The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 315
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya then explained in Punjabi, and the speaker replied that Hudur’s observations were correct and such a proposal was not considered). Hudur: Shaikh Mubarak Ahmad Sahib! Shaikh Mubarak Ahmad Sahib: Sayyed!, on this point, Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IIra was very very serious; not only rejecting but also warning very severely”. Hudur: “Sometimes the warning went to the extent that in future we w ill not give you the right o f representation if you do not mend your ways. And Hadrat Khallfatul Maslh IIIrt was also very particular on the presence o f all the members, to the extent that if somebody did not ap pear without any solid reason, which he presented beforehand and got permission to remain absent, that Jama" at was also warned. ” Shaikh Mubarak Ahmad Sahib: “In such a situation when representative was present on the Shura and he did not at tend the Shura committee, it was more serious. ” Hudur: N o, but this was the practice I remember. . . Shaikh Sahib: R ejected. . . Hudur: You support my memory? Shaikh Sahib: “Certainly, strongly support. ” Hudur: “I am quite sure that this was the custom, and I personally also believe that this is my natural reaction to it, and this is in line with the reaction o f all the Khulafa before me. So we drop this proposal and send a strong note o f admonishment to South Africa. ” [Report International Majlis-e-Shura 1994, p. 14] 315