Qadi (also known as Qazi and Kadi) (
Arabic: قاضي) is a
judge ruling in accordance with the
sharia, Islamic religious law. Because Islam makes no distinction between religious and secular domains, qadis traditionally have jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims. The judgment of a qadi must be based on
ijma, the prevailing consensus of the
ulema, Islamic scholars. Charges of favoritism and
corruption against qadis are as ancient in
Islam as
anti-clericalism is in the
West.
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