fatwa
(noun) a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fatwa (plural fatwas or fatawa)
(Islam) A legal opinion, decree or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic lawyer.
fatwa (third-person singular simple present fatwas, present participle fatwaing, simple past and past participle fatwaed)
(rare, transitive) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.
• tawaf
Source: Wiktionary
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
