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]: fatwah n : (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"
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