# Consensus > A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) is an organization that operates based on rules encoded in computer programs on the blockchain. With AKAD serving as the governance token for the DAO in Akad.Finance, users can participate in the platform decision-making process by using their AKAD tokens to cast votes on proposals and decisions. Each liquidity provider (LP) holder in Akad.Finance will automatically have voting power within the DAO, allowing them to participate in the decision-making process and shape the future development of the platform. The DAO will have a set of rules and guidelines encoded as smart contracts on the blockchain, which will govern the decision-making process within the DAO, such as how proposals are submitted, how voting is conducted, and how decisions are implemented. In order to participate in the DAO, users need to hold AKAD tokens, which will grant them proportional voting rights based on the amount of tokens they hold. Users can submit proposals for consideration by the DAO, and other members can cast their votes on these proposals using their AKAD tokens. If a proposal is approved, the DAO will implement it, and the smart contract will automatically execute the required actions. > For example, if the proposal is to add a new asset to the platform, the smart contract will add the asset to the list of available assets on the platform. In summary, AKAD tokens can serve as the governance token for the DAO in Akad.Finance, allowing users to participate in the platform decision-making process and have a say in its future development. In a sharia-compliant DAO in Akad.Finance, proposals and decisions must adhere to Islamic finance principles, such as avoiding interest (riba), speculation (gharar), and uncertainty (maysir). The DAO must also ensure that all activities are carried out in a transparent and ethical manner, and that the use of AKAD tokens for voting and decision-making is in line with sharia principles. Furthermore, the distribution of rewards or incentives to DAO members must be in accordance with Islamic finance principles, such as profit-and-loss sharing (mudharabah) or cost-plus contracts (murabahah). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://akad-finance.gitbook.io/akad.finance/english/feature/consensus.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.