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fatwa — fatwa … Dictionnaire des rimes
Fatwā — Fatwa Religion religions abrahamiques : judaïsme · christianisme · islam Ce … Wikipédia en Français
fatwa — ● fatwa nom féminin (arabe fatwā) Dans la religion islamique, consultation juridique donnée par une autorité religieuse à propos d un cas douteux ou d une question nouvelle ; décision ou décret qui en résulte. fatwa [fatwa] n. f. ÉTYM. D. i.,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fatwa — UK [ˈfætwə] / US or fatwah UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fatwa : singular fatwa plural fatwas an official order by a Muslim religious leader … English dictionary
fatwa — A fatwa (from Arabic fatā ‘to instruct by a legal decision’) is a legal ruling given by an Islamic religious leader. It came dramatically to western attention in 1989 when by such a ruling Iran s Ayatollah Khomeini called for the death of the… … Modern English usage
fatwa — International, USA An opinion, ruling or pronouncement on Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar or Sharia Committee. A fatwa must be issued for an Islamic finance product or service to be considered Sharia compliant. Practical Law Dictionary.… … Law dictionary
fatwa — fat wa, fatwah fat wah, n. Same as {fetwah}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fatwa — (n.) 1620s, from Arabic fetwa a decision given by a mufti, related to fata to instruct by a legal decision. Popularized 1989 when Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issued a ruling sentencing author Salman Rushdie to death for publishing The Satanic… … Etymology dictionary
fatwa — ► NOUN ▪ an authoritative ruling on a point of Islamic law. ORIGIN from Arabic, decide a point of law … English terms dictionary
fatwa — [fät′wä] n. [Ar] 1. Islam a religious and legal decree or edict issued by a council of religious leaders 2. loosely a death sentence imposed through, or as through, such a decree … English World dictionary
Fatwā — otheruses4|the Arabic language word|the 2006 film|Fatwa (film)A fatwā ( ar. فتوى; plural fatāwā ar. فتاوى), in the Islamic faith is a religious opinion on Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwa is non binding, whereas… … Wikipedia
