fetwa

legal decision given by a mufti

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An Islamic scholar issues a written opinion during a private consultation about dividing inherited property, with scholarly reference books and a concrete property-allocation diagram reinforcing the legal context rather than a sermon or judicial sentence.

noun

fatwa

FAT-wah/ˈfætwɑː/

A ruling on Islamic law issued by a qualified religious scholar.

Etymology

fatwaArabiclegal decision given by a mufti

Arabic fetwa names a decision given by a mufti and is related to a verb meaning “instruct by a legal decision.” This connects the English sense to authoritative religious legal guidance.

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