Al-MaáºÂÃÂlim () were an ancient pre-Islamic institution that was adopted by the Abbasid Caliphate in the eighth century CE. The main purpose of the maáºÂÃÂlim courts was to give ordinary people redress. Al-MaáºÂÃÂlim, or the sultan's court, was distinguished from the shurá¹Âa or police courts.
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