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Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the Glossary

The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is the Sunni Muslim cleric in charge of Jerusalem's Islamic holy places, including Al-Aqsa.^[1]

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Abdullah I of Jordan

AbdullahI bin Al-Hussein (translit, 2 February 1882 – 20 July 1951) was the ruler of Jordan from 11 April 1921 until his assassination in 1951.

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Aharon Cohen

Aharon Cohen (אהרון כהן; 1910-1980) was a senior member of Mapam, a pro-USSR Israeli political party which existed during the first two decades of statehood.

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Al-Aqsa (translit) or al-Masjid al-Aqṣā (المسجد الأقصى) and also is the compound of Islamic religious buildings that sit atop the Temple Mount, also known as the Haram al-Sharif, in the Old City of Jerusalem, including the Dome of the Rock, many mosques and prayer halls, madrasas, zawiyas, khalwas and other domes and religious structures, as well as the four encircling minarets.

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Al-Husayni family

Husayni (الحسيني also spelled Husseini) is the name of a prominent Palestinian Arab clan formerly based in Jerusalem, which claims descent from Husayn ibn Ali (the son of Ali).

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Amin al-Husseini

Mohammed Amin al-Husseini (محمد أمين الحسيني; 4 July 1974) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Amin al-Husseini are Grand Muftis of Jerusalem.

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Arab Higher Committee

The Arab Higher Committee (translit) or the Higher National Committee was the central political organ of Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine.

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Arab nationalism

Arab nationalism (al-qawmīya al-ʿarabīya) is a political ideology asserting that Arabs constitute a single nation.

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Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem

The position of Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem was instituted centuries ago and was originally held by a member of the Sephardic community.

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (abbreviation CTHM; Servant of the Two Noble Sanctuaries), or Protector of the Two Holy Cities, is a royal style that has been used officially by the monarchs of Saudi Arabia since 1986.

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Ekrima Sa'id Sabri

Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri (عكرمة سعيد صبري; born 1939) is a religious leader and former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine from October 1994 to July 2006. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Ekrima Sa'id Sabri are Grand Muftis of Jerusalem.

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Grand Mufti

The Grand Mufti (also called Chief Mufti, State Mufti and Supreme Mufti) is the head of regional muftis, Islamic jurisconsults, of a state. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Grand Mufti are Lists of Islamic religious leaders.

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Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites

Hashemite custodianship refers to the Jordanian royal family's role in tending Muslim and Christian holy sites in the city of Jerusalem.

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Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel

Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, (6 November 1870 – 5 February 1963) was a British Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931 to 1935.

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High commissioner

High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.

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Holiest sites in Islam

The holiest sites in Islam are located in the Arabian Peninsula.

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Hussam ad-Din Jarallah

Hussam al-Din Jarallah (حسامالدين جار الله; 1884 – 6 March 1954) was a Sunni Muslim leader of the Palestinian people during the British Mandate of Palestine and was the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem from 1948 until his death. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Hussam ad-Din Jarallah are Grand Muftis of Jerusalem.

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Ilan Pappé

Ilan Pappé (אילן פפה; born 7 November 1954) is an Israeli historian, political scientist, and former politician.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Islamic leadership in Jerusalem

Islamic Leadership in Jerusalem refers to the leading cleric (ulema) of the Muslim community in Jerusalem. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Islamic leadership in Jerusalem are Grand Muftis of Jerusalem and Lists of Islamic religious leaders.

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Israel–Jordan peace treaty

The Israel–Jordan peace treaty (formally the "Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan"),הסכם השלום בין ישראל לירדן; transliterated: Heskem Ha-Shalom beyn Yisra'el Le-Yarden; معاهدة السلامالأردنية الإسرائيلية; Arabic transliteration: Mu'ahadat as-Salaam al-'Urdunniyah al-Isra'yliyah sometimes referred to as the Wadi Araba Treaty, is an agreement that ended the state of war that has existed between the two countries since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and established mutual diplomatic relations.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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Jerusalem Waqf

The Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, also known as the Jerusalem Waqf, the Jordanian Waqf or simply the Waqf, is the Jordanian-appointed organization responsible for controlling and managing the current Islamic edifices on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, which includes the Dome of the Rock.

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Jordan

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.

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Kamil al-Husayni

Kamil al-Husayni (also spelled Kamel al-Hussaini; كامل الحسيني; 23 February 1867 – 31 March 1921) was a Sunni Muslim religious leader in Palestine and member of the al-Husayni family. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Kamil al-Husayni are Grand Muftis of Jerusalem.

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Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas (Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (أَبُو مَازِن), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).

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Mandate (politics)

In representative democracies, a mandate is a perceived legitimacy to rule through popular support.

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Mandatory Palestine

Mandatory Palestine was a geopolitical entity that existed between 1920 and 1948 in the region of Palestine under the terms of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine.

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Muhammad Ahmad Hussein

Muhammad Ahmad Hussein (محمد أحمد حسين.; born 1966) is the incumbent Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Muhammad Ahmad Hussein are Grand Muftis of Jerusalem.

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Muslims

Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Occupied Enemy Territory Administration

The Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (OETA) was a joint British, French and Arab military administration over Levantine provinceswhich had been part of the Ottoman Empire for four centuriesbetween 1917 and 1920, set up on 23 October 1917 following the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and Arab Revolt of World War I.

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Oslo I Accord

The Oslo I Accord or Oslo I, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or short Declaration of Principles (DOP), was an attempt in 1993 to set up a framework that would lead to the resolution of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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The Palestinian Authority, officially known as the Palestinian National Authority or the State of Palestine, is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords.

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President of the Palestinian National Authority

The president of the Palestinian National Authority (رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية) is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to head of state) in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).

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President of the State of Palestine

The president of the State of Palestine (translit) is the head of state of Palestine.

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Pro-Jerusalem Society

The Pro-Jerusalem Society was a society for the "preservation and advancement of the interests of Jerusalem", including its amenities, antiquities, cultural institutions and education.

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Ronald Storrs

Sir Ronald Henry Amherst Storrs (19 November 1881 – 1 November 1955) was an official in the British Foreign Office.

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Saad al-Alami

Saad el-Din el-Alami (سعد الدين العلمي; 1911 – 6 February 1993) was a Sunni Muslim religious leader of the Palestinian people and the fourth Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, in office from 1952 until his death. Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Saad al-Alami are Grand Muftis of Jerusalem.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Mufti_of_Jerusalem

Also known as Great Mufti of Jerusalem, Mufti of Jerusalem, Palestine Grand Mufti, Palestinian Grand Mufti.

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, the Glossary

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See also

Grand Muftis of Jerusalem

Lists of Islamic religious leaders

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