The

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

noun ''qada'' (قَضَى) means "a decree" and verb ''qudiya'' (قُضِيَ) means literally "carrying out or fulfilling". In Islamic

jurisprudence Jurisprudence, or legal theory, is the theoretical study of the propriety of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to explain the nature of law in its most general form and they also seek to achieve a deeper understanding of legal reasoning a ...

it refers to fulfilling or completing those duties that one may have missed due to some reason or other. It can also mean ''qadee'', a

court A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance ...

judgement or the art of adjudication. A ''qadee'' is binding and enforceable, unlike a fatwa, which is merely a legal opinion. Issued by a Qaadee (

judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...

) in response to a specific case and circumstances. The ''qaadee'' may request a ''fatwa'' to help determine the legal outcome of a specific case but is not bound to follow it. The decision is based on recognized legal precedent.

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