The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 320
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ' at - e -A hmadiyya same advice. ” This means that even if a hundred w ise people are consulted, the idea proposed by one o f them, if it is correct, w ill be shared by all the others. . . This is why the Holy Prophetsa said that consultation was a source o f blessing, for when a person presents an idea or accepts it, he w ill also implement it with enthusiasm, and w ill be safe from any impure thoughts that might in vade his mind. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1926, Ahmadiyva Gazette 26 February 1927, pp. 1-2] T h e M e t h o d o f C o n s u l t a t i o n a t t h e T i m e o f t h e H o l y P r o p h e t sa In past chapters we have already given a detailed account o f the Holy Prophet’ssa method of consultation. Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra adopted the same method. He said: “Now I shall explain the method adopted by the Holy Prophetsa and his successors with regard to consultation. They would hold their consultations in three ways: (1) When consultation was required in any matter, a per son would go round making an announcement, and people would assemble. This was the common method; a general announcement would be made, people would gather and consultations would be held, and the final decision would be made by the Holy Prophet5 * 1or his K halifa. . . (2) Another method was that the H oly Prophetsa would summon only those whom he considered competent to advise on a particular matter, and not others. History tells us that the number o f these people would be around thirty. At times the H oly Prophet*a would consult them all together, and at others he would consult three or four o f them at a time. 320