fatwah

fatwah
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]

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