The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 112
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya concentrate on the presence o f God. Children are very very intelligent, o f course, and once perhaps I had over done it. So once she was about to jump on the sofas and I looked at her. She turned back to me and said, “God has gone out, please. For the time being there is no God. ” (laughter) N ow this is pardonable from a child. She inno cently could think that God had temporarily left her, but it is not pardonable among adults. So never think that God has left you. Please, this is my m essage. ” In his Friday Sermon on the opening day of Majlis-e- Shiira Germany, 1995, Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IVrh said: “If we can establish the institution o f Mushawarat with the utmost care, and close the doors to any tendency that is contrary to Taqwa , I am sure that, by the grace o f Allah, the Jama'at w ill progress at a great speed. ” [Friday Sermon, 28 April 1995, Al-Fadl International, 9-15 June X995, p. 5] T he E xemplary I nstitution of M ushawarat Addressing the delegates of International Majlis-e-Shura 1990, Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IVrh said: [English] “This is Ahmadiyya system as you have ob served today and witnessed today. A few days ago, not a few days, but a few months ago, an important Minister from an African country met me and wanted my advice as to what should be done about the system o f govern ment in his respective country and other African countries. Many African countries now run on a single party system, which is considered to be the right form o f democracy suitable for them. And when you speak o f multi-party system, the party in power does not tolerate it and w ill not hear o f it. So he wanted my advice as to what he should suggest to the government that should be 1 1 2