The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 22
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya he who avoids it will not escape humiliation. ” [Shu‘b~ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 76-77] Imam Baihaqi has quoted another tradition from Hadrat Abdullah bin ‘Umarra in the same book. The Holy Prophetsa said: “When a person intends to undertake something and reaches a decision about it after consulta tion, Allah always helps him to make the right decision. ” C riteria for M embership of S hura The following Hadith throws light on the criteria that should be adopted for choosing Shura members. Hadrat ‘Allra reports that he once approached the Holy Prophetsa and said: “O Prophet of Allah, when you are no longer among us and we face some difficulty with regard to which the Holy Quran is silent, and upon which your own holy example does not throw any light, what do you advise us to do?” The Holy Prophetsa said that such problems should be solved in the following manner: “Call together the virtuous scholars from among you and reach your decision with consultation. But never, in such cases, depend on the opinion o f any one individual. ” [Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 2, p. 340; Durr-e-Manthur, vol. 6, p. 10; ATam-ul-MuqeTn by Ibn-e-Qayyim, vol. 1, p. 54] This Hadith clarifies that consultation is necessary only in matters about which there is no clear and explicit in junction in the Holy Quran or Hadith. It, therefore, follows that in matters about which clear injunctions are 22