The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 378
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya The Aim of Asking Questions: There are two reasons for asking questions. The first is to acquire accurate informa tion about an issue, and the second is to vilify others. It is with these two objectives in mind that questions are raised in Councils and Parliaments. Questions are raised either to gain more information or to humiliate the other party so that one’s own party comes into power. Your questions should not be motivated by the second consideration. It is imperative that the questioner should go to the con cerned Nazir and inform him o f the flaws that he has noticed and ask him to correct them. But if the Nazir still does not pay heed, then the matter may be brought to the notice o f the person who can rectify things. But if you do not follow this procedure and express your objections in public, then you are the one who is guilty. If everyone is entitled to know o f his own shortcomings, I do not know why this right should be taken away from those who are working for the Jama'at. Is it merely because they are serving the Jama'at? If the Nazirs make mistakes— and at times they do make mistakes, and they themselves admit that they are liable to make mistakes, nor do I want peo ple to think that they are above doing so— the person who detects any such shortcoming should first go to the concerned Nazir and ask him to correct the wrong. If the Nazir does not do so, then the questioner should report the matter to me, instead o f speaking about it in public. . . The real purpose o f our questions should be to reform things and not to divide the Jamatat into groups. If such questions continue people w ill be divided into two groups: the government party and the opposition. This w ill be the first step. The Khalifa w ill o f course have to side with one group, or he w ill sometimes side with one 378