这是一个由代表广大穆斯林意见的人士组成的议会，哈里发可以向其咨询各种事务。他们反过来又是乌玛的代表，负责监督统治者。这一点可以从先知穆罕默德ﷺ任命安萨尔和穆哈吉尔中的十四位首领（Nuqaba'）以便与他们商议事务而推断出来。也可以从艾卜·伯克尔（愿真主喜悦他）指定一些穆哈吉尔和安萨尔中的人，在事情发生时向他们征询意见这一事实中推断出来。艾卜·伯克尔时期的协商人士是乌理玛和有权发布教法裁决的人。伊本·萨阿德转述古·卡西姆的话说，当有事情发生，艾卜·伯克尔想要咨询有见识之人和精通教法之人时，他便召集穆哈吉尔和安萨尔中的人：欧麦尔、奥斯曼、阿里、阿卜杜勒·拉赫曼·本·奥夫、穆阿兹·本·哲白勒、欧拜伊·本·凯尔卜和宰德·本·萨比特。在艾卜·伯克尔的哈里发时期，他们都会发表意见，人们也向他们征求教法裁决。欧麦尔成为哈里发后，也会召集这些人，而在他的时代，教法裁决主要来自奥斯曼、欧拜伊和宰德。这表明，设立一个代表乌玛、负责监督统治者并参与协商的特别议会是被允许的。这一点得到了《古兰经》和《圣训》文本的证实。它被称为乌玛议会，因为它在问责与协商方面代表着乌玛。

This is a Council formed of individuals representing the opinion of the Muslims at large, to whom the Khaleefah can refer to consult 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) nomination of fourteen chiefs (Nuqaba’) from the Ansar and the Muhajireen in order to consult with them about matters. It is also deduced from the fact that Abu Bakr (rta) 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 (rta) were the Ulama and the people of Fatwa. Ibnu Sa’d 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 bin Awf, Mu’az bin Jabal, Ubai bin Ka’ab and Zaid bin Thabit. They all used to give their opinion during the Khilafah of Abu Bakr. People would also take their Fatwa. When ‘Umar became Khaleefah He would also call these people, while the Fatwa in his time was to ‘Uthman, ‘Ubai and Zaid. This indicates that it is permitted to set up a special Council that represents the Ummah in holding the rulers accountable, and to participate in the Shura. This is confirmed by texts from the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It is called the Council of the Ummah because it represents the Ummah in accounting and consultation.

允许非穆斯林公民成为议会成员，以便他们就统治者对其施加的任何不公，或对他们实施的任何错误的伊斯兰教法执行，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.