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With the faith of Islam he had long been familiar, and of the corrupt and tyrannical form of government of Mulai el Hassan and his kaids and kadis he had an intimate knowledge.

From The Blind Mother and The Last Confession by Caine, Hall, Sir

Their kadis are all suns, and yet they are in the dark.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

A few steps beyond we reach the famous Puerta de la Justicia, so called because within it the Moorish sultans or their kadis administered justice—or it may have been merely law.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)