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A fatwa (Arabic: فتوى; plural fatāwa), is a legal pronouncement in Islam. A mufti (a scholar capable of making judgments on Sharia (Islamic law)) pronounces it. Usually a fatwa is made to clarify a question where "fiqh" (Islamic jurisprudence) is unclear. Usually a judge or other person requests it.

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  • Tazkarat al-Fuqaha

    Page from a compilation of fatwas from Safavid Persia, late 17th century

  • Samarkand, Registan, Ulugbek Medressa (6238565020)

    Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand (est. 1422)

  • Tobacco Protest Fatwa issued by Mirza Mohammed Hassan Husseini Shirazi - 1890

    Tobacco protest fatwa issued by Mirza Shirazi

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Fetua para niños

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