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The Supreme Muslim Council (SMC) was the highest body in charge of Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 community affairs in Palestine under British
British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
 control. It controlled the Waqf
Waqf

A waqf is an inalienable religious endowment in Islam, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or Charitable trust. It is conceptually similar to the common law trust law....
 funds, the orphan funds, and the Shariah courts (responsible for appointing teachers and preachers).

Created by the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 in 1922 to balance the Zionist movement, it arranged for Amin al-Husayni, the Mufti of Jerusalem to be elected as president of the council, a position he held until 1937 .

The SMC was dissolved in 1948 when Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
 occupied Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
.






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The Supreme Muslim Council (SMC) was the highest body in charge of Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 community affairs in Palestine under British
British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
 control. It controlled the Waqf
Waqf

A waqf is an inalienable religious endowment in Islam, typically denoting a building or plot of land for Muslim religious or Charitable trust. It is conceptually similar to the common law trust law....
 funds, the orphan funds, and the Shariah courts (responsible for appointing teachers and preachers).

Created by the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 in 1922 to balance the Zionist movement, it arranged for Amin al-Husayni, the Mufti of Jerusalem to be elected as president of the council, a position he held until 1937 .

The SMC was dissolved in 1948 when Jordan
Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba....
 occupied Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
. It was reconstituted in Jerusalem after the Six-Day War
Six-Day War

In the Six-Day War of June 5-10, 1967, Israel defeated the armies of the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. In Arabic, the war is called ....
 in 1967.