What is Mufti / muftu?

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What is Mufti / muftu?

What is Mufti?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mufti
A mufti (Turkish: müftü) is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia).
In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population.

A muftiat or diyanet is a council of muftis.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mufti
(Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of shari’a law, who can deliver a fatwa;
(British) Civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform