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" Evidence - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Powers, Paul
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English
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1061549
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ALei1946
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Powers, Paul
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Evidence - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Powers, Paul
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(3,745 words)
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In premodern Islamic law, evidence (bayyina) consisted principally of confession (iqrār) , testimony of witnesses (shahāda) , and the judicial oath ( yamīn). In works of fiqh ( jurisprudence), discussion of evidence was interwoven with other elements of legal procedure, especially the conduct of court cases (daʿwā) , the administration of the court (qaḍāʾ or aqḍiya) , and the comportment of judges (adab al-qāḍī) , although testimony receives separate treatment as the most important and complex form of evidence. Barring a confession, at least two pieces of evidence (e.g., two witnesses, or a witness and
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Islam.
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ALei1946.pdf
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