Possible Clues:

• Legal ruling by Islamic leader, as against Salman Rushdie
• Muslim ruling
• Authoritative ruling (Islam)
• Ruling or sentence by Islamic religious leader
• Ruling by Islamic religious leader, as on Salman Rushdie
• Ruling by Islamic leader, as on Salmon Rushdie
• A ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognised authority
• Religious decree issued by a Muslim leader
• Ruling from couple of Scots on game's governing body
• Substantial weight put on a religious ruling