Fatwa

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  fatwa \fat"wa\, fatwah \fat"wah\, n.
     Same as {fetwah}.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fatwa
       n : a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a
           recognized authority