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the S ystem of M ushawarat jn J ama ‘ at - e -A hmamyya ready to go to battle. When he came out in his armour, car rying his weapons, some eminent Companions1 3 realized that though he had accepted the advice o f the majority, he was personally not in favour o f fighting with the enemy outside Medina. Therefore, they submitted: ‘O Prophet o f God, your opinion is correct and it should be imple mented. ’ But the Holy Prophet23 said: ‘God’s Prophets do not remove their armour having once put it on’, i. e. , when they have taken a decision they only march forward. Since God Almighty has thus linked our actions, it is es sential for us to give thought to every aspect o f the matter before coming to a decision. We should come to a deci sion with the intention that we have prayed to God, and have tried to keep our intentions pure, and have endeav oured to make utmost use o f our intelligence which God Almighty has given us, and that once God has led us to this decision, no matter what happens we shall implement it. And regardless o f our meagre resources, if God enables us (and He does enable His people), we shall keep think ing and deliberating as He has commanded us to do, and shall try to implement our decisions with sincerity and re solve. . . and He shall surely produce the best results for us. Therefore, when you stand up, you should pray that you should be able to fulfil the responsibility that has been placed on you, both with regard to offering your sugges tions and implementing the decisions that you w ill arrive at. Pray that you may arrive at the correct decision and are able to implement it. ” [Report Maj)is-e-Shura 1966, pp. 77-80] It is improper to instigate one against another. In this context, Hadrat Khalffatul Maslh IIra said: 215