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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Consultation And Deliberation Consultation and Deliberation- الشور والمشاورة Participating in deliberation leads to the appropriate decision. 1ـ اَلشِّرْكَةُ فِي الرَّأْيِ تُؤَدّي إلَى الصَّوابِ. Consult your enemies; you will know from their opinion how much enmity they have [for you] and what their objectives are.

2ـ اِسْتَشِرْ أعْداءَكَ تَعْرِفْ مِنْ رَأْيِهِمْ مِقْدارَ عَداوَتِهِمْ، ومَواضِعَ مَقاصِدِهِمْ. Consult your intelligent enemy and be wary of the opinion of your ignorant friend. 3ـ اِسْتَشِرْ عَدُوَّكَ العاقِلَ، واحْذَرْ رَأْيَ صَديقِكَ الجاهِلَ. Compare some opinions with others, from this the right course of action will come to light. 4ـ اِضْرِبُوا بَعْضَ الرَّأْيِ بِبَعْض يَتَوَلَّدْ مِنْهُ الصَّوابُ. Suspect your intellects, for indeed it is from trusting in them that mistakes are made.

5ـ اِتَّهِمُوا عُقُولَكُمْ فَإنَّهُ مِنَ الثِّقَةِ بِها يَكُونُ الخَطاءُ. Consultation is [a means of] ease for you and a difficulty for others. 6ـ اَلمُشاوَرَةُ راحَةٌ لَكَ وتَعَبٌ لِغَيْرِكَ. The best person whom you can consult is the one with [abundant] experience and the worst person whom you can associate with is the one with [numerous] faults. 7ـ أفْضَلُ مَنْ شاوَرْتَ ذُو التَّجارِبِ، وَشَـرُّ مَنْ قارَنْتَ ذُو المَعائِبِ. Consultation is [a means of] seeking [assistance and] support.

8ـ اَلمُشاوَرَةُ اِسْتِظْهارٌ. Seeking advice is the essence [and source] of guidance. 9ـ اَلاِسْتِشارَةُ عَيْنُ الهِدايَةِ. The one who seeks advice is protected from failure. 10ـ اَلمُسْتَشيرُ مُتَحَصِّنٌ مِنَ السَّقَطِ. The one who seeks advice is on the side of success. 11ـ اَلمُسْتَشيرُ عَلى طَرَفِ النَّجاحِ. Consultation elicits for you the correct opinions of others. 12ـ اَلْمَشْوَرَةُ تَجْلِبُ لَكَ صَوابَ غَيْرِكَ.

Indeed consultation has only been urged because the opinion of the adviser is unbiased while the opinion of the consulter is mixed with bias. 13ـ إنَّما حُضَّ عَلَى المُشاوَرَةِ لأنَّ رَأْيَ المُشيرِ صِرفٌ ورَأيَ المُسْتَشيرِ مَشُوبٌ بِالهَوى. The bane of consultation is contradiction of opinions. 14ـ آفَةُ المُشاوَرَةِ اِنْتِقاضُ الآراءِ. When you have decided [to do something], then consult [with others]. 15ـ إذا عَزَمْتَ فَاسْتَشِرْ.