| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Barr; |
| 2 | The Good, the Beneficent, the Just; |
| 3 | And the eightieth name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty. |
| 4 | No one is above the law of Allah, all are equal. |
| 5 | Therefore, the wisest politic is the wisest council, before the law. |
| 6 | Let not men believe they can be wiser than the law of Allah. |
| 7 | A man then who claims to be leader and his word the law, |
| 8 | Even if he denies himself king is an outlaw and heretic. |
| 9 | Only a just man in search of seizing the head of a tyrant and restoring the law, may stand true; |
| 10 | But only to clear a path for the wise scribes and elders. |
| 11 | Who seek the counsel and approval of the people; |
| 12 | Who quell the dissension and talk of tyranny. |
| 13 | That they are the people and the community are they. |
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Sufa 110 - The Council (Ash-Shura)