Qadi

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A qadi (/ˈkɑːdi/; Arabic: قاضي, romanized: qāḍī^[a]) is the magistrate or judge of a Sharia court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and audition of public works.^[1]

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