fatwah
n.
legal opinion or ruling in Islam that is declared by an Islamic scholar
Fatwah
fatwah
Noun
1. (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"
(hypernym) opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement
(classification) Islam, Islamism, Muslimism, Muhammadanism, Mohammedanism, Mohammadanism