Mushwàra (Consultation or suggestion) is the basic "motto" of the Dawah work as it is treated as a source Allah's favour and blessings. The Mushwàra was constantly done by Prophet Mohammad ( SAW) throughout his period along with the companions. In Dawah it is done with proper intention and understanding as an important Sunnah and it is treated as the foundation of Dawah work.

It is virtuous deed that Maulana Ilyas has revived and drew the attention of all the followers towards this consistent Sunnah and he made an Integral part of effort of Dawah and Tabligh. In Dawah, everything is done according to Mashwara.
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that i did not see anyone consulting so
Frequently with his companions, as Prophet Mohammad ( SAW) did.
Hazrat Ali( RA) narrates that he asked: 0' Rasulullah( SAW)! If we have a matter in which we do not have a specific order, to do or not to do, what do you order in this regard to us? He said: Consult those who have a good understanding of Deen and are devout worshippers, and do not decide on an individual opinion.
Hazrat Ibne-Abbas ( RA) narrates that when this verse was revealed: (And consult them in affairs), then Prophet Mohammad (SAW):I said: Behold! Allah and His Messenger are above consultation.
However, Allah has made this a source of blessing for whole Ummat and if anyone of the Ummat who consults others, he remains on the right path, and anyone who gives up consultation( Mushwàra) he remains in distress. Since there will be no more Prophets, no more revelations, no more sending of Angel Gibrael with messages from Allah, Prophet Mohammad (SAW) did Mashwara with his companions on many occasions to make decisions. This process of Mashwara teaches lessons for Ummat of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) until the last day of the world on how to handle issues.
The Ummat was not ordered in the Quran to do Mashwara with the Prophet but the Prophet Mohammad (SAW) was ordered to do the Mashwara with the Ummat. In this order great secrets are hidden and every kind of blessing is permeated from this virtuous deed. The Ummat was asked to obey and the Prophet Mohammad(SAW) was told to give the order and continue to do Mashwara with the Ummat. Therefore till doomsday, every single work of the Ummat has to be done by Mashwara. But if
the Ummat discards the Mashwara, differences will arise causing disunity and factions in the Ummat. Sometimes in the Mashwara, the opinion of people who are not well experienced supersedes the opinion of the elders and people of exalted positions.
If this Ummat will continue to do Mashwara, they will remain united, will get Hidayah and will be given dominance over the non- believers. If they forsake the Mashwara, they will not be
given dominance. If they continue to do Mashwara they will be given the ability to march on the full Deen and the Deen will be loved by all.
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) arranges Mashwara, gets opinion from the elders and sacrificers of Deen and made the decision, Allah ( SWT)accepted the decision. Allah ( SWT) is sending devine guidance to the leader( Ameer) of the Mashwàra. The Mashwara should be done sincerely and even the decision contains shortcomings, Allah will remove those shortcomings and help in the positive outcome of the decision( A blessing in disguise).
There is another very important thing in Mashwara, to be guarded carefully that if a person says that he is very clever than others .This is false pride and misappropriation. In fact, in the Mashwara every one should sit with zeal and zest and with pure heart especially with the concentration on begging Allah to give everyone the correct kind of guidance. If we sit with sincerity and even make a mistake we will be saved with the result. Another important thing in the Mashwara is that there will be difference of opinion, and the decision will take place on anyone of the opinions. After this, if some thing goes wrong and a person says that because his opinion was not accepted, this is disbelief in destiny (which is one of the Articles of Faith).
In Mushwara one has to keep in mind that he should not contradict another person's opinion and should not say that this is not correct.Contradicting another opinion is also contradicting the Ikram( respect) of a brother. It should be said, "Masha Allah this is a good opinion, what is coming in my mind is like this". The Ameer should give his decision, taking into consideration the opinions of others, and not giving a decision based on his own opinion only.
It is a sunnah to select from all opinions. The goal of Mashwara is to draw honey from the beehive. The thing is that a person should not stop expressing his opinion if nobody pays any heed to it; this is also misappropriation of trust. The person sitting in Mushwara should not say, "do this and do that"; this is contradicting his opinion by doing so. If they proceed, keeping the above-mentioned points in front of us,
we will get guidance and our hearts will be joined together.
To do a Mashwara as to how the life of the Kalima will become prevalent in this world is the most valuable of all Mashwara and carries with it
great rewards. The Ameer should not be the first to express his opinion. His opinion should be at the last. To select from all opinions expressed is to create harmony and peace;otherwise people will say that the Ameer is only asking one's opinion for Barakah. In giving an opinion in a Mashwara, three things should be taken into consideration: Nafs, Intellect, and Shariah. One should keep his personal feelings under control when expressing an opinion. The Nafs will create feelings inside oneself. Intellect will control the Nafs. If the Intellect goes astray, Shariah will control it. To control your inner feelings is our real self reformation( Islah).
We the participants of Mushwàra have to think of the various forms and ways of doing this work correctly with great Fikr and great planning, and stick firmly to the principles of this work:
We have to constantly beg Allah to help us to progress in the above direction. If the new people, who come into this work, learn the correct principles, only then correct results will be produced, the direction of the Ummat will be changed from wrong to right, and falsehood will be turned towards Haq (truth). Allah forbid, if we do not keep in mind the correct principles and work accordingly, the new brothers into this work will consider wrong principles to be the right ones and in the whole world they will introduce wrong ways, thinking them to be correct. Therefore it is essential that we always keep in front of ourselves the correct principles and discuss often with one another, and confine our work strictly to the
Mashwara and the obedience of the Ameer in particular jammat.(To Be Continued)

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