shura
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- noun
- /ˈʃʊrə/
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shura
- In addition, they considered that a proper political community in Islam should be based on the activation of the principle of consultation, or shura.
- shura council
- shura (consultation)
Examples
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In 1993, 40% of the members of the IAF shura council were government employees.
Academic text (1999) -
The previous shura didn't go well, sir.
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So we'll call for another shura.
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Others argue that modern democracy is actually the shura, and therefore would fit into an Islamic scheme.
Academic text (1996) -
Half the Afghan men from the last shura are gone.
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For example, some Islamists reject democracy as a Western innovation and call for an Islamic shura.
Academic text (1996) -
According to this program, any constitution would be inspired by Islamic principles in order to establish an "Islamic system of government," founded on shura, equality, freedom, and justice.
Academic text (1996) -
Although the principle of shura (consultation between authority and the governed) occupies a conspicuous place in Islamic tenets, in practice it is not much used.
Academic text (1991) -
According to Western military officials in Afghanistan, intelligence provides strong circumstantial evidence that Pakistan's ISI is providing aid to the Taliban leadership shura (council) there.
Academic text (2007) -
The village representatives gathered to discuss important issues during the monthly shura meeting.
Synonyms
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A group of people who meet to discuss and make decisions about a town or organization
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A group of older men in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan who meet to decide local disagreements and rules
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A group of government leaders and their meeting place in some Muslim countries, often in the past
A group of people who meet to discuss and decide local community matters
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shura comes from the Arabic word shūrā, which means 'consultation' or 'to consult'. So, a shura is a council or meeting where people come together to give advice and decide things together.