Grand Mufti of India: On Monday, PM Modi met Grand Mufti of India Sheikh Abu Bakar Ahmed in Delhi. During this, there was a long discussion between the two on many topics. Pictures of this meeting are also going viral on social media. PM Modi posted on his social media handle
These main issues were discussed
The Prime Minister further said, “His efforts to promote social harmony, brotherhood and improve education are remarkable. In this meeting, many topics including social, humanitarian, educational and developmental issues, minority welfare matters and important international developments were discussed. But do you know who is Grand Mufti Sheikh Abu Bakar Ahmed? And why his meeting with PM Modi is becoming the center of discussion across the world.
Who is Grand Mufti Sheikh Abu Bakr Ahmed?
In fact, Sheikh Abu Bakr Ahmed is one of the leading Islamic religious leaders of India and is called the Grand Mufti of India. He is considered a great scholar of Sufi tradition. He is internationally respected for his liberal, peaceful and inclusive interpretation of Islam. The special thing is that Sheikh Abubakr Ahmed was born in 1931 in Kanthapuram, Kerala state of India. He is a well-known Sunni scholar of Kerala, who is doing various social works. He also leads the All India Sunni Jamiatul Ulama. Sheikh Abu Bakr Ahmed is the 10th current Grand Mufti of India. He was appointed to this post in February 2019.
Maintenance of 20 thousand primary education centers
It is noteworthy that as the founder of Jamia Markaz, he has created one of the largest educational and humanitarian networks of India, which oversees more than 200 institutions, 300+ CBSE schools and 20 thousand primary education centres.