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n. - (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar.

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  • Paper tiger. while we're no religious scholars we know the fatwah is a muslim edict of sorts.
  • At the Intercontinental Hotel, Zardari, the Pak leader, inviting a "fatwah," told her on camera she was georgeous.
  • Chances are, faster than you can say 'fatwah' someone will give you a reproachful look and state: '
  • Pratt also had some notes on the uses of a fatwah.
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