SHURA Definition & Meaning

shura

/ ˈʃʊə��ə /

noun

a consultative council or assembly
the process of decision-making by consultation and deliberation

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of shura¹

from Arabic ��ū�� , literally: consultation

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Hezbollah said he was elected by the Shura Council, in accordance with the group’s rules.

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Abu Omar Hassan, or Mohamed Hassan Darwish, is the head of the Supreme Shura Council, the top consultative body in Hamas.

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Under normal circumstances, Hamas' political bureau is chosen by the Shura Council, whose members are elected by local council groups.

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Sudani also announced that AQAP's shura council had chosen Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki as the group's new chief.

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Speaking in the arrival hall of Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, guitarist and singer Aleksandr “Shura” Uman of Bi-2 said the band was doing well and very tired after their ordeal.

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