Mazalim

Al-Maẓālim (Arabic: المظالم, romanized: al-maẓālim, lit.'injustices, grievances') were an ancient pre-Islamic institution that was adopted by the Abbasid Caliphate in the eighth century CE. The main purpose of the maẓālim courts was to give ordinary people redress. Al-Maẓālim, or the sultan's court, was distinguished from the shurṭa or police courts.

Mazalim
Abbasid Government Institution overview
FormedLate eighth century
DissolvedThirteenth century
JurisdictionCaliphate
Headquarters
Abbasid Government Institution executive
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