Os indivíduos que representam as opiniões dos muçulmanos perante o Khalifah são o Conselho da Ummah, e os indivíduos que representam o povo nas províncias são os Conselhos Provinciais. É permitido que não muçulmanos sejam membros do Conselho da Shura, com o objetivo de apresentar quaisquer queixas contra qualquer opressão por parte dos governantes ou má aplicação das leis do Islã.

The individuals who represent the Muslims’ views to the Khalifah are the Ummah Council, and the individuals who represent the people in the provinces are the Provincial Councils. It is permitted for non-Muslims to be members in the Shura council for the sake of raising any complaints against any oppression by the rulers or misapplication of the laws of Islam.

Este é um Conselho formado por indivíduos que representam a opinião dos muçulmanos em geral, ao qual o Khalifah pode recorrer para consultá-lo sobre diversos assuntos. Por sua vez, eles são os representantes da Ummah na responsabilização dos governantes. Isso se deduz da consulta do Mensageiro de Allah ﷺ a alguns homens dos Ansar e dos emigrantes que representavam o seu povo. Também se deriva da designação, pelo Mensageiro ﷺ, de alguns dos seus companheiros para a consulta (Shura). Ele costumava recorrer a eles mais do que a outros para buscar opiniões, como Abu Bakr (ra), Umar (ra), Hamza (ra), ‘Ali (ra), Salman Al-Farisi (ra), Hudhayfah (ra)…

This is a Council formed by individuals representing the opinion of the Muslims at large, to which the Khalifah can refer to, in order to consult on various issues. They in turn are the representatives of the Ummah in holding the rulers accountable. This is deduced from the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)’s consultation with some men from the Ansar and the emigrants who represented their people. It is also derived from the Messenger’s assigning some of his companions for consultation (Shura). He used to refer to them more than others for seeking opinion, such as Abu Bakr (ra), Umar (ra), Hamza (ra), ‘Ali (ra), Salman Al- Farisi (ra), Hudhayfah (ra)….

Também se deduz do fato de que Abu Bakr (ra) designou alguns homens dentre os Muhajirun e os Ansar para consultá-los quando algo acontecia. Os integrantes da consulta (Shura) na época de Abu Bakr (ra) eram os eruditos e as pessoas capacitadas a emitir pareceres jurídicos. Ibn Sa'd relatou de Al-Qasim:

It is also deduced from the fact that Abu Bakr (ra) designated some men from the Muhajir and the Ansar for seeking their opinion when something happened. The people of the consultation (Shura) at the time of Abu Bakr (ra) were the scholars and the people capable of giving legal edicts. Ibn Sa’ad reported from Al-Qasim:

. أن أبا بكر الصديق كان إذا نزل به أمر يريد مشاورة أهل الرأي وأهل الفقه « فيه، دعا رجالاً من المهاجرين والأنصار، دعا عمر، وعثمان، وعلياً، وعبد الرحمن بن عوف، ومعاذ بن جبل، وأُبَيّ بن كعب، وزيد بن ثابت، وكل هؤلاء كان ي فُْتي في خلافة أبي بكر، وإنما تصير فتوى الناس إلى هؤلاء، فمضى أبو بكر على ذلك، ثم وَلِيَ عمرُ » فكان يدعو هؤلاء النَّ فَرَ .

. أن أبا بكر الصديق كان إذا نزل به أمر يريد مشاورة أهل الرأي وأهل الفقه « فيه، دعا رجالاً من المهاجرين والأنصار، دعا عمر، وعثمان، وعلياً، وعبد الرحمن بن عوف، ومعاذ بن جبل، وأُبَيّ بن كعب، وزيد بن ثابت، وكل هؤلاء كان ي فُْتي في خلافة أبي بكر، وإنما تصير فتوى الناس إلى هؤلاء، فمضى أبو بكر على ذلك، ثم وَلِيَ عمرُ » فكان يدعو هؤلاء النَّ فَرَ .

“quando algo acontecia e Abu Bakr queria consultar as pessoas de opinião e os juristas, ele convocava dentre os emigrantes e os Ansar: ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, ‘Ali, ‘Abd Al-Rahman b. ‘Awf, Mu’adh b. Jabal, ‘Ubay b. Ka‘b e Zayd Bin Thabit. Todos eles costumavam dar sua opinião durante o Califado de Abu Bakr, e as pessoas também tomavam deles os seus pareceres jurídicos (fatwa). Quando ‘Umar se tornou Califa, ele também convocou essas pessoas.” Há também evidências que exortam os muçulmanos a prestar contas aos governantes. Os muçulmanos exerceram tal prestação de contas, como ocorreu na época dos Califas Bem-Guiados. Assim como a Ummah tem permissão para ser representada na consulta (Shura), também tem permissão para ser representada na prestação de contas. Tudo isso indica que é permitido haver um conselho especial que represente a Ummah na prestação de contas e na consulta, estabelecido pelo texto do Alcorão e da Sunnah. Ele é chamado de Conselho da Ummah, porque representa a Ummah na consulta e na prestação de contas.

“when something happened and Abu Bakr wanted to consult the people of opinion and the people of jurisprudence, he called from the emigrants and the Ansar. Umar, ‘Uthman, ‘Ali, ‘Abd Al-Rahman b. ‘Awf, Mu’adh b Jabal, ‘Ubay b. Ka‘b and Zayd Bin Thabit. They all used to give their opinion during the Khilafah of Abu Bakr. People would also take their legal edicts (fatwa) from them. When Umar became Khalifah, he also called these people”. There are also evidences that call upon the Muslims to account the rulers. Muslims exercised such accounting as happened at the time of the Righteous Khulafaa’. As the Ummah is allowed to be represented in consultation (Shura), she is also allowed to be represented in accounting. All of this indicates that it is allowed to have a special council that represents the Ummah in accounting and in the consultation that is established by the text of the Quran and Sunnah. It is called the Ummah Council because it represents the Ummah in consultation and accounting.

É permitido que cidadãos não muçulmanos sejam membros do Conselho, a fim de apresentar queixas contra qualquer injustiça cometida contra eles pelos governantes, contra qualquer aplicação equivocada do Islã sobre eles, ou contra a falta de serviços a eles prestados, ou coisas semelhantes.

It is permitted for non-Muslim citizens to be members of the Council, in order to file complaints against any injustice perpetrated against them by the rulers or against any misimplementation of Islam upon them or the lack of services to them or the like.