(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"
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]
