman Empire begin to be integrated into a hierarchical bureaucracy?
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