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said, “The ruler who does not
punish the criminal and thief strikes his own caravan and people with
his own hands.” If a ruler does punish crime, he gains absolute
legitimacy.
A
STORY
Anuºirwan
Adyl, died as an infidel. A man from the community saw him in dream
living a very good life and asked him:
How
did you manage to reach such a rank?
Anuºirwan
Adyl replied:
I
had no mercy on criminals and I never offended the innocent!
If
a man treated with kindness by another man feels indebted to him and
respects him and replies cordially to him, he is one who respects
justice and equity. Truly, the fame and the reputation of rulers
originate in their armies and states. If there is no army and state,
there is no governance. For this reason the importance of army, state
and land should be known and appreciated. Those who have no such respect
are merciless.
Giving
power and authority to cruel people, even after they have been punished,
is like setting a wolf as shepherd after it has taken an oath to be
kind. Theft, criminality and wickedness are intolerable. Killing a man
whose tyranny is clear is better than sending him into exile. Putting a
snake from your house into your neighbour’s house is not legitimate.
When
a ruler gets angry, he should not be hasty because a living thing can be
killed, but the dead cannot be brought back to life. A thing which has
been mended can never be as strong as it was, but the undamaged can be
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