[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942) › c8.55 # The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c8.55 The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c8.55 - **Language:** English ### [c8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.55) (i) to protect the Faith, as defined by \*ijmā‘\*; (ii) to settle disputes between his subjects; (iii) to defend the territories of Islam, and to keep the highways and roads safe for travellers; (iv) to maintain and enforce the criminal code; (v) to strengthen the frontiers of Muslim territory against possible aggression; (vi) to wage a holy war against those who act in hostility to Islam; (vii) to collect the rates and taxes; - [Previous: c8.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.54) - [Next: c8.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.56) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.55) · Pramāṇa