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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈfætwɑː/Part of speech nounSorted aaftwStarts with FEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority

Word origin

The noun is borrowed from Arabic فَتْوَى (fatwā, “formal legal opinion”), the verbal noun of أَفْتَى (ʔaftā, “to deliver a formal opinion”) (whence مُفْتٍ (muftin, “mufti”), the active participle of the same verb: see mufti).

Used in a sentence

  • The website contains fatwas on points of Islamic law that arise in court cases.
  • In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended.
  • Unlike many writers and artists, Chahine had not been fatwaed by the militants, but he felt threatened nevertheless.

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