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Usul al-'Adl li-Wullat al-Umur wa-Ahl al-Fadl wa-al-Salatin (The Administration of Justice for Governors, Princes and the Meritorious Rulers)
ALTERNATE TITLE(S)
Advice to Governors
AUTHOR/CREATOR
'Uthman ibn Muhammad ibn 'Uthman ibn Fodyo
NOTES
The author of this work delineates the authority of governors and rulers and their limitations under Islamic law. He particularly calls attention to the need to understand the responsibility of power and its use. The author presents as a ruler's obligation the provision of social justice and protection of the property of the state's residents.
SUBJECT
Arabic calligraphy
Timbuktu manuscripts
Arabic manuscripts
Islamic manuscripts
Arabic script
LANGUAGE
Arabic
REPOSITORY
Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library
DIGITAL ID
aftmh tam015
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/aftmh.tam015
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