Fatimid state courts
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Fatimid state courts were judicial institutions of the Fatimid Caliphate that administered law and resolved disputes according to Isma'ili Shi'a legal principles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fatimid court elites | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court system
ⓘ
judicial institution ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Fatimid caliph
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chief qadi ⓘ qadi ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedLegalTradition |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Isma'ili Shi'a law ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Fatimid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hadith
ⓘ
Isma'ili legal doctrine ⓘ Qur'an NERFINISHED ⓘ fatimid imam-caliph decrees ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Sunni Abbasid courts ⓘ |
| employedOfficial |
court scribe
ⓘ
notary ⓘ qadi ⓘ witness ⓘ |
| endedWith | fall of the Fatimid Caliphate in 1171 ⓘ |
| followedSchoolOfThought | Isma'ili jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver |
Muslim subjects of the Fatimid Caliphate
ⓘ
non-Muslim dhimmi communities in certain matters ⓘ |
| influenced | later Isma'ili legal traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Islamic judicial practice ⓘ |
| legalAuthorityDerivedFrom |
caliphal sovereignty
ⓘ
religious authority of the imam ⓘ |
| locationOfHeadCourt |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Qahira palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Isma'ilism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shi'a Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolved |
civil disputes
ⓘ
commercial disputes ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ family law cases ⓘ inheritance disputes ⓘ waqf disputes ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Fatimid imam-caliph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| usedProcedure |
document authentication
ⓘ
oaths ⓘ oral testimony ⓘ written petitions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fatimid court elites