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fatwa
UK /ˈfætwɑː/ US /ˈfætwɑ/
noun 4verb 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
against, british
FATWA + NOUN
rushdie, salman, writer
Definitions
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.
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.
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
A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam.
4
An emphatic decree or opinion, especially one which condemns or criticizes.
verb
1
To issue a fatwa (noun noun sense 1) against (someone); specifically (loosely, erroneous), a fatwa imposing a ban or a death sentence.
Unlike many writers and artists, Chahine had not been fatwaed by the militants, but he felt threatened nevertheless.
One wonders why these terrorists are not fatwaed.
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The website contains fatwas on points of Islamic law that arise in court cases.
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
Unlike many writers and artists, Chahine had not been fatwaed by the militants, but he felt threatened nevertheless.
Wiktionary04
One wonders why these terrorists are not fatwaed.
Wiktionary05
'I'm just beginning one,' says famously-fatwaed author of new novel [subtitle]
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The fatwa against Salman Rushdie leading to his stabbing is proof that words can indeed be violence.
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