Ayatollah Khomeini condemned the book with a fatwa in 1989. The executions took place based on a fatwa by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini. A mufti's response is called a "fatwa". Again Saudi authorities sought and received a fatwa from leading Wahhabi ulama supporting their action. Many Saudi clerics and citizens expressed outrage at the fatwa on social media. Aurangzeb fully established sharia by compiling the Fatwa Alamgiri. The person who asks a mufti for a fatwa is known as "mustafti". The proclamation was supported by a fatwa issued by the Shaykh al-Islam. Khomeini died shortly after issuing the fatwa. He is the head of the fatwa department of the Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe. Hanbali theologian Ibn Taymiyah issued a "fatwa" proclaiming the same. The origins of muftis and the fatwa can be traced back to the Quran. There was also criticism of the fatwa issued against Rushdie's publishers. Other Muslim authorities have questioned the validity of the fatwa. The candidates were asked about their opinion on the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.