The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 48
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama 4 at - e -A hmadiyya Muhammad ‘Al! Khan Sahib1 3 read out the will o f Hadrat KhalTfatul Masih Ira in which he had advised the Jama'at to remain united on one hand. On hearing this, the people started speaking in favour of Mirza Bashiruddm Mahmud Ahmad Sahib. Although some people, who were against the institution o f Khilafat, tried to draw attention towards themselves, members of the Jama'at refused to listen to them because these people were against the very idea of Khilafat. A group o f believers then started pledging Bai‘at at the hand o f Hadrat Mirza Bashiruddm Mahmud Ahmad Sahib1 3 with such zeal and passion as if their hearts were in the possession o f angels and were being drawn to the Divine will. [Tankh-e-Ahmadiyyat, vol. 4, pp. 554-555] A n E xtraordinary M eeting of S hura During the early days o f this Khilafat, it was felt necessary to call a meeting of the selected representatives of the Jama" at, in order to curb the nefarious activities of the Ghair M ubaV ln} Messages were sent to Jama'ats outside Qadian by Hadrat Nawab Muhammad ‘All Khan Sahibra, Hadrat Sayyed Muhammad Ahsan Amrohi Sahib1 3 and Hadrat Dr. Khalifa Rashiduddin Sahib1 3 , stating that Khalifatul Masih IIra wished to consult the Jama'at upon some important issues on 12th April 1914, at Qadian. Every Jama'at was instructed to elect two 1 The group o f Ahmadis who refused to pledge Bai'at at the hand o f Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIra; also known as ‘Lahori Ahmadis \ 48