Note 335 — KING SHAH BAKHT AND HIS WAZIR AL-RAHWAN.[295]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
In parts of the Moslem world Al-Jabr = the tyranny, is the equivalent of what we call “civil law,” as opposed to Al-Sharí’ah, or Holy Law, the religious code; Diwan Al-Jabr (Civil Court) being the contrary of the Mahkamah or Kazi’s tribunal. See “First Footsteps in East Africa,” p. 126.