Fatwa

A fatwa ({{lang-ar|فتوى}}) plural fatāwa (فتاوى), is a legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue. Usually a fatwa is issued at the request of an individual or a judge to settle a question where ’’fiqh,’’ Islamic jurisprudence, is unclear. A scholar capable of issuing fatwas is known as a Mufti.

External links

• The 1998 Fatwa summary and text
• The Fatwa and Revolutionary Islamic Movements
• Live Fatwa & archive
• Fatwa archive
• Osama bin Ladin’s Fatwa urging jihad against Americans
• Ask the Imam Fatwas by Mufti Ebrahim Desai (The Fatwa Department)
• Salafi fatwa's