 Behold me charged with the cares of government. I am not the best among you; I need all your advice and all your help. If I do well, support me; if I mistake, counsel me. To tell truth to a person commissioned to rule is faithful allegiance; to conceal...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 1811923Full view - About this book
 | Sulṫān Muḣammad Khān - Afghanistan - 1900 - 206 pages
...commissioned to rule is faithful allegiance ; to conceal it is treason. In my sight the powerful and weak are alike ; and to both I wish to render justice....Prophet, I have no more right to your obedience.' " Before his death Abu Bakr nominated Omar as his successor in the Caliphate, and his appointment was... | |
 | Syed Ameer Ali - Islam - 1906 - 104 pages
...both I wish to render justice. . . . Wherefore obey ye me, even as I obey the Lord and His apostle : if I neglect the laws of God and the Prophet, I have no more right to your obedience.' Revolt of the Tribes. — No sooner was the death of the Prophet bruited abroad than the tribes who... | |
 | Syed Ameer Ali - Islamic Empire - 1921 - 718 pages
...if I mistake, counsel me. To tell 632—644 truth to a person commissioned to rule is faithful Ac- allegiance ; to conceal it is treason. In my sight,...Prophet, I have no more right to your obedience." ' The Rising No sooner had it become noised abroad that the of ihe Prophet was dead than the unruly... | |
 | Marietta Stepaniants, Ron Bontekoe - Political Science - 1997 - 492 pages
...are alike: and to both I wish to render justice. As I obey God and His Prophet, obey me: if I negleet the laws of God and the Prophet, I have no more right to your ohedience.5 The second caliph, Umar, was nominated by Caliph Ahu Bakr, But since nomination had no... | |
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