fatwa

English - Turkish

Definition of fatwa in English Turkish dictionary: Fetva: İslâm hukuku ile ilgili bir sorunun dinî hukuk kurallarına göre çözümünü açıklayan, şeyhülislâm veya müftü tarafından verilebilen belge

English - English

Definition of fatwa in English English dictionary: To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence; A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer; A fatwa is a religious order issued by a Muslim leader. an official order made by an important Islamic religious leader; An authoritative legal interpretation by a mufti or religious jurist that can provide the basis for court decision or government action; Religious edict; Authoritative Islamic instruction; (pl fatawa): legal opinion issued by a jurist dealing with a current problem; Arabic for a formal legal opinion or decision, given by one so qualified, a mufti; This is a legal opinion issued by a qualified Muslim scholar (alim, pl ulama) on matters of religious belief and practice In order to issue a legitimate fatwa one must attain certain rigorous levels of religious and legal prowess Unless someone has the authority to do so, a fatwa is not valid or legitimate (Throughout history, people have posed questions of a religious matter to local scholars for their opinion The fatwa of a scholar is not legally binding and consequently, people often obtained different fatwas from different scholars (like getting a second opinion); A legal Islamic opinion; a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority; {i} authoritative religious decree of Islamic law
fatwas: plural of fatwa

fatwa

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fat·wa

fätwä

/ˈfätwä/ /ˈfɑːtwɑː/

() Arabic فتوى (fatwā), a formal legal opinion.

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