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'''Kazi''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]:কাজী , [[Romanization of Bengali|romanized]]: Kaji) is an aristocratic [[Bengali Muslims|Bengali Muslim]] surname found in the [[Bengal]] region of the Subcontinent.

== Etymology and History ==
The surname of ''Kazi'' is found amongst the [[Bengali Muslims]], it derives from the [[Arabic]] word ''Qadhi'' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: قاضي, <small>[[Romanization of Arabic|romanized]]:</small> ''Qāḍī)'', meaning Judge or Magistrate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Role of the qadi {{!}} Under the microscope: Customary justice systems in northern Mali |url=https://www.clingendael.org/pub/2017/under_the_microscope_customary_justice_systems_in_northern_mali/3_role_of_the_qadi/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.clingendael.org}}</ref> In the era of [[Muslims|Muslim]] rule in the [[Indian subcontinent]] by empires such as the [[Delhi Sultanate]], [[Bengal Sultanate]], and the [[Mughal Empire]], the rulers often had invited people from the [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]] and [[West Asia|Western Asia]] regions, who were educated in [[Sharia]], and languages, particularly [[Persian language|Persian]], the court language of these Muslim empires, so they could serve as [[judges]] in their populations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Mannan |first=Manzurul |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manzurul-Mannan/publication/283620700_Bangsha_Islam_History_and_the_Structure_of_Bengali_Muslim_Descent/links/5641800108aeacfd893661c0/Bangsha-Islam-History-and-the-Structure-of-Bengali-Muslim-Descent.pdf |title=Bangsha: Islam, History and the Structure of Bengali Muslim Descent |publisher=Jahangirnagar University |year=2002}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Rahim |first=Muhammad Abdur |url=https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Social_and_Cultural_History_of_Bengal.html?id=VJwGAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Social and Cultural History of Bengal |date=1963 |publisher=Pakistan Historical Society |language=en}}</ref> The Muslim rulers who were of foreign descent had often emphasised on placing a non-native of [[Bengal]] as a Kazi, hence avoiding rebellion from the general native [[Bengalis|Bengali]] population. These judges had often come from places in Western Asia, particularly [[Persia|Iran]] and [[Central Asia]], some were from the Middle East such as from [[South Arabia|Yemen]], [[Mesopotamia|Iraq]] or the [[Hejaz]], some were even from Indian regions such as [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Kashmir]], or [[Bihar]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Khan |first=Muhammad Abu Tayyab |date=2018-12-01 |title=Poet Qazi Nazrul Islam and Lalon Shah Contribution of Mysticism & Sufism in Bengali Literature |url=http://theislamicculture.com/index.php/tis/article/view/223 |journal=The Islamic Culture |language=en |issue=22 |issn=1813-775X}}</ref> However, the Muslim rulers had avoided placing a native of Bengal as a judge. The descendants of these Judges or '''[[Qadi|Qadhis'<nowiki/>]]'' had made the title their surname after arriving to Bengal, as common with the [[Sharif|Ashraf]] of Bengal who had also made their ancestors' titles their surnames.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Khan |first=Zillur R. |date=1985 |title=Islam and Bengali Nationalism |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2644113 |journal=Asian Survey |volume=25 |issue=8 |pages=834–851 |doi=10.2307/2644113 |issn=0004-4687}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

== Notables with the Surname ==

* Kazi Family of Churulia
** [[Kazi Zafar Ahmed]], former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
** [[Musharraf Hussain (nawab)|Nawab Kazi Musharraf Hossain]], Bengali Lawyer, Philanthropist, and [[Nawab]]
* [[Nawab Abdul Latif|Nawab Kazi Abdul Lateef]], Bengali Aristocrat and Educator
* [[A. K. Fazlul Huq|Kazi A.K. Fazlul Haq]], Prime Minister of Bengal during British Raj, Sher-e-Bangla
* [[Nassakh|Kazi Abu Muhammad Abdul Ghafur]], British Indian officer and writer
* Kazi Family of Bhirich Khan
** [[Mamunul Haque|Kazi Mamunul Haque]], Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic Scholar
** [[Azizul Haque (scholar)|Kazi Azizul Haque]], First Translator of [[Sahih al-Bukhari|Sahih Bukhari]] into [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
** [[Mahfuzul Haque|Kazi Mahfuzul Haque]], Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic Scholar
*[[Junaid Babunagari|Kazi Muhammad Junaid]], Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
*Kazi Family of Churulia
** [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]], Bengali Poet and Musician
** [[Kazi Sabyasachi|Sabyasachi Kazi]], Bengali elocutionist
** [[Khilkhil Kazi]], Bengali singer
*Kazi Family of Bagmara
** [[Qazi Motahar Hossain|Kazi Motahar Hossain]], Bangladeshi Writer and Scientist
** [[Qazi Anwar Hussain|Kazi Anwar Hussain]], Bangladeshi Writer
** [[Sanjida Khatun|Kazi Sanjida Khatun]], Bangladesh Musicologist
** [[Fahmida Khatun|Kazi Fahmida Khatun]], Bangladeshi Singer
*[[Kazi Anowar Hossain]], Bangladeshi painter

== See Also ==

* [[Khondakar|Khondokar]]
* [[Sheikhs of Bengal]]
* [[Sayyid]]
* [[Qadi]]

== References ==
[[Category:Surname]]
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[[Category:Bangladeshi Muslim names]]
[[Category:Bengali Muslim surnames]]

Bengali Kazi - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 18:15, 9 August 2023