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FATWA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fatwa mean?
• FATWA (noun)
The noun FATWA has 1 sense:
1. a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
Familiarity information: FATWA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fatwa" is a kind of...):
opinion; ruling (the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself))
Domain category:
Islamic law; sharia; sharia law; shariah; shariah law (the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed)
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