Video - The Peaceful Justice of Neighborhood Imams
First of all, the imam...I mean, the imam of the neighborhood mosque. He's the most respected person there. The courts in the Ottomans are not so numerous as they are in us. The reason is the tradition of almost private judgment under the chairmanship of these imams. The Deckhand takes the disputes between them to the neighborhood imam before the court. Imams, before dealing with the issue in a legal way, are making an attempt for peace. The elders of the neighborhood also participate in this stage as a jury in a sense. Almost all of the disputes are settled there. Whether it is a debt issue, a family law or a property dispute, a recorded, recorded document is not signed, as is the case with us. On the other hand, the parties who consent to their rights in the presence of the imam and the neighborhood residents feel absolutely bound by the promise they have made. There is no sanction for the party who does not comply with the decision he has declared his consent to. But there is another sanction that, if Allah is not obeyed, life will turn into hell. You will be surprised, but this sentence is as follows: given in the special court of the neighborhood