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the S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya But the unfortunate part o f the story is that it came to be known very late when both the missionaries were de stroyed, and before he was destroyed he had him self destroyed a large chunk o f the Jama'at where he worked. So this should not happen again. We w ill not permit this to happen, Inshaallah. So a very efficient monitoring system, more than that, in fact a very efficient system o f reporting things right at the initial stage o f the offing should be made and established, and this book should enlighten the people on that. . . The matter is to be dis cussed at administrative level rather than at the level o f Shura. So before somebody strays into this dangerous area, I should prevent that possibility. . . There is no secret in Ahmadiyyat, absolutely. We are an open book, our budgets are open, everything is open. So this administration book, or our attempt to teach Ahm adis. . . anyone can have access to it and use it. [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1988, pp. 199-202) R ules of S adr A njuman A hmadiyya and M ajlis - e -M ushawarat (1) During Shura 1943, a delegate asked whether the Shura has the authority to propose any changes in the rules o f Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya. Responding to this question, Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra said: “Though this might not be part o f the written regulations, there are effectively two ways o f presenting something before the Shura: First, if a member o f a Jama'at sends a proposal which he considers to be important, it is sent to the concerned De partment. The Nazir o f the Department then consults other Nazirs and recommends that the proposal may be presented in Shura. Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya then 399