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I will not allow anyone to oppress or transgress the rights of others, but I will put his cheek on the ground and place my foot on his other cheek until he submits to the truth. But I will lay my own cheek on the ground before those who are humble and modest.
—‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb [d. 23H/644CE]
from Dr. ‘Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi, ‘Umar: His Life and Times. International Islamic Publishing House. 2002.
