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fatwa
[ faht-wah ]
noun
- an Islamic religious decree issued by the ʿulama.
fatwa
/ ˈæٷɑː /
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 ڲٷ
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fatwa1
Arabic
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Iran's religious leader issued a fatwa calling for the author's death due to the book.
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He has not said whether his alleged actions were influenced by the fatwa.
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A fatwa is a non-binding Islamic legal ruling from a respected religious scholar usually based on the Quran or the Sunnah - the sayings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989, calling for Rushdie’s assassination.
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But he has also said they were justified because of a fatwa, or religious ruling, by Ayatollah Khomeini.
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