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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "a " judge "". Today it says "magistrate or judge of a sharia court". We saved the article's opening at 6 moments between 2005 and 2025, and every claim links the exact revision.

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The opening as it read in 2005

Qadi Arabic قاضى" is a " judge ". In countries where Sharia , the traditional law interpreted from the Qur'an or the Hadith , is the law, qadi refers to a judge according to the Sharia. There is no appeal. His responsibility is restricted to issues connected to religion, involving marriage and divorce, and inheritance, including the pious bequests ( waqf ), of which a qadi was often the trustee.¹ In practice, Islam makes no distinction between religious and secular existence.² The judgment of the qadi must be founded on the Qur'an, but the choice of which surahs will be applicable offers broad latitude of discretion. Charges of favoritism and corruption in the qadi are as ancient in Islam as anti-clericalism is in the West. In Islamic countries under constitutional government, such as Turkey , where Shariah is not the basis for the legal system, Qadi is the equivalent of a judge or magistrate . In countries that practice a hybrid legal system, such as Egypt , a Qadi makes an initial ruling in all civil and criminal matters. In some Islamic countries the position of qadi, formerly reduced to simply being responsible for the initial hearing of cases or even abolished, in the process of Westernization, has been recently reinstated, as in some Islamic provinces of northern Nigeria . When it involves a severe penalty, his decision has to be approved by a Mufti , certainly in capital punishment cases, to ensure that verdict is in compliance with the Muslim law.³

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Qadi (also known as Qazi , Kazi or Kadi ) ( ) 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 ijmah , the prevailing consensus of the ulema , Islamic scholars.

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Abû Zayd pleads before the Qadi of Ma'arra (1334). A qadi ( / ˈ k ɑː d i , ˈ k eɪ -/ ; also known as qaadi , qaadee , qazi , kazi , quazi , kadi or kadı ) ( qāḍī ) is a judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law ( sharia ), appointed by the ruler of a Muslim country. Qadis traditionally have jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims . The judgment of a qadi must be based on ijmah , the prevailing consensus of the Islamic scholars ( ulema ). The origin of the institution of qadi is the old Arab arbitrator, the Hakam , but qualities from officials in areas conquered by Arabs have been added to the structure.

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judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law This article is about the Islamic judge. ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Abû Zayd pleads before the Qadi of Ma'arra (1334). A Qadi ( ; also Qazi , cadi , kadi or kazi ) is the magistrate or judge of a Shariʿa court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions, such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and auditing of public works. An Introduction to Islamic law .

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Appointed judge in Islamic jurisprudence This article is about the Islamic judge. ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) A qāḍī ( ; otherwise transliterated as qazi , cadi , kadi , or kazi ) is the magistrate or judge of a sharīʿa court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and audition of public works. An Introduction to Islamic law .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Appointed judge in Islamic jurisprudence This article is about the Islamic judge. ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) A qadi ( / ˈ k ɑː d i / ; Arabic : قاضي , romanized : qāḍī ) 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 auditing of public works. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). An Introduction to Islamic law .

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