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Fatwa by modern Muslim and its implications.
Here are few things which one needs to explore and understand before the question could be tackled in general.

What is fatwa and what is its origin and definition? The definition of fatwa is "The legal guidance of a pious and knowledgeable scholar on any matter of Islamic law, based on Quran and Sunnah"
The most recent history of Fatwa could be traced back to Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon him-Pbuh) who used to give decisive instructions in various matters of religious and social import.

First of all, what makes a Muslim modern Muslim? It is a term which has its connotations with the west. There are many Muslims who either are living in western countries or had lived, educated and then settled down back in their respective countries.

There is a class of Western/Westernized Muslims who, due to adoption or assimilation into the western culture or due to having been brain washed, during their educational pursuits, adopted/invented a twisted , watered down, softer or progressive view of Islam. This is primarily done to be compatible with the western values system and thinking process. All out efforts are made, wrong or right, to prove that Islam is very compatible and adaptable religion. Unfortunately the endeavor is based on false belief and conviction, due to lack of sufficient knowledge of Islam and inferiority complex, that the western values are far more humanistic and superior to Islamic values. This notion is constantly and relentlessly being perpetuated by the west that Islam and its value system is rudimentary, antiquated and too stringent to be practicable in the modern times. Often the death by stoning of the adulterers and cutting off the hands of the thieves and oppression of women, hijab (veil) are cited to justify their propaganda.

Then there is another class of secular ruling elites who have the similar mentality and are much more dangerous to the Islamic faith and its followers. The classic examples are Jamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt and Kamal Atta Turk of turkey. There are also some scholars influenced by the apparent glitter of the west such as Mohammad Abduh of Egypt with a famous quote- In Europe there is Islam without Muslims and in Muslim countries there are Muslims without Islam.

Kamal Atta Turk and Jamal Abdul Nasser had done a great deal damage to the Muslim Ummah (Community) by pioneering a new approach of secularism in the Muslim world whereby Islamic values and Shaira (Islamic jurisprudence) become

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