Fatwā, premodern - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Fatwā, premodern - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Powers, David S.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061616
Doc. NO	:	ALei2013
Main Entry	:	Powers, David S.
Title & Author	:	Fatwā, premodern - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Powers, David S.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(3,351 words)
Abstract	:	A fatwā is a legal opinion issued by an expert Muslim jurist in response to a request from a layman, judge, or ruler. The response, although not binding, has persuasive authority. The person who poses the question is the mustaftī and the request itself is called the istiftāʾ ; the respondent is the muftī ; and the activity is called futyā or iftāʾ . The premodern roots of the activity of issuing fatwā s can be traced back to the Qurʾān, which introduced a series of instructions relating to ritual behaviour, social relations—
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2013.pdf