What is the meaning of Fatwa?

  1. A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.

    A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.

    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.

    A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam.

    An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes.

    To issue a fatwa (noun sense 1) against (someone); specifically , a fatwa imposing a ban or a death sentence.

    fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

    fatwa

    fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

    fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

    advice from elder or pious people

    fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

    fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

    fatwa (legal opinion issued by a mufti)

    Alternative form of fátua

    Alternative spelling of fatua

    Source: wiktionary.org