Ahmed Kuftaro
Grand Mufti of Syria (1915-2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ahmed Kuftaro or Ahmad Kaftaru (Arabic: أحمد كفتارو; December 1915 – 1 September 2004) was the Grand Mufti of Syria, the highest officially appointed Sunni Muslim representative of the Fatwa-Administration in the Syrian Ministry of Auqaf in Syria. Kaftaro was a Sunni Muslim of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.[2]
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Ahmed Kuftaro | |
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أحمد كفتارو | |
Title | Grand Mufti of Syria |
Personal | |
Born | 1912 or 1915 |
Died | 1 September 2004 |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Syrian |
Spouse | Hawa Mili Sabah al-Jabri |
Parent | Mohammed Amin Kuftaro |
Denomination | Sunni Islam |
School | Shafi'i |
Creed | Ash'ari |
Tariqa | Naqshbandi[1] |
Relations | Asma Mahmoud Kuftaro (granddaughter) |
Muslim leader | |
Period in office | 4 November 1964 – 1 September 2004 |
Predecessor | Muhammad Abu al-Yusr |
Successor | Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun |
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