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The book is about the institution of the Ombudsman i.e. was called in the Islamic history as Wilayat al Mazalim (Redress of Public Grievances). The author begins with discussing its theoretical foundation in Islamic Law and then discusses its implementation in various stages of Islamic history until the last Muslim empires of Ottoman and Mughals of India.The discussion comes down to the contemporary world and cases of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom are discussed. The basic aim of the work is to show that the current governance systems were introduced by the Muslims in their hey day something that lead to the harmony of contemporary apparently Western systems of governance with the Islamic Shariah. An effort has been made to look into the original sources of both the legal systems. Key Words: Complaints, Justice,Redress of Grievances, Abuse of power, Governance administrative systems,
About the author
Ziaullah Rahmani is a PhD in Shariah from the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI). He knows English, Arabic, Urdu and Pashto. His simultaneous knowledge of Arabic & English enables him to approach both original sources of Islamic and English Laws with ease. He has been teaching at IIUI for over 12 years.
