The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 52
T he S ystem of M ush A warat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya S hura D uring the E arly Y ears of K hilafat - e -T haniya During the early years o f Khilafat-e-Thaniya, Ahmadi- yya Conference—-which was normally held at night in Masjid Mubarak during the Jalsa Salana—could not be held regularly due to the extraordinary circumstances. This is why no record of this Conference is available for the years 1914 and 1915. Al-Fadl, however, did publish the following note about Jalsa Salana 1915: “We regret to announce that, due to shortage o f time, Ahmadiyya Conference, which is usually held each year in Masjid Mubarak at night, could not be held this year. But this has been more than compensated for by the fact that, for the improvement, development and progress o f local Jama'ats, Secretaries were provided half-yearly re port forms at the behest o f Hadrat Khallfatul Masihat, so that, instead o f exchanging views only once a year, the work can proceed uniformly all the year round. ” [Al-Fadl Qadian, 8 January 1916] Later, the half-yearly reports received from the Jama'ats were compiled and presented in a full session of Jalsa Salana by Secretary Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya. The de tails of income and expenditure were also included in these reports. [Al-Fadl Qadian, 30 December 1916; 22 January 1918; 12 January 1920] Nazir Sahib Baitul Mai would sometimes request the Jama'at for additional funds to meet the budget deficit. Therefore, the report presented in the Jalsa Salana of 1919 included a Rs. 234,000 budget for the following year. When an appeal was made for funds, the faithful 52