Regarding the general jihad, however, he is not a minister among us, while among them he is considered one of the ministers. As for the Private Council, it is the king's allocation to a group for consultation on specific matters during their time. The majority of the people in this council are usually his relatives and ministers. As for the King's Secret Council, it consists of the secret ministers and four other ministers with absolute ministerial authority, then a group of state advisors. As for the State Council, it consists of those whom the king supports from his relatives, the nine ministers who are the state's secrets, then the ministers of absolute state authority, the advisors, a group of deputies for reports, and a group who listen to advice to learn statecraft. From this, it becomes clear to you that the King of France is not absolutely in control, and that French policy is a restrictive law, such that the situation is as it is for the king, provided that he acts according to what is mentioned in the laws that the people of the councils approve. The council of the Peer, which belongs to the owner, and the council of the envoys of the provinces, represent the subjects. The law that the French follow now and take as the basis of their policy is the law compiled for them by their king, named Louis XVIII, with a damma on the lam and a kasra on the waw. It is still followed by them and is considered a guide. It contains matters that those with intellects cannot deny are from the realm of justice. The aforementioned book, which contains this law, is called the Charter, and its origin in the Latin language is "carta," meaning a document. It was then permitted to be used, so it was applied to the written record containing restrictive judgments. We will mention it to you, even if most of what is in it is not in the Book of God Almighty nor in the Sunnah of His Messenger, peace be upon him, so that you may know how their minds have judged that justice and fairness are among the causes of the prosperity of kingdoms and the comfort of people, and how the rulers and the subjects have benefited from that, so that their lands have prospered, their knowledge has increased, their wealth has accumulated, and their hearts have found rest. So do not listen