English-German translations for fatwa

• Fatwa die
  Punkt 7: die Fatwa gegen Salman Rushdie. Point 7: the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.
  Der Europäische Rat hat deutliche Worte zum Jahrestag der Fatwa gegen Salman Rushdie gesagt. The European Council stated its position clearly on the anniversary of the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.
  Kein religiöser Führer und keine religiöse Bewegung darf sich das Recht herausnehmen, Anhänger in einer Fatwa zu einem Mord aufzurufen. No religious leader or movement should be permitted the freedom to urge supporters in some kind of fatwa to commit murder.
• Fetwa

Definition of fatwa

• A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer
• To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence

Examples

• I think the fatwas on that website are totally unreliable

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