The police force by the name of "ash-shurta"was sent to maintain law and order in the Islamic state during the Caliphate of:
- Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (May Allah bless Him)
- Hazrat Umer (May Allah bless Him)
- Hazrat Usman Ghani (May Allah bless Him)
- Hazrat Ali bin Abu Tab (May Allah bless Him)