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- noun Alternative spelling of
qadi .
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Examples
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For this reason, this article in AKI struck me as apposite A man and a woman have been stoned to death by militants in Pakistan's north-west border region after an Islamic 'qazi' court found them guilty of adultery.
A parallel system of Sharia law Not a sheep 2008
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For this reason, this article in AKI struck me as apposite A man and a woman have been stoned to death by militants in Pakistan's north-west border region after an Islamic 'qazi' court found them guilty of adultery.
Archive 2008-04-01 Not a sheep 2008
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A man and a woman have been stoned to death by militants inPakistan's north-west border region after an Islamic 'qazi' court found them guilty of adultery.
The Jawa Report 2009
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I love how this paper identifies the court that condemned the couple to death as a 'qazi' court, and goes to great lengths to explain what a 'qazi' court is.
The Jawa Report 2009
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I had never thought that I would one day be a 'qazi'.
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I did not question the fact that my 'qazi' was a man but I always questioned my 'nikahnama' (marriage certificate) - a 'kora kagaz' (blank paper) in terms of the blandness of its content.
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What I did not know then was that the presence of a 'qazi' is not an essential requirement.
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(majlis) should witness the nikah ceremony in which 'qazi' (priest) ensures the identity of the bride and bridegroom.
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(majlis) should witness the nikah ceremony in which 'qazi' (priest) ensures the identity of the bride and bridegroom.
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(majlis) should witness the nikah ceremony in which 'qazi' (priest) ensures the identity of the bride and bridegroom.
Analysis 2010
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