John Shaqi

كَلَامٍ طَوِيلٍ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمَا، نَهَاهُ فِيهِ عَنْ تَقَدُّمِ الْخَرَاجِ:


Translation

476. When Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, put Ziyād ibn Abīh in place of ‘Abdullāh ibn al-‘Abbās over Fārs (in Persia) and its revenues, he had a long conversation with him in which he prohibited him from advance recovery of revenue. Therein he said:


Chapter (Bab)Justice and avoidance of violence in governance
CollectionNahj al-Balagha

Compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi

Source

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