Akida

For an Islamic term meaning creed, see Aqidah. For the story of the binding of Isaac, see Akedah.

Akida was a title of indigenous rural officials in Tanganyika.[1] During the German East African rule, the Germans adopted the title from pre-colonial Zanzibar-based administration, investing it with greater power.[1] Under German rule, akidas headed administrative units overseeing several small countryside chiefs (called jumbe) and functioned as tax collectors, policemen, and lower judges.[1] Their judicial role was recognized under the British colonial administration which took over from Germans following World War I.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shamil Jeppie, Ebrahim Moosa, Richard L. Roberts, eds. (2010). "Muslim Family Law in Sub-Saharan Africa: Colonial Legacies and Post-colonial Challenges". Amsterdam University Press. pp. 275–276.


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