The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 31
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J am A‘ at - e - ahmadiyya me, for I am just an ordinary man like you. Today you have to decide according to the truth. Some o f you have disagreed with me and others have agreed, but I do not want you to agree with my opinion simply because it is mine. I merely refer you to the Book o f Allah which tells the truth. Even I, when expressing an opinion, do so for the sake o f the truth. ” (Kitab-ul-Khiraj, Imam Abu Yusuf, pp. 14-15] He then said that during the deliberations, he had found guidance from some verses o f the Holy Quran. He then quoted the verse: “Whatever Allah has given to His Messenger as spoils from the people o f the towns, is for Allah and for the M essenger. ” (Al-Hashr, 59:8) After this, everyone, including the sceptics, were satis fied with the decision of Hadrat ‘Umarra. This is how the Companions used to express their dissent ing opinions, and this was the God-given capacity which helped the Khalifa to make the final decision. Hadrat ‘Abdullah bin M as‘udra used to say: “When Hadrat ‘UmaTa makes a resolve, it facilitates the matter for us. ” Even when choosing people for key posts, Hadrat ‘Umarra used to consult the Shura. At times when choos ing a high official for some country, he would ask its leading citizens to nominate someone whom they con sidered competent, honest and trustworthy. [Al-Faruq by Shibli NaumanI, p. 191] 31