The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 257
Chapter V II T he A genda P r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e A g e n d a Preparations for Shura begin from December to Febru ary when the Private Secretary, at the behest o f Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh, consults Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya, Tehrik Jadid and W aqf Jadld as to the dates that will be most suitable for Majlis-e-Mushawarat. Reports from the three organizations are then submitted to Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh. Following Hudur’s approval, a notice is published in newspapers announcing that such and such dates have been fixed for the Shura and that out side Jama'ats and Central and Auxiliary organizations are invited to send in their proposals by a certain date. It is an established rule that the proposals should first be discussed in a general body meeting o f the local Jama'at from where they originate. The approval of Majlis ‘Amila o f the local Jama'at alone is not enough. In this context, Hadrat Khalifatul Maslh IIIrh remarked: “Representatives o f Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya normally gather for deliberations at the Shura once every year. The Agenda o f the Shura includes the approval o f budgets for Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya, Tehrfk Jadld and W aqf Jadid, and other proposals related to finance. M iscellaneous proposals which are sent by the Jama'ats are also delib erated upon in the Shura. Some o f these proposals conform to the rules o f Shura while others do not. With regard to the latter, it is the duty o f the local Jama'ats to 257