The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 141
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya know nothing o f accounts, or people who are righteous but do not know how to speak. It would be infinitely better to elect someone who possesses both qualities. Instead o f electing some unrighteous person, who is only an expert in worldly affairs, it would be much better to elect one who is pious and God-fearing, and whose heart is filled with sympathy for the faith, if he is not a braggart, nor projects him self and is capable o f understanding things and offer ing advice. It is simply absurd to consider only a person’s worldly merit and to take no note o f whether he has any fear and love o f God in his heart. I would like to invite your attention towards these con siderations, and I would also like to direct the concerned staff that they should keep sending the relevant portions o f my speech to the Jama'ats, so that they may realize that they have to elect only such people to represent them in Shura who are pious and God-fearing, and are not quarrelsome or m ischievous or those who are not regular in their prayers, and tell lies, and are not straightforward in their dealings, and lay false accusations upon others, and are hypocrites and weak o f faith. Electing such peo ple is like hitting the very foundation o f the Jama'at. Such people should not be allowed anywhere near this Majlis, regardless o f how many m illions they have, and how good they are at holding the audience spellbound with their oratory. For us only those people are blessed who are faithful and God-fearing, even if they cannot speak w ell, rather than those who are great orators and their homes are full o f gold and silver, but have no faith or fear o f God in their hearts. We do not need such peo ple, and the farther they stay from this Majlis, the better it w ill be for u s. . . 141