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were, and are, bound to hold
consultations and in future too
it shall be incumbent on us
to act accordingly. Prophet
Mohammad (may prayers and
peace be on him) used to hold
consultations for the solutions
of problems. The rightly-guided
Khalifas (may God be pleased
with them) used to carry on their
affairs by consultation. The
Khalifas of the Bani Umayya
Dynasty also held consultations.
But it was the Khalifas of the
House of Abbas who gave to
such consultations a solid
foundation in the procedure of
their affairs. The representa-
tives of the people used to be
present at the Court of the day
and held consultations with the
representatives of the Nation in
all affairs relating to the State.
Subsequent to the Abbassi
Khalifas the rulers of Islam,
considering consultations to be
the negation of their power and
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