mufti
- n a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
- n civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform
- However, in rural communities, a well-respected mufti's fatwa on issues ranging from marriage to health to women's rights can carry considerable influence.
- The mufti knows that if the Saudis don't get out of the suicide bombing business, it will come back to bite them.
- This follows assassinations during the past 30 years, leaders of thought, editors, politicians, clergymen, the grand mufti, the Druze mufti.