The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 288
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya holding this Shura, and why are w e seeking advice? Why not shut down all the projects and go home and rest? But if the purpose o f our lives is to serve the relig ion o f Allah, then our argument should not be that we could save a lot o f money by closing a certain project. Our attitude should be to think how w e can support and finance a certain project, the responsibility o f which we have taken upon ourselves. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1936, pp. 3-4] A bsence from S ob -C ommittees All members are required to be present in the meetings of the sub-committees and the standing committees. If a member has some urgent business, he should apprise the Chairman o f the relevant committee. Absence without permission signifies lack o f interest, and the absence o f a member may hinder the work. A sub-committee once recommended the following penalty for a member be cause he remained absent without any valid reason: Members who have been informed o f their nomination to a sub-committee but fail to turn up for the meeting, can be nominated for membership o f the Shura but they will not be nominated for any committee for the next three years. This action is necessary, since important work is sometimes held up due to the absence or lack of interest o f a member. So, if despite repeated written re minders by the Nazarat, a member does not respond or does not participate in the committee meeting without a valid excuse, his name should be announced in the Shura. If he still persists in this kind o f behaviour, he 2 8 8