Editing Fatwa (section)

==Terminology==

The word ''fatwa'' comes from the Arabic root ''f-t-w'', whose meanings  include 'youth, newness, clarification, explanation'.{{sfn|Masud|Kéchichian|2009}} A number of terms related to ''fatwa'' derive from the same root. A jurist issuing fatwas is called a ''[[mufti]]''. The person who asks for a fatwa is known as ''mustafti''. The act of issuing fatwas is called ''iftāʾ''.{{sfn|Hendrickson|2013}}{{sfn|Dallal|Hendrickson|2009}} The term ''futyā'' refers to soliciting and issuing fatwas.{{sfn|Vikør|2005|p=143}}

In older English language works the spelling '''''fetva''''', from Turkish, is used, relating to the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Corps de Droit Ottoman|journal=[[Law Quarterly Review]]|volume=21|publisher=Stevens and Sons|date=October 1905|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=8jUbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA443 443]-[https://books.google.com/books?id=8jUbAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA444 444]}}</ref>