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==Registers of Endowed Properties (''Waqfiyāt'')== | |||
==Registers of Endowed Properties ( | |||
Research use: Good for family historians because of lineage linked information. The waqf system was not limited to Muslims. | Research use: Good for family historians because of lineage linked information. The waqf system was not limited to Muslims. | ||
Record type: The waqf is similar in some respects to the concept of a will. | Record type: The ''waqf'' is similar in some respects to the concept of a will. | ||
Time period:1200 to present. | Time period:1200 to present. | ||
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Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.</ref> | Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.</ref> | ||
==Inheritance Transactions ( | ==Inheritance Transactions (''Mukhallifāt'')== | ||
Research use: These records are a good source for specific information about deceased individuals. They also provide relationships helpful in lineage linking. | Research use: These records are a good source for specific information about deceased individuals. They also provide relationships helpful in lineage linking. | ||
Record type: Legal proceedings concerning distribution of inheritance to heirs of deceased persons. The distribution of inheritance among heirs was prescribed in great detail in Islamic law. A propertied person’s death ordinarily entailed registering his assets with the local Islamic judge [quadi], indicating the name and legacy of each inheritor along with his or her relationship with the deceased. Islamic law courts [ | Record type: Legal proceedings concerning distribution of inheritance to heirs of deceased persons. The distribution of inheritance among heirs was prescribed in great detail in Islamic law. A propertied person’s death ordinarily entailed registering his assets with the local Islamic judge [''quadi''], indicating the name and legacy of each inheritor along with his or her relationship with the deceased. Islamic law courts [''sharia''] handled litigation concerning inheritance. | ||
Time period: 1200 to present. | Time period: 1200 to present. | ||
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Contents: Names of deceased persons, dates of death, lists of assets, lists of heirs with relationship to deceased. | Contents: Names of deceased persons, dates of death, lists of assets, lists of heirs with relationship to deceased. | ||
Location: At Islamic law court [ | Location: At Islamic law court [''sharia''] archives in various cities. | ||
Population coverage: About 20%; these records pertain to Muslims with property only. | Population coverage: About 20%; these records pertain to Muslims with property only. | ||
Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile"/> | Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile"/> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Tunisia]] | [[Category:Tunisia]][[Category:Probate Records]] | ||
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