Shura (maslahatlashuv) va Mashvara (fikr almashish) — bu o‘z ma’nosida fikr so‘rashdir. U qonunchilikda, ta’riflarda, shuningdek haqiqatlarni ochib berish kabi intellektual masalalarda va texnik hamda ilmiy masalalarda majburiy emas; ammo Xalifa har qanday operatsion masalada maslahatlashganda va tadqiqot hamda chuqur tahlilni talab qilmaydigan amallarda u majburiydir.

Shura (consultation) and Mashwarah (deliberation) is the taking of opinion in its absolute meaning, and it is not binding in legislation, definitions, and nor intellectual issues such as disclosing facts, nor technical and scientific issues; and it is binding when the Khalifah consults in any operational issue and the actions that do not require research and deep examination.

Shura so'zi "shawara" fe'lidan olingan bo'lib, fikr so'rash va maslahatlashish ma'nosini bildiradi. Aytiladi: "Men undan shura so'radim" – bu uning uchun mashvara so'rash degani.

Shura is from the verb shawara, which is to seek opinion and consultation, and it is said I sought Shura from him – is to seek Mashurah for him.

Shura va Mashurah Mashwara bilan bir xil ma’noni anglatadi. Lisan al-‘Arab’da shunday deyilgan: “Fulon yaxshi mashurah va mashvarah bo‘ladi”, ikki lahjada. Farro’ aytdi: al-Mashura mashvarahdan kelib chiqqan, so‘ngra yengillik uchun mashura bo‘lib qolgan. Al-Layth esa aytdi: al-Mashvara “al-isharah”dan olingan mafa‘la vaznidagi so‘zdir, va aytiladi: mashura, ya’ni shura, mashura va xuddi shunday mashvarah. Va sen aytasan: “Men u bilan bir masalada shura qildim (maslahatlashdim) va undan shura so‘radim”. Mukhtar al-Sihah’da esa shunday zikr qilingan: al-Mashvarah – bu al-Shura, shuningdek al-Mashurah ham; undan biz aytamiz: “Shaawarahu (u bilan bir masalada shura qildim)” va “undan shura so‘radim”, bir xil ma’noda.