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Haji Mohamed Sanusi bin Mahmood (27 September 1909 – 8 October 1995) was the first
Mufti A Mufti (; ar, مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion ('' fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatwas'' played an important rol ...
of
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.


Life

Sanusi was one of the few
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who had a good command of Malay, Arabic and English during his time. From 1922 to 1931, he attended
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and then
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. In 1929, due to his excellent results in the Senior Cambridge examination, he managed to skip two grades. Sanusi went on to study
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and Arabic from his grandfather, the Mufti of Indera Giri, at Safat,
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,
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from 1931 to 1932. He was the first Singaporean to obtain the prestigious Al-'Alamiyah from
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in
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,
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. In 1968, Sanusi was appointed as Singapore's first
Mufti A Mufti (; ar, مفتي) is an Islamic jurist qualified to issue a nonbinding opinion ('' fatwa'') on a point of Islamic law (''sharia''). The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''. Muftis and their ''fatwas'' played an important rol ...
as well as the President of
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, holding both posts concurrently. In 1972, he stepped down as the Mufti. He wrote many books, such as "Kamus Istilah Islamiah Sanusi", "Taman Mu'minin" and "Mengenal Islam dan Hubungannya Dengan Sains & Teknologi".


Death

He died peacefully on Sunday, 8 October 1995 at the age of 86, leaving behind six sons and two daughters.


See also

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References

* https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19660824-1.2.60 Sanusi tipped as Mufti * http://ibnyahya.com/1995/mufti-mohamed-sanusi-bin-mahmood/ Mufti Mohamed Sanusi bin Mahmood {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanusi, Mahmood 1909 births 1995 deaths Singaporean people of Malay descent Malayan people of World War II Victoria School, Singapore alumni Raffles Institution alumni Singaporean religious leaders Singaporean muftis Singaporean Muslims Al-Azhar University alumni