- fatwa or fatwah
- fat|wa or fat|wah [ `fætwə ] noun countan official order by a Muslim religious leader
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fatwa or fatwah
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fatwah — fatwa UK [ˈfætwə] / US or fatwah UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fatwa : singular fatwa plural fatwas an official order by a Muslim religious leader … English dictionary
fatwa — UK [ˈfætwə] / US or fatwah UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fatwa : singular fatwa plural fatwas an official order by a Muslim religious leader … English dictionary
fatwa — , fatwah (FAHT wah) [Arabic] A Muslim religious edict, intended to be obeyed by all followers of Islam. The most famous fatwa in modern times was issued by the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, who called for the assassination of the author… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
fatwah — fatwa fat wa, fatwah fat wah, n. Same as {fetwah}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fatwah — may mean: * Fatwa, a legal pronouncement in Islam. * Fatuha, a block in Bahr, Bihar state, India. See Barh … Wikipedia
fatwa — fat wa, fatwah fat wah, n. Same as {fetwah}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatwa — /ˈfætwa/ (say fatwah) noun a religious decree issued by a Muslim scholar qualified to issue such decrees: *He said the decision was in line with a fatwa from local Islamic clerics designed to prevent the worshipping of false idols. –aap news,… …
fatwah — Fetwah Fet wah, n. [Ar.] A written decision of a Turkish mufti some point of law; also applied to opinions by certain other Islamic religious authorities on points of Islamic law, such as in Iran. [Also spelled {fatwah} and {fatwa}.] Whitworth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatwah — noun (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 • Topics: ↑Islam, ↑Muslimism • Hypernyms: ↑opinion, ↑legal opinion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fatwa — Fetwah Fet wah, n. [Ar.] A written decision of a Turkish mufti some point of law; also applied to opinions by certain other Islamic religious authorities on points of Islamic law, such as in Iran. [Also spelled {fatwah} and {fatwa}.] Whitworth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
