Qadi

Quick meaning: Qadi is a noun meaning (Islam, law) A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.

Meaning

(Islam, law) A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.

Example Sentences

legal treatises dealing with the subject usually spoke of the appointment to office of a qadi [...].

To this the Jew agreed, and the two went together to the great hall, in which the kadi was administering justice.

The Qazi, his spiritual adviser, had recommended that the Russian be taken out into the desert and buried alive [...].

While sharia law for divorce in many Muslim countries has been modified by governments, in Israel reform was initiated by qadis.

Word Forms

• qadis

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include qazi, magistrate, jurist, judge, justice, kadi.

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