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 (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate

Islamic_caliphates ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Caliphates

Muslim_societies ⓘ
Ottoman_Empire ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Empire

Umayyad_Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Hadith literature

Islamic_jurisprudence ⓘ
Quran ⓘ
roleIn administration_of_justice ⓘ
uses juristic_opinion ⓘ
legal_precedent ⓘ
worksWith court_scribes ⓘ
defendants ⓘ
plaintiffs ⓘ
witnesses ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Mughal legal system → hadJudicialOfficer → qazi ⓘ
linked to: qadis
Mughal Emperor → hasPart → qazi-ul-quzzat (chief judge) ⓘ
linked to: qadis
Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States → headedBy → Grand Kadi of the State Sharia Court of Appeal ⓘ
linked to: qadis
subah (Mughal provincial administration) → hasOfficial → qazi (judicial officer) ⓘ
linked to: qadis
Sharia courts in Israel → judgeTitle → qadi ⓘ
linked to: qadis
Abbasid administration → hasPart → diwan al-qada ⓘ
linked to: qadis