fatwa

• Rechtsgutachten oder Entscheidung zu Fragen des islamischen Rechts, das von einer anerkannten religiösen Autorität erlassen wird.

A noun referring to a legal opinion or ruling on a point of Islamic law, issued by a recognized religious authority.

1. Islamic legal rulingC1formal

   A formal legal opinion or ruling on a point of Islamic law, issued by a qualified scholar or authority.

   Islamisches Rechtsgutachten

   • The scholar issued a fatwa regarding the permissibility of certain financial transactions.
   • Many Muslims seek a fatwa to clarify religious obligations in modern life.
   • The fatwa was based on a careful interpretation of the Quran and Hadith.

   Synonymedecreeedictlegal opinionruling