[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) › c8.62 # The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c8.62 The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehlī c8.62 - **Language:** English ### [c8.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.62) The learned jurist, Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin ‘Abd abb, puts it very well when he says: “The sultan controls affairs, maintains rights, enforces the criminal code; he is the Pole Star round whom revolve the affairs of the world and the Faith; he is the protection of God in his realm; his shadow extends its canopy over His servants, for he forbids the forbidden, helps the oppressed, uproots the oppressor and gives security to the timid.”² - [Previous: c8.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.61) - [Next: c8.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.63) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.qureshi-1942.c8.62) · Pramāṇa