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"I inform all zealous Muslims of the world that the author of the book entitled The Satanic Verses — which has been compiled, printed and published in opposition to Islam, the Prophet, and the Qur'an — and all those involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are sentenced to death. I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them quickly, wherever they may be found, so that no one else will dare to insult the Muslim sanctities. God Willing, whoever is killed on this path is a martyr." --February 14, 1989, radio Tehran broadcast his fatwa by Ayatollah Khomeini

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A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. 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 gave a formal legal opinion on". This is not necessarily a formal position since most Muslims argue that anyone trained in Islamic law may give an opinion (fatwā) on its teachings. If a fatwā does not break new ground, then it is simply called a ruling.

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-One of the first well-known [[fatwa]]s was proclaimed in 1989 by the [[Iran]]ian [[Ayatollah]] [[Ruhollah Khomeini]], against [[Salman Rushdie]] over his novel ''[[The Satanic Verses (novel)|The Satanic Verses]]''. The reason was an allegedly blasphemous statement taken from an early biography of [[Muhammad]], regarding the incorporation of pagan [[goddess]]es into Islam’s strongly monotheistic structure. Khomeini died shortly after issuing the fatwa. In 1998 Iran stated it is no longer pursuing Rushdie’s death; however, that decree was again reversed in early 2005 by the present [[theocrat]], [[Ayatollah]] [[Ali Khamenei]].
+"I inform all zealous [[Muslim]]s of the world that the author of the book entitled ''[[The Satanic Verses]]'' — which has been compiled, printed and published in opposition to [[Islam]], [[the Prophet]], and the [[Qur'an]] — and all those involved in its publication who were aware of its content, are [[sentenced to death]]. I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them quickly, wherever they may be found, so that no one else will dare to insult the Muslim sanctities. God Willing, whoever is killed on this path is a [[martyr]]." --February 14, 1989, radio Tehran broadcast his [[fatwa]] by [[Ayatollah Khomeini]]
-In 1991, Rushdie's [[Japanese language|Japanese]] translator, [[Hitoshi Igarashi]], was stabbed to death in [[Tokyo]], and his [[Italian language|Italian]] translator was beaten and stabbed in [[Milan]]. In 1993, Rushdie's [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] publisher [[William Nygaard]] was shot and severely injured in an attack outside his house in [[Oslo]]. Thirty-seven guests died when their hotel in [[Sivas, Turkey]] was torched by locals protesting against [[Aziz Nesin]], Rushdie's [[Turkish language|Turkish]] translator.
-In February 2016, in celebration of the anniversary of the fatwa against Rushdie, Iranian state-run median agencies added $300,000 to the estimated $3.3 Million bounty for the death of Rushdie.
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