Question

1. To maintain the religion according to established principles and the consensus of the first generation of Muslims. If . . . some dubious person deviates from
it, the Imam must clarify the proofs of religion to him, expound that which is
correct, and apply to him the proper rules and penalties so that religion may be
protected from injury and the community safeguarded from error. 2. To execute judgments between litigants [people involved in lawsuits] and to settle disputes between contestants so that justice may prevail and so that none
commit or suffer injustice. 3. To defend the lands of Islam and to protect them from intrusion so that people may earn their livelihood and travel at will without danger to life or property. 4. To enforce the legal penalties for the protection of God’s commandments from violation and for the preservation of the rights of his servants from injury or
destruction. . . .6. To wage . . . jihad [holy war] against those who, after having been invited to accept Islam, persist in rejecting it, until they either become Muslims or enter
the Pact* so that God’s truth may prevail over every religion.


What responsibility is given to the caliph in the first duty?

Answer 1

Answer:

What responsibility is given to the caliph in the first duty? They had to maintain the peace in their religion.