Qadiyat
Village in Al Hudaydah, Yemen
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Qadiyat or Qaziyat (alternative spellings: Kadiyat or Kaziyat) (Russian: Кадиат) in Islam is a territorial division associated with a qadi; in some cases subordinate to the mufti and muftiate. In analogy to Christianity, a qadiyat would be considered a diocese.[1]
Qadiyat
قضية | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Al Hudaydah |
| District | Ad Durayhimi District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
As Sunni Islam does not prescribe any formal hierarchy or priesthood, qadiyats are primarily found in European- and Central Asian Islamic organizations, particularly in south-eastern Europe and countries deriving from the former Soviet Union.[2]
In Russia and in other parts of the former Soviet Union, a muhtasibat is directly subordinate to a qadiyat.[3]
The Ottoman Empire had a similar territorial division called a kadiluk, which was more concerned with justice and taxation than religion.
