Complex sentence: However, "The Satanic Verses" sparked a major controversy when Muslims accused it of blasphemy and mocking their faith, including a "fatwā" against him by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on February 24,1989.
Split into simpler sentences: However, "The Satanic Verses" sparked a major controversy when Muslims accused it of blasphemy and mocking their faith. The outrage among som Muslims resulted in a "fatwā" issued against him by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on February 24,1989.