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pointment o f office-bearers. . . The second aspect is the laying down o f principles and basic framework, and for this purpose he consults Majhs-e-Shura. Thus, just as the M ajlis-e-M u‘tamadin represents the Khalifa in adminis trative matters, so does Majlis-e-Shura represent him in matters o f principle. But it is the Khalifa who heads both these institutions. In matters o f administration he guides Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya, and in matters o f formulating principles and rules and regulations, he heads and guides Majlis-e-Shura. }Sirat Fadl-e^Umar, voL 2, p. 204] How S hura U nites K hilafat and the J ama ‘ at Historically speaking, the evolution o f Shura and the way it unites Khilafat and Jama'at is a very interesting study, referring to which Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said: “It is only once out o f a hundred times that I have to make a decision on my own. In ninety-nine percent o f the cases, I reach a decision by adopting a little o f one per son’s opinion and a little o f the other, and drawing a conclusion from both. If the common man is not in volved in Mushawarat, he would not get used to thinking o f anything other than o f his domestic problems. But when we involve them in Mushawarat, their mental fac ulties are enhanced. Thus, a whole scheme can be formulated by bringing together various opinions, and this is most beneficial for the Jama'at. ” [Tafsir-e-Kablr, vol. 10, pp. 182-183] Hadrat Khallfatul Masih IIIrh said: “The requirements o f our m ission and our responsibilities are changing, it is, therefore, o f no use to the world if we _____________ T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya _____________ 123