Found 2 items, similar to fatwah.
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Definition: fatwah
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”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: fatwah
fatwa
\fat"wa\, fatwah
\fat"wah\, n.
Same as
fetwah.
[PJC]
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]