This article describes the history, features and functions of the Islamic law courts in the Ottoman Empire before the Tanzimat era. After briefly surveying of the roots of this institution in pre-Ottoman settings, the article focusses on how Ottoman administrators and juridical experts built on this legacy. Later, the article discusses the modern scholarly literature on the court in a way to reflect on its prevalent tendencies.

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Tanzimat 之前奥斯曼帝国的伊斯兰教法法庭

本文介绍了坦齐马特时代之前奥斯曼帝国伊斯兰法院的历史、特点和功能。在简要调查了该机构在前奥斯曼帝国时期的根源之后，本文重点介绍了奥斯曼帝国的管理者和司法专家如何在这一遗产的基础上进行建设。随后，文章对现代学术文献进行了探讨，以反思其盛行的倾向。