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fat⋅wa
[faht-wah] 
–noun
| an Islamic religious decree issued by the ʿulama. |
Origin:
1985–90; < Ar fatwā
1985–90; < Ar fatwā
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| fat·wa (fät'wä') n. A legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar. [Arabic fatwā, legal opinion; see ptw in Semitic roots.] |
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fatwa
1625, from Arabic fetwa "a decision given by a mufti," related to fata "to instruct by a legal decision." Popularized 1989 when Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issued a ruling sentencing author Salman Rushdie to death for publishing "The Satanic Verses" (1988). It was lifted 1998.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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