fatwa

A fatwa - a legal ruling as per Islamic law - was issued against her and a man tried to attack her with a knife before he was overpowered by her husband.

Iran's religious leader issued a fatwa calling for the author's death due to the book.

He has not said whether his alleged actions were influenced by the fatwa.

A fatwa is a non-binding Islamic legal ruling from a respected religious scholar usually based on the Quran or the Sunnah - the sayings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad.

Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in 1989, calling for Rushdie’s assassination.