Glossary

• qabala

  a deed of sale

• qabuliyat

  written agreement, contract

• qabz al-wasul

  receipt of deposit

• qanungo

  record-keeper

  similar to deshpande

• qanungoi

  the office of record-keeper

• qarar

  an agreement or contract

• qasba

  town, small city

• qaul

  tax contract or deed of assurance

  alternately known as qaul-nama, qaul-qarar

• qaum

  people, tribe, kin-group

• qazi

  Islamic judge

• qirsh (pl. qurush)

  a silver coin, equivalent to a Maria Theresa Dollar