FATWAH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar

Example:

bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fatwah" is a kind of...):

judgement; judgment; legal opinion; opinion (the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision)

Domain category:

Islam; Muslimism (the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion)

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