“le quotidian”, a large circulated newspaper in Senegal has published some parts of Imam Ali’s (AS) letter to Malik Ashtar, in the form of an article.
The letter includes Imam Ali’s (AS) pieces of advice and his orders to Malik Ashtar when he appointed him as the governor of Egypt and the surrounding areas.
The qualifications of a governor and his responsibilities and the fact that ruling should be in favor of the people as a whole have been clarified in the letter which also covers some advice about advisers to rulers.
The article has been published by Hassan Kitan in the newspaper as a model of governance and a solution to the problems of the government.
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