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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Biography of Imam `alĪ Ibn AbĪ-tĀlib Amir Al Mu’minin’s Style of Governance For ages, the system of rule by the kings has been dominating on the human race. As a result of this system, the craving for power had become a part of the human instinct. Therefore, the ancient Egyptians and the Japanese had a belief that the kings were born to rule over the people and that others were their serfs and servants!

This created an inferiority complex in other people of those races. They were used as bonded slaves of the ruling elite. Despite all the tyranny, they thought they had no right to protest against the injustices of their masters. They thought the purpose of their lives was to abjectly surrender to the will of their rulers. When the voice of Islam rose from the desert of Arabia, the conditions there were almost the same. The weak were helpless in front of the persons with power.

The poor persons always remained in the clutches of the usurers or the shackles of the masters. Slavery was rampant. Islam gave them the tiding of freedom and equality. It removed the differences of color and race. It abolished the rule of men and established Allah’s Rule! The meaning of Allah’s Rule is that the people believe that He is our Master and observes all our words and deeds. We are subservient only to His Commands and answerable to Him!

This new concept did away with idolatry and hypocrisy and the minds and hearts were endowed with brotherhood and equality. The prophet of Islam (a.s) was not having the political power and pelf in his view. The purpose of his Annunciation was to establish Allah’s Rule among the people. Therefore, he gave the lesson of the Unity of Allah to the people. And invited all people to gather at one focal point and give birth to a clean society.

The society in which there was knowledge instead of ignorance and where there was justice in place of tyranny. The Prophet (a.s) was not doing this only for his own time. His message was for the posterity as well. He advocated a system that is termed Divinely commissioned leadership. The one to establish the divinely commissioned leadership was to set an example to the people with his beliefs and actions in accordance to the Commands of Allah.

The people should obey him accepting him as the Representative of Allah amongst them. The acceptance of Allah’s Commands is to follow his directives!