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fatwa

[ faht-wah ]

noun

  1. an Islamic religious decree issued by the ʿulama.


fatwa

/ ˈfætwɑː /

noun

  1. a non-binding judgment on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized religious authority
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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

As a consequence, many local leaders began urging people not to vaccinate their kids, various districts banned vaccination teams, and the Taliban issued a fatwa against vaccination programs.

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Such communications are allowed only in cases of necessity, the fatwa says.

An earlier fatwa request from a teenage girl asked if she could chat with boys on social media.

Unfortunately, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh and his colleagues who issued the fatwa against The 99 fit that description.

The president should confront Saudi leaders over the ludicrous fatwa against ‘The 99,’ a ground-breaking Muslim superhero comic.

His corpse, which was subsequently dumped in the Bosphorus, had a fatwa pinned to it.

The fatwa of a Muhammadan law officer should be dispensed with in such cases.

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