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T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya to join me in prayer that God may bless everything we do here, and our actions may produce good and fruitful re sults. May He bestow on us ample resources for accomplishing these tasks and then help us to benefit from them. May the results o f our efforts be beneficial not only for us, but for our future generations, and indeed for the whole o f mankind inhabiting the earth, and their future generations as w ell. Now I raise my hands in prayer, please join me. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1925, p. 11 T he R eality of P rayer Another example o f the close relationship between Shura and prayer is seen in Mushawarat 1945. In the opening session, before the collective silent prayer, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra explained the philosophy of prayer:. ‘T he proceedings o f Mushawarat are about to com m ence. . . I would like all delegates to join me in praying that God may enable us to tread the path that He ap proves of. May He nurture in us sincerity and breed in us love for Him. May He guide our thoughts and our ideas. May He expel from our minds all thought o f pride and arrogance, so that w e may become His instruments when working for the faith. May He remove from our hearts every trace o f arrogance and ostentation. The work which has been assigned to us is o f such importance and is so immense and difficult, that we do not have even a thou sandth part o f the power that is required to accomplish it. Only Allah can do it, and only with His help and succour can we accomplish it. So we should solicit Him for help so that the results o f our deliberations may fulfil the ob jectives which He wants us to achieve. His intention 227