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fatwa n

(Islam) A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority. (by extension, loosely, erroneous) A decree issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority that a person should be put to death, usually as punishment for committing apostasy or blasphemy. (religion, by extension) A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam. (figurative, informal) An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes. fatwa v (transitive, rare) To issue a fatwa (noun sense 1) against (someone); specifically (loosely, erroneous), a fatwa imposing a ban or a death sentence. The Fatwa of Peace for Humanity, authored by the Bangladeshi Islamic scholar Farid Uddin Masood and declaring that suicide attacks and violence in the name of Islam are prohibited, was issued on 18 June 2016.

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