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)

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

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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 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