The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 90
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya beautiful atmosphere o f understanding and mutual re spect, and submitting the proposals only to win Allah’s favour, to be in the right, and not in the spirit o f debates which are commonly held in Parliament, etc. May Allah help us preserve this purity forever, because, as long as we succeed in preserving this purity o f thought, purity o f counselling, purity o f intention and purpose, this Shura w ill remain unique in the world, as it is unique today. And, I wanted to add this, when you hold your respective Shuras in your countries— as already, with the grace o f Allah, this practice has started with immense benefits to the Ahmadls o f different countries— you must remember that the same tradition should be reproduced ditto to the Central Shuras held under various Caliphs, and, in accor dance with the holy traditions o f Central Shura. If you do that— I know how seriously Ahmadls are moving in that direction in every country, then Inshaallah — the system w ill be preserved. Because, Central Majlis-e-Shura is not safe until that spirit is implanted with purity in the worldwide Ahmadiyya Communities, and all know what Shura is. If we fail to do that then the Central Shura w ill not be understood by people who w ill join us later on. And they w ill consider it to be a sort o f imposition o f view s o f a certain country on rest o f the world. And these were some fears, among other reasons, why I started to institutionalize Majlis-e-Shura in all countries o f the world, wherever possible. With the grace o f Allah, the results so far are most encouraging and wonderful. I am particularly happy to observe that ever since I requested the countries where Shura is held to submit to me their detailed reports, as to what passed and what happened and how and in what style a submission was presented, I have been noticing deviations which might have taken 90