qadis

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Qadis were Islamic judges responsible for interpreting and applying Sharia law in courts, overseeing legal disputes, and administering justice in Muslim societies.

All labels observed (5)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic_judge
judicial_office
alternativeTransliteration kadi
qazi
applies fiqh
appliesLaw Sharia
appointedBy caliph
emir
ruler
sultan
expectedToExhibit impartiality
integrity
knowledge_of_law
piety
foundIn Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasid_Caliphate

Islamic Caliphates
surface form: Islamic_caliphates

Muslim_societies
Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman_Empire

Umayyad Caliphate
surface form: Umayyad_Caliphate
handles civil_cases
contract_disputes
criminal_cases
family_law_cases
inheritance_cases
legal_disputes
hasPluralForm qadi
historicalLanguageOfOffice Arabic
interprets Islamic_law
linkedTo Islamic_governance
Islamic_legal_system
mayIssue court_verdicts
legal_judgments
mayOversee divorce_proceedings
guardianship_issues
implementation_of_punishments
marriage_contracts
waqf_administration
operatesIn Islamic_courts
requiresKnowledgeOf Hadith literature
surface form: Hadith

Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
surface form: Islamic_jurisprudence

Quran
roleIn administration_of_justice
uses juristic_opinion
legal_precedent
worksWith court_scribes
defendants
plaintiffs
witnesses

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mughal legal system hadJudicialOfficer qadis
this entity surface form: qazi
Mughal Emperor hasPart qadis
this entity surface form: qazi-ul-quzzat (chief judge)
Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States headedBy qadis
this entity surface form: Grand Kadi of the State Sharia Court of Appeal
subah (Mughal provincial administration) hasOfficial qadis
this entity surface form: qazi (judicial officer)