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The Ideal Islamic Government : [The Ideal Islamic Government as Expounded by the Leader of the Faithful Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s.)]

Author: Allamah Sayyid Sa'eed Akhtar Rizvi
Publisher: www.al-islam.org
Category:

• Preface
• Translator's Notes
• About the Author of the Letter
• About the Addressee, Malik Al-Ashtar
• The Letter
• Preamble
• The qualifications of a governor and his responsibilities
• Ruling should be in favour of the people as a whole
• About Counsellors
• The different classes of people
• 1. The Army
• 2. The Chief Judge
• 3. Executive Officers
• 4. The Administration of Revenues
• 5. The Clerical Establishment
• 6. Traders and Industrialists
• 7. The Lowest Class
• Communion with Allah
• On the Behaviour and Action of A Ruler
• Conclusion