1) Caliph decree 2) Islamic declaration 3) Islamic decree 4) Islamic opinion 5) Islamic ruling 6) Mufti issuance 7) Muslim decree 8) Opinion 9) Ruling 10) Ruling by a mullah 
A fatwā (فتوى; plural fatāwā فتاوى) in the Islamic faith is the term for the legal opinion or learned interpretation that a qualified jurist or mufti can give on issues pertaining to the Islamic law. The person who issues a fatwā is called, in that respect, a Mufti, i.e. an issuer of fatwā, from the verb أَفْتَى `aftā = `he.....
India/Middle East/North Africa A decree issued by a Muslim religious leader. 
In Islamic law, an authoritative legal opinion on a point of doctrine. In 1989, a fatwa calling for the death of British novelist Salman Rushdie was made by the Ayatollah 
The legal opinion of a private religious scholar concerning Islamic law. This opinion often guides certain legal rulings (Esposito 2011
[n] - a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
Legal verdict given based on the Qur'an (Koran) and the Sunnah which are the recorded sayings and deeds of Muhammad.
noun a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
In Islamic law, an authoritative legal opinion on a point of doctrine. In 1989, a fatwa calling for the death of British novelist Salman Rushdie was made by the Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran, following publication of Rushdie's controversial and allegedly blasphemous book The Satanic Verses (1988)
This is an Islamic legal ruling or edict.
An authoritative legal interpretation by a mufti or religious jurist that can provide the basis for court decision or government action.