Definition of "fatwas" []

• Plural form of fatwa. (noun)

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• "Yet last year, under the noses of warders, it is said that Qatada and Adel Abdel Bary, leader of the UK branch of Egyptian 'Islamic Jihad', were able to smuggle out a series of 'fatwas' - religious decrees - legitimising attacks by al Qaeda."
• "His fatwas are the nearest equivalent that al-Qaeda has to an ex cathedra statement from the pope."
• "(He holds the same rank as Iraq's Ali Sistani; Shiites recognize a small number of "grand ayatollahs" who issue religious rulings known as fatwas and serve as objects of "emulation.")"