Mazalim
Flag of Abbasid dynasty | |
| Abbasid Government Institution overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | Late eighth century |
| Dissolved | Thirteenth century |
| Jurisdiction | Caliphate |
| Headquarters | |
| Abbasid Government Institution executive | |
Al-Maẓālim (Arabic: المظالم, romanized: al-maẓālim, lit. 'injustices, grievances') were an ancient pre-Islamic institution that was adopted by the Abbasid Caliphate in the eighth century CE. The main purpose of the maẓālim courts was to give ordinary people redress. Al-Maẓālim, or the sultan's court, was distinguished from the shurṭa or police courts.