The second requirement for the realization of the Islamic Unity is a genuine and virtuous Collective Consultation within the framework of Sharia.
The Consultation which will be carried out by the gathering of the Genuine Scholars and Spiritual Guides in the World of Islam and will be based on the Methods of Sharia, can become a legitimate and competent Authority as in the meaning of the Consensus of the Nation’s Scholars (Al-Ijmaa al-Ummah) for all the Muslims. This Council determines the rules of activity and organization of the Consultation and the Islamic Union.
The Islamic States which unite around the Holy Constitution of the Quran as explained above, are to form the "United Republics of Islam" as designated by Imam Bediuzzaman (R.A.).
Expressing the importance of the Council of Consultation and the top-necessity of its establishment, Bediuzzaman was explaining the properties of the required Council at the Office of the Sheikh-ul-Islam of the Ottoman Empire. In Sunuhat, published in 1919, he discussed the setting-up of a Learned Body made up of specialists in different