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A fatwa (UK: / ˈ f æ t w ɑː / ⓘ; US: / ˈ f ɑː t w ɑː /; Arabic: فتوى, romanized: fatwā; pl. فتاوى, fatāwā) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a qualified Islamic jurist in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government.
The fatwa enjoyed wide currency among Muslims and Moriscos (Muslims nominally converted to Christianity and their descendants) in Spain, but its influence was limited to that country. [4] 1727 fatwa on non-religious books. Ruling by the Ottoman chief mufti solicited by the Ottoman ruler to lend religious legitimacy to the printing of ...
It was only after the fatwa was lifted by Iran in 1998 that he was willing to be seen in public again
In the first chapter, the author defines the concept of fatwa and its different types, such as shar'i, fiqhi, and juz'i fatwa. He also discusses the authority and responsibility of a mufti in issuing a fatwa, and the role of fatwa in Islamic law. [3] The second chapter discusses the importance of adab (etiquette) in issuing and seeking a fatwa.
The Ottomans organized muftis into a hierarchical bureaucracy with a chief mufti of the empire called shaykh al-islam at the top. The Ottoman shaykh al-Islam (Turkish: şeyhülislam), was among the most powerful state officials. [6] Scribes reviewed queries directed to Ottoman muftis and rewrote them to facilitate issuing of fatwas.
The opening of the fatwa displayed sympathy to the Muslims of Spain, who kept their religious faith despite the suffering and risk that this posed them. The mufti (author of the fatwa) exhorted that they continue to adhere to the religion of Islam and instruct it to their children when the latter reached maturity. [1]
2016 international conference on Sunni Islam in Grozny; A. ... Fatwa on Religious Pluralism, Liberalism, and Secularism; Fatwa on Terrorism; Fatwas for cash scandal; G.
This is by responding to the fatwa-seeking public in areas of 'aqeedah, 'ibaadah and social issues. It will be called: The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fataawa (al-Lajnah ad-Daa'imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa.)” It is possible to write to the Permanent Committee asking for a fatwa on a specific topic.