Explore: Muḥtasib

A muḥtasib (Arabic: محتسب, from the root حسبة ḥisbah, or "accountability") was "a holder of the office of al-hisbah in classical Islamic administrations"

typically shared in common certain institutions, such as the position of the muḥtasib, and certain architectural forms, such as roofed streets and courtyard

for the scholars and by "hand" for the political authorities such as the muḥtasib, or those invested with the authority to carry out the duty on their behalf

Islamic law such as those of the qadi (judge), mufti (jurisconsult), and muhtasib (censor and market supervisor) were well-established in the Mughal Empire

inspectors called muhtasib, who checked to see that the medicines were mixed properly, not diluted and kept in clean jars. Work done by the muhtasib was carefully

time, Baghdad became a hub for merchants and craftsmen. Officials called "Muhtasib" monitored trade to prevent fraud. Baghdad surpassed Ctesiphon, the former

Council in the Environs of Jerusalem Black Standard of ISIL Leaders Abū al-Muḥtasib al-Maqdisī ('Abd Allah al-'Ashqar) Dates of operation 2012–2013 Active regions

needs locally, such as by hiring watchmen. In addition, officials called muhtasibs were responsible for supervising bazaars and economic activity in general

emigrated from Medina along with his family and brother Abdullah Khashoggi, muhtasib official, during the siege of Medina in 1918, settling in Damascus, where

its modern origin to a revival of the pre-modern official function of muhtasib (market inspector) by the first Saudi state (1727–1818), it was established