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fatwa
[ faht-wah ]
noun
- an Islamic religious decree issued by the ʿulama.
fatwa
/ ˈfætwɑː /
noun
- a non-binding judgment on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized religious authority
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fatwa1
First recorded in 1985–90, fatwa is from the Arabic word fatwā
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fatwa1
Arabic
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Example Sentences
Such communications are allowed only in cases of necessity, the fatwa says.
From The Daily Beast
An earlier fatwa request from a teenage girl asked if she could chat with boys on social media.
From The Daily Beast
Unfortunately, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh and his colleagues who issued the fatwa against The 99 fit that description.
From The Daily Beast
The president should confront Saudi leaders over the ludicrous fatwa against ‘The 99,’ a ground-breaking Muslim superhero comic.
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His corpse, which was subsequently dumped in the Bosphorus, had a fatwa pinned to it.
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The fatwa of a Muhammadan law officer should be dispensed with in such cases.
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