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If a man from our people fails to comply with orders, he must be warned first. If he fails for a second time, he must be threatened and punished. If for a third time he fails, he must be exiled to a remote place like Hotan, where nobody lives and which hunters rarely visit. But he must be allowed to return after a while. If he complies with the order of the community, there is no problem; this is good. Otherwise he must be jailed. If he is still far from complying with the order of our community, his brothers should meet to consult about him. According to this consultation a decision should be taken about what to do with him.

Whenever you see old people who need help remember this saying: “He who does not help the poor, cannot be the leader.” So help all poor and old people.

The ruler is the father of the orphans and the homeless. The ruler must show a father’s concern for them. As there is a difference between a poor father and a rich father, the ruler should behave like a rich father.

It is a great task to govern the land and the people. The ruler must always be far-sighted and intelligent, and he must be aware of every development. He must pray to Allah, The Great. He must carry out all his duties in the way of Allah so that from his works, knowledge and actions, the generations may be raised that will be beneficial to this world and the next.

The ruler should assign important jobs to capable and experienced advisors. He will regret it if he assigns important duties to bad people.

All thieves, traitors and criminals should be punished since no one should attempt to violate rules and prohibitions. Those who are suffering tyranny should be helped in order to reduce the numbers of tyrants and merciless people. As it is


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