The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 267
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya current Agenda, we w ill not be able to deliberate on the budget proposals. Nazir Baitul Mai says that he forgot to include the budget proposals in the Agenda. This is in deed a grave om ission, and is actually like a wedding procession in which all are present except the bride groom. It is hard to make such a mistake. Anyhow, the Nazir Sahib has managed to complete this difficult task, and the budget w ill be presented and deliberated upon. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1941, pp, 8-9J P r e m a t u r e P r o p o s a l s Regarding half-baked and premature proposals, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIfh said: “We in Markaz should pay more attention to this matter, and the Jama'at as a whole should also keep thinking o f new proposals. All useful proposals should be sent to me. In fact, during the last few months, I have felt that pro posals which are sent to me by individuals are far better than those that are sent to Shura. This is because an indi vidual understands his responsibility, gives proper thought to his proposal, considers its every aspect, and sends it to me only after it has been perfected. Unfortu nately, when it comes to the Shura, people only convene a meeting when the Shura is close at hand, and send in any proposal they can think of. These proposals are not given due thought and are at times sent without even considering the facts. People do not even take into ac count the prevailing circumstances and the rules relevant to such proposals. They just send their proposals without properly thinking over them and end up wasting our time. I am thinking o f some procedure which w ill allow members o f the Jama'at to deliberate longer on the pro posals for the Shura, so that they are sent to us only when 26 7