这是一个由代表穆斯林大众意见的人士组成的委员会,哈里发可以就各种问题向其咨询意见。他们反过来作为乌玛的代表,监督统治者的行为。这一结论来自先知穆罕默德ﷺ与部分安萨尔和迁士代表其族人的人士进行协商的做法。同样也源自先知穆罕默德ﷺ指定部分圣门弟子参与协商,他比其他人更常向他们征求意见,例如艾布·伯克尔、欧麦尔、哈姆扎、阿里、赛勒曼·法尔西、胡宰法等人。

This is a Council formed by individuals representing the opinion of the Muslims at large, to which the Khalifah can refer to in regards to consulting them 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's (PBUH) consultation with some men from the Ansar and the Muhajireen who represent their people. It is also derived from the Messenger's (PBUH) assigning some of his Sahabah for shura, he used to refer to them more than to others for seeking an opinion, such as Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, Hamza, Ali, Salman Al-Farsi, Hudhayfah, .

也可以从以下事实推断出来:艾布·伯克尔(愿真主喜悦他)曾指派穆哈哲尔和安萨尔中的一些人,在发生某事时向他们征求意见。艾布·伯克尔(愿真主喜悦他)在位时的协商者,就是乌理玛和主持教法裁决的人。伊本·萨德转述了卡西姆的话:每当发生某事,艾布·伯克尔想要征询有见识之人和精通教法之人的意见时,他便从穆哈哲尔和安萨尔中召集人员:欧麦尔、奥斯曼、阿里、阿卜杜·拉赫曼·本·奥夫、穆阿兹·本·哲白勒、欧拜依·本·凯尔卜和宰德·本·萨比特。他们在艾布·伯克尔任哈里发期间都会发表意见,人们也向他们求取教法裁决。欧麦尔成为哈里发后,同样召集这些人。也有经文证据号召穆斯林监督统治者。穆斯林确实在正统哈里发时期进行过这种监督。既然乌玛可以通过代表参与协商,她也可以通过代表参与监督。所有这些都表明,设立一个代表乌玛进行协商与监督的特别议会是被允许的,这一点有《古兰经》和圣训的文本确立。它被称为"乌玛议会",因为它代表乌玛进行协商和监督。

It is also deduced from the fact that Abu Bakr (ra) designated some men from the Muhajireen and the Ansar to refer to them seeking their opinion when something happened. The people of the Shura at the time of Abu Bakr (ra) were the Ulama and the people of Fatwa. Ibn Saad reported from Al-Qasim that when something happened and Abu Bakr wanted to consult the people of opinion and the people of Fiqh, he called from the Muhajireen and the Ansar. ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, Ali, Abdur Rahman b. Awf, Muadh b. Jabal, Ubai bin Kaab and Zayd b. Thabit. They all used to give their opinion during the Khilafah of Abu Bakr. People would also take their Fatwa. When ‘Umar became Khalifah he would also call 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 Khulafaa' Rashidun. As the Ummah is allowed to be represented in shura she is 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 shura which is established by the text of the Quran and Sunnah. It is called the ‘Council of the Ummah’ because it represents the Ummah in shura and accounting. .

允许非穆斯林公民成为议会成员，以便就统治者对他们实施的任何不公、对他们执行伊斯兰教法时的任何错误做法、对他们的服务缺失或类似情况提出申诉。

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 mis-implementation of Islam upon them or the lack of services to them or the like.