The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 185
THE SYSTEM OF MUSHAWARAT INJAMA‘AT-E-AHMADI y V a consultation. But when the heavenly light descends upon his light and he becomes a manifestation o f j y J Z j p [light upon light], why then should he be in need o f any consultation at all? It is established by the history o f Islam that every deci sion taken by the H oly Prophetsa was invariably correct. Even when he did not accept the advice o f others, his own decision turned out to be right one. And when he accepted the advice o f others but said that he did not per sonally agree with them, such a decision proved to be erroneous and the H oly Prophet’ssa personal opinion turned out to be the best. The inference that I draw from this is that although, on the face o f it, the verse addresses the Holy Prophetsa, it is in fact intended to constrain those who would come after him. Thus this verse w ill mean: ‘O people, I am con straining the only person in the world who could have been exempted from consultation, therefore, the lesser people who succeed him should dispel the very thought from their minds that they w ill be able to take a decision in accordance with My w ill, without holding consulta tions. ’ But, at the same time, God has also given an assurance. He says JljSa o-iyc-lils which means that the responsibility for the final decision shall rest with the successor o f Prophethood, and advice shall only serve the purpose o f conveying an opinion to the one who is going to make the decision. Thereafter, since his decision will be obeyed and the consultations w ill have been held with complete honesty, the Holy Quran does not term it as a decision o f the Majlis-e-Shura, but says i. e. , the final decision is to be taken by one person, and We as sure you that We shall be with you in that decision. 185