The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 107
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya said are altogether wrong, but w e still have to listen to them. This is because the purpose o f holding such meet ings and consultations is to develop the spirit o f cooperation and to come up with suggestions for the pro gress o f the Jama'at. If this aim is not achieved, then it w ill be futile to hold such consultations. It is completely wrong to imagine that, like Europeans, we too have es tablished some kind o f Parliament o f our own. When we have withdrawn from the world, cut ourselves o ff from people, and settled in an isolation— where there are no worldly honours and benefits— our aim is surely not to imitate the Europeans in anything. Our sole aim and pur pose is to please God Almighty. Let people say what they want, we should keep ourselves focussed on what Allah says and what our Prophetsa proclaims and urges us to do. We can only succeed if we follow the path outlined for us, and never otherwise. I, therefore, urge you to pay more attention to this task, for the time w ill soon run out. Great changes are in the offing and a tremendous revolution is round the comer. So what is required o f us in practical terms is to bring about a trans formation in ourselves, to live up to the pledges we have made, to abide by the truth, and to love Allah and His Messenger*. By thus bringing about a positive change in ourselves, we w ill be able to win Allah’s favour. It is our duty to distribute among our friends and other people the wealth o f knowledge that God has given us. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1940, pp. 125-126] V ictory of I slam is L inked to M ajlis - e -S hura Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIIrh also continued to stress the need for strengthening the institution o f Shura. He said 107