1) What is the meaning of fatwa and how did it emerge in the Islamic tradition?
2) What is the difference between ifta (practice of issuing fatwas) and qada (judgeship)? How did these two institutions relate to each other in the Islamic
legal tradition?
3) What is the relationship between ifta and ijtihad and to what extent, do you think, the ability to practice ijtihad has been a prerequisite for issuing fatwas?
4)What are the main differences between individual and institutional fatwas and to what extent do they, in your opinion, compete with each other?