Mufti Mukarram Ahmad
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Mufti Mukarram Ahmed, is an Indian Muslim religious and literary scholar. Maulana Mukarram Ahmed is Shahi Imam of grand royal mosque at Fatehpuri, Delhi India. He subscribes to Sunni Barelwi ideology. He is a scholar of Arabic and Urdu, who represents Barelwi Muslims on issues such as moon sighting and Eid celebration. The Moon Sighting committee of Fateh Puri Masjid is most reputed in India and is recognized and followed by a majority of Sunnis. He has been Imam there for almost 30 years and before him his father was Imam and Mufti in Fatehpuri Mosque which was built by one of the wives of Mughal emperor Shahjahan.[1][2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Moon Sighting. The Hindu News. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ South Asia. BBC News. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Mufti Mukarram condemns Israel visit. TwoCircles.net. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Communal Violence or Police-Muslim Clash, Muslims Wait for Justice. Indian Muslims. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Delhi 2003 Report of Global PeaceWorks at the Delhi Peace Summit. Global PeaceWorks. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
