A fatwa (UK: / ˈfætwɑː / ⓘ; US: / ˈfɑːtwɑː /; Arabic: فتوى, romanized: fatwā; pl. فتاوى, fatāwā) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (sharia) given by a qualified Islamic jurist (faqih) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. [1][2][3] A jurist issuing fatwas is called a mufti, and the act of issuing... More @Wikipedia
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