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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fetwah \Fet"wah\, n. [Ar.] A written decision of a Turkish mufti some point of law; also applied to opinions by certain other Islamic religious authorities on points of Islamic law, such as in Iran. [Also spelled fatwah and fatwa .] --Whitworth.
Wiktionary
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n. (label en Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer. vb. (context rare transitive English) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.
Wikipedia
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Fatwa is a 2006 American dramatic thriller film starring Lauren Holly .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An earlier fatwa , handed down in 1964, elucidates the context in which the issue of contraception has been re-evaluated. ▪ Nobody has issued a fatwa or put out a contract. ▪ There was no chance that Khomeini would withdraw the ...
WordNet
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n. a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
Usage examples of fatwa.
The intra-religious disputes (Sunnis and Shi'a, for example) he planned to handle through a sweeping fatwa, or religious pronouncement of tolerancethat would look admirable even to his enemies.
In 1993, the supreme religious authority of Saudi Arabia, Sheik Abdel-Aziz Ibn Baaz, issued an edict, or fatwa, declaring that the world is flat.
These decrees, fatwas, were issued according to interpretations of Muslim Law which the Caliph, Mufti or Qazi 0udge) was empowered to give.