The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 7
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama £ at - e -A hmadiyya mour and his sword. While the Holy Prophetsa was in the house, the Companions outside were still discussing the two strategies for battle: whether to make fortifications or to fight outside in the open. Some o f the wiser Com panions said that the people should not have insisted on fighting outside Medina. Therefore, when the Holy Prophetsa emerged, they came forward and requested him to reconsider the decision. “We never intended to oppose your judgement, O Prophet o f Allah,” they said humbly. “Whether you decide to fight from within forti fications or order us to fight in the open, we can never disobey you. We are wholly at your command. ” But the Holy Prophetsa declined to revise his decision and said: “I apprised you o f my opinion but you disagreed. It is against the majesty o f a Prophet o f God to remove his armour once he has put it on for battle. ” [Sirat Ibn-e-Hisham, vol. II, p. 44; SIrat Khatam-un-Nabiyyln, pp. 485-86; Rayat-e-Muhammad, pp. 356-359; Al-Rafrlq-ul-Makhtum, pp. 393-394J This crucial Majlis-e-Shura was held before the Battle of Uhud. Here is one o f the verses o f the Holy Quran re vealed in this connection: “And it is by the great mercy o f Allah that thou art kind towards them, and if thou hadst been rough and hard- 7