Amir Hajju - Amir Hajju

Japanese: アミール・ハッジュ - あみーるはっじゅ
Amir Hajju - Amir Hajju

...The 10th-11th century jurist Mawardi listed eight duties of the amir as governor: (1) organizing the army and paying its wages, (2) appointing qadis (judges), (3) collecting the taxes of haraj and sadaqah, (4) defending Islam, (5) imposing punishments, (6) leading the Friday congregational prayer, (7) protecting pilgrims to Mecca, and (8) waging jihad (holy war). Of these, the seventh duty is sometimes called the amir hajj (amir of pilgrimage). In addition to these, the amir was also involved in the construction of public facilities such as mosques, bridges, canals, and roads, appointing police chiefs and maintaining order, organizing the post office, and minting silver coins. ...

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Japanese:

…このような,総督としてのアミールの任務として,10~11世紀の法学者マーワルディーは,(1)軍隊の整備とその給与の支給,(2)カーディー(裁判官)の任命,(3)ハラージュ,サダカ両税の徴収,(4)イスラムの擁護,(5)刑罰を科すること,(6)金曜日の集団礼拝の指導,(7)メッカ巡礼者の保護,(8)ジハード(聖戦)の遂行の8項目をあげている。このうち(7)の任務は,独立して特別にアミール・ハッジュ(巡礼のアミール)と称されることがある。これらのほか,モスクや橋,用水路,道路などの公共施設の建設,警察長官を任命し,秩序を維持すること,駅逓組織の整備,銀貨の鋳造などにもたずさわった。…

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