Definition of "fatwa" in Englisch

noun

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

   • The website contains fatwas on points of Islamic law that arise in court cases.

2. 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.

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

4. (figurative, informal) An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes.

verb

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