fatwa

/หˆfatwษ‘ห/

IPA: /F AA1 T W AA0/

noun
  1. 1

    A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.

    โ€œI think the fatwas on that website are totally unreliable.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fatwa