Courts of law, historical

by Tillier, Mathieu

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According to Islamic tradition, the roots of the judicial system go back to the time of the Prophet Muḥammad, who, it is said, sent qāḍī s to various parts of the Arabian Peninsula. However, it is more likely that it was later Muslim rulers who appointed the first of these “judges,” at the time of the Islamic conquests. These “proto- qāḍī s” (Hallaq, Origins , 34) were active in the great garrison cities of Iraq, Syria, and Egypt, although their precise role remains unclear; their coercive powe…

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According to Islamic tradition, the roots of the judicial system go back to the time of the Prophet Muḥammad, who, it is said, sent qāḍī s to various parts of the Arabian Peninsula. However, it is more likely that it was later Muslim rulers who appointed the first of these “judges,” at the time of the Islamic conquests. These “proto- qāḍī s” (Hallaq, Origins , 34) were active in the great garrison cities of Iraq, Syria, and Egypt, although their precise role remains unclear; their coercive power was, for example, questioned

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1711

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eng Islam

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Tillier, Mathieu

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