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I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the 'Daily Telegraph' with a progressive graduate payment; and upset very rich people who are trying to dodge British taxes. I must be doing something right.
Vince Cable

Meaning of "fatwa" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FATWA

Arabic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FATWA

fatwa  [ˈfætwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FATWA

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adjective
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fatwa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FATWA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fatwa

A fatwā in the Islamic faith is the term for the legal opinion or learned interpretation that a qualified jurist or mufti can give on issues pertaining to the Islamic law. The person who issues a fatwā is called, in that respect, a Mufti, i.e. an issuer of fatwā, from the verb أَفْتَى 'aftā = "he gave a formal legal opinion on". This is not necessarily a formal position since most Muslims argue that anyone trained in Islamic law may give an opinion on its teachings. If a fatwā does not break new ground, then it is simply called a ruling. An analogy might be made to the issue of legal opinions from courts in common-law systems. Fatwās generally contain the details of the scholar's reasoning, typically in response to a particular case, and are considered binding precedent by those Muslims who have bound themselves to that scholar, including future muftis; mere rulings can be compared to memorandum opinions.

Definition of fatwa in the English dictionary

The definition of fatwa in the dictionary is a non-binding judgment on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized religious authority.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FATWA


abattoir
ˈæbəˌtwɑː
conservatoire
kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː
ecritoire
ˌeɪkrɪˈtwɑː
escritoire
ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑː
grattoir
ˈgrætwɑː
patois
ˈpætwɑː
putois
puːˈtwɑː
remontoir
ˌrɛmənˈtwɑː
remontoire
ˌremənˈtwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
sautoir
səʊˈtwɑː
scrutoire
ˌskruːˈtwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FATWA

fattiest
fattily
fattiness
fatting
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fattism
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fattrels
fatty
fatty acid
fatty degeneration
fatty oil
fatty tissue
fatuities
fatuitous
fatuity
fatuous
fatuously
fatuousness
fatwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE FATWA

Adamawa
Chippewa
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kawakawa
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Kwa
malwa
Ojibwa
Okinawa
Oshawa
Ottawa
schwa
Sumbawa
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twa
Warszawa
wawa

Synonyms and antonyms of fatwa in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fatwa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FATWA

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The translations of fatwa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fatwa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追杀令
1,325 millions of speakers

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fatwa
570 millions of speakers

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fatwa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फतवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فتوى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фетва
278 millions of speakers

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fatwa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফতোয়া
260 millions of speakers

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fatwa
220 millions of speakers

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Fatwa
190 millions of speakers

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Fatwa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファトゥワ
130 millions of speakers

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파트와 (fatwa)
85 millions of speakers

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Fatwa
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Fatwa
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Translator English - Tamil

பாத்வா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फतवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fetva
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fatwa
65 millions of speakers

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fatwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фетва
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fatwa
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φετβά
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fatwa
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fatwa
10 millions of speakers
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fatwa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fatwa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FATWA»

The term «fatwa» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.723 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FATWA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fatwa

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2 QUOTES WITH «FATWA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fatwa.
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Vince Cable
I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the 'Daily Telegraph' with a progressive graduate payment; and upset very rich people who are trying to dodge British taxes. I must be doing something right.
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Patrick Chappatte
Religion and political cartoons, as you may have heard, make a difficult couple, ever since that day of 2005, when a bunch of cartoonists in Denmark drew cartoons that had repercussions all over the world - demonstrations, fatwa, they provoked violence. People died in the violence.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FATWA»

Discover the use of fatwa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fatwa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fatwa: Living With a Death Threat
She had to escape with her two little girls but how? This tense story never quite ends. Even now, Jacky is living in the shadow of a death threat. A fatwa is issued legitimately under Islamic law to a Muslim woman who leaves her husband.
Jacky Trevane, 2013
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Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the ...
Draws on fieldwork and interviews with Muslims in places ranging from Lahore, Pakistan to Minneapolis, Minnesota to discuss contemporary opinions on the rise of fundamentalism in Islam and how it can be curbed.
Karima Bennoune, 2013
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Fatwa on suicide bombings and terrorism : table of contents, ...
The English version of the introduction to the historic fatwa on terrorism and suicide bombings.
Muḥammad T̤āhirulqādrī, 2010
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Fatwa: Violence & Discourtesy
Mehdi Mozaffari reviews the history of the fatwa from its origins and its evolution to the present day.
Mehdi Mozaffari, 1998
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FATWA
In this electrifying short-story account, New York Times best-selling author Thomas M. Kostigen describes escaping from Iranian assassins who descend upon his Beverly Hills home seeking retribution for charges in his latest novel, Golden ...
Thomas M. Kostigen, 2012
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From Fatwa to Jihad: The Rushdie Affair and Its Legacy
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Rushdie fatwa, From Fatwa to Jihad tells, for the first time, the full story of this defining episode and explores its repercussions and resonance through to contemporary debates about Islam, terror ...
Kenan Malik, 2012
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The Satanic Verses: A Novel
This is just the initial act in a magnificent odyssey that seamlessly merges the actual with the imagined. A book whose importance is eclipsed only by its quality, The Satanic Verses is a key work of our times.
Salman Rushdie, 2011
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Joseph Anton: A Memoir
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle • Newsweek/The Daily Beast • The Seattle Times • The Economist • Kansas City Star • BookPage On February 14, 1989, Valentine’s Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned ...
Salman Rushdie, 2012
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Traditionalist Approaches to Shari`ah Reform: Mawlana Ashraf ...
Examples oi Ijtihad in Thanawi's Own Legal Work Manuals on the science of giving fatwa (usul al-ifta ') often describe a ranking of the different types of jurists ( tabaqat al-fuqaha), with reference in particular to how much or what kinds of ijtihad ...
Fareeha Khan, 2008
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Islamic Finance: Law, Economics, and Practice
Recently the debate erupted once more with a high-profile fatwa from the prestigious Azhar Islamic Research Institute, which deemed the collection of interest on conventional bank deposits permissible (by characterizing it as a fixed profit rate ...
Mahmoud A. El-Gamal, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FATWA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fatwa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 3, 'Don't Make Me Come …
The episode does a much better job of joining the disparate plotlines of Litchfield's mounting administrative woes and the fatwa that Gloria and ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Tantrums after Sri Lanka ex-president's nomination drama
She was the only SLFP elected representative who joined the “Bring Back Mahinda” platform in Kandy violating an SLFP fatwa banning its ... «EconomyNext, Jul 15»
3
Egypt Fights Back as Muslim Brotherhood Escalates Terrorist Activity
This comes after some of the senior members of the Brotherhood received capital punishment sentences, and after a fatwa was issued by the ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Revealed: The Muslim Brotherhood's British Property Portfolio …
He is a member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), funded by the FIOE which promotes it as the “chief religious authority ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Disgust is Not an Argument
Many people don't know that a “fatwa” is not a “death sentence” but an opinion by a Muslim leader. Because of this many western readers, ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
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Celebrating Ramadan in the Arctic
Muslims in these communities choose which fatwa to follow. Some decideto adhere to the sunrise and sunset hours of nearby, more southern ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Framing Iran: Thomas Friedman's War Wish
... will indicate that Iran's leadership has many reasons not to want nuclear weapons, which Khamenei condemned in a fatwa some time ago. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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Fatwa Q&As: When should I break my fast while on a flight?
The General Authority of Isalmic Affairs and Endowments (Awqaf) was established by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa in 2006. «The National, Jul 15»
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Who could overcome Abbott's fatwa on Tony Jones?
And so it is with the fatwa on Tony Jones's chat show. According to the PM's loyalists, the leadership group meet on the last Thursday of the ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
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Court to hear SIS' judicial review of fatwa in November
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has set Nov 12 to her Sisters in Islam's (SIS) judicial review of a gazetted fatwa (edict) in Selangor declaring ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»

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