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Show H.hammedan Law. In the Moslem state of Turkey the laws of the empire rest in principle on the basis of the Koran, the Hadlth. or traditions, of Mohammed, and the reported sayings of his successors, all of which are binding upon the sovereign sov-ereign of the state as upon all Moslems. Mos-lems. Each successive sultan, however, how-ever, has enacted statutes as suited his Individual purpose and, by virtue of his absolute authority, his laws have stood until others have swept feliein away. The nearest approach to a Supreme court justice Is the sultan. Ue Interprets (?) the law as he thinks bpSl for bis people. New York Tribune. |