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fatwah::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion |
bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States.
Examples of fatwah
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The fatwah has been mocked and derided internationally as Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Beirut.
From the voanews.com
The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei actually issued a fatwah saying that these weapons are, indeed, immoral.
From the abcnews.go.com
But literary editors and reviewers have felt a bit fatwah-ed themelves by publishers'demands not to disclose its contents.
From the independent.co.uk
I bet within a year of it's start there will be a fatwah against the people running it, and certainly a death warrant.
From the eu.techcrunch.com
- (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States"
- Any variety of directives from an Islamic leader.
- "A fatwa is an Islamic religious ruling, a scholarly opinion on a matter of Islamic law. A fatwa is issued by a recognized religious authority in Islam. But since there is no hierarchical priesthood or anything of the sort in Islam, a fatwa is not necessarily 'binding' on the faithful. ...
- Legal opinion concerning Islamic Law.
