Shura

Origin

From Arabic شورى ("consultation")

Full definition of shura

Noun

1. (Islam) A body that provides counsel to a leader
• 2007, January 5, Carlotta Gall, Taliban Leader Promises More Afghan War, “The leadership, resistance and shura are all based here in Afghanistan.”
• 2009, March 11, Carlotta Gall, As U.S. Weighs Taliban Negotiations, Afghans Are Already Talking, Mullah Omar’s whereabouts are unknown, but ...
  Mullah Bradar, a powerful commander and deputy to Mullah Omar, is in contact with the government and ...
  is said to reside in the Pakistan port city of Karachi, where many members of the Quetta shura have taken refuge, according to Afghan officials.

Anagrams

• Ashur, surah