Hisbah

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
Islamic religious police
gptkbp:controversy women's rights issues
human rights concerns
religious freedom issues
gptkbp:enforcedBy prohibition of alcohol
prohibition of gambling
gender segregation
public decency
dress codes
prayer attendance
gptkbp:historicalName Caliphate period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hisbah
gptkbp:meaning accountability
gptkbp:modernUse gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Kano_State,_Nigeria
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Sudan
gptkbp:purpose enforce Islamic moral conduct
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sharia
Amr bil Maroof wa Nahi anil Munkar
gptkbp:sometimesCalled Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:al-amr_bi-l-maʿrūf_wa-n-nahy_ʿani-l-munkar
gptkb:The_Purity_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7