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Mahzarnama 177 Muslimeen); and since the Government, too, has officially conceded their separate identity in these particular matters, so, therefore— the Shias must be formally separated in every walk of life. They must be given representation in the Legislative bodies, as well as in employment, on the basis of their proportion in the total population. At the present time, poor Sunnis are usually employed in insignificant jobs whereas the Shias are seen to be occupying most of the high-ranking positions of authority. The Majority (sawaad-e-a'azam) emphatically demands that the Government must separately treat this secessionist sect in various employments, and as far as the higher jobs and key-positions are concerned, they must be represented only on the basis of their proportion in the population. Prime-mover: Hadhrat Maulana Dost Muhammad Qureshi Seconded by: Hadhrat Maulana Qaa'im-ud-Din [Quoted in the Weekly, "Tarjumaan-e-Islam," Lahore, 31 March, 1972, p. 5, col. 5] As regards the sect of Ahle Hadith, they have practically announced their support for the above-quoted resolution, and hold the Shias to be disbelievers in Khatme Nubuwwat just as they allege Ahmadis to be so. For instance, Maulana Haneef Nadvi wrote: "In Shia doctrine, the system of Imaams runs parallel to the system of Prophethood, i. e. , just as the formal title of a Prophet is needed, similarly formal titles of the Imaams are also essential. . . . As a matter of fact, as well as that of practice, the continuation of Prophethood and the continuation of Imaam-hood become indistinguishable. " [Mirzaa'iyyat Na'aye Zaaviyon Say (Mirza'i Faith from New Angles]