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fatwa in Japanese

fatwa in Japanese is ファトワー — fatwa means a formal legal ruling or opinion issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.

fatwa in Japanese

ファトワー
noun
Pronounced: fatowā
(religion, by extension) A formal decree or ruling, or statement, issued by an authority of a religion other than Islam.

What does "fatwa" mean?

  1. noun A formal legal ruling or opinion issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.
    "The scholar issued a fatwa on the permissibility of the new banking product."
  2. noun A ruling by an Islamic authority calling for a person to be put to death, usually over alleged apostasy or blasphemy.
    "The author went into hiding after a fatwa was issued against him."
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fatwa in a sentence

  • The scholar issued a fatwa on the permissibility of the new banking product.
  • Muslims sometimes seek a fatwa from a local mufti on a point of religious law.
  • The author went into hiding after a fatwa was issued against him.
  • News of the fatwa calling for his death spread around the world.

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What is "fatwa" in Japanese?
"fatwa" in Japanese is ファトワー. fatwa means: A formal legal ruling or opinion issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.
How do you pronounce ファトワー?
"fatwa" in Japanese is ファトワー, pronounced "fatowā".
How do you use "fatwa" in a sentence?
Example: "The scholar issued a fatwa on the permissibility of the new banking product." In Japanese, "fatwa" is ファトワー.
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