Adat

Customary law in Muslim regions

Adat (Arabic: عادات; Avar: Адат; Bengali: আদত; Chagatay: ئادەت; Chechen: Адат; Lezgian: Адат; Malay: عادت; Pashto: عادت; Serbian: адет adet; Urdu: عادت) is a generic term derived from Arabic to describe a variety of local customary practices and traditions deemed compatible with Islam as observed by Muslim communities in the Balkans, North Caucasus, Central, South, and Southeast Asia. Within the region, the term refers, in a broader sense, to the customary norms, rules, interdictions, and injunctions that guide individuals' conduct as members of the community and the sanctions and forms of address by which these norms and rules are upheld. Adat also includes the set of local and traditional laws and dispute resolution systems by which these societies are regulated.

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