The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 386
T he S ystem of M ushawarat tn J ama * at - e -A hmadxyya that particular year. Since w e have only one day to con sider the proposals, and one day for the committees to do their work, therefore only six or seven questions are al lowed. O f all the questions that are received, he chooses those which he considers most important, and no Nazarat has anything to do with it. Since members o f the Jama’at do not have enough experience, they sometimes send questions which are related directly to the Nazirs and have nothing to do with the Shura. Such questions are therefore forwarded to the concerned Nazirs. Questions that relate to the Shura are earmarked for the Shura. It is wrong to urge people to ask questions, and I am strongly against this practice. Even in my correspondence with the Government, I emphasize that it is wrong to act in a manner as to make people impatient about their demands, and such an attitude could trigger agitation. Questions which automatically come up in people’s minds keep coming before m e. . . S o if someone has a suggestion re lating to a matter o f principle, he should send it to the Khalifa, and if he considers it to be o f substance and thinks that it requires further deliberation, it can be pre sented before the Shura. And if it relates to the Nazirs, they can be instructed accordingly. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1926, Gazette, p. 18] T he R ight M ethod of R aising Q uestions Some delegates started attaching conditions with regard to the questions in Shura. This was not only wrong but was in contrast to the established norms. Hadrat Musleh- e-Mau‘udra did not allow such questions, and said: “Now that all the questions have been answered, it is time to constitute sub-committees to consider the various 3 8 6