Synonyms for fatwa
ˈfɑt wɑfat·wa

Princeton's WordNet

1. fatwanoun

   a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority

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1. • Opinion
   • Shariah

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1. List of paraphrases for "fatwa":

   edict, opinion

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1. Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights:

   This is a cheap ‘Fatwa’ that is far from what Islam really stands for and is in violation of human rights, it is a portrayal of these murderers’ devilish-like behavior and low moral standing.

2. Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi:

   His fatwa was to execute whoever rejected Mullah Mansour as a leader.

3. Nonie Darwish:

   It is not safe, of course, not even in the West, for anyone who has a fatwa of death issued against them.

4. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

   The Americans say they stopped Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, they know it’s not true. We had a fatwa (religious ruling), declaring nuclear weapons to be religiously forbidden under Islamic law. It had nothing to do with the nuclear talks.

5. Hassan Rouhani:

   We have never wanted nuclear weapons because of our supreme leader's fatwa.