The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 110
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya advice should not become arrogant and imagine that he is the only one who can conceive o f better ideas. But the decision still lies with him. He must listen, but he does not have to accept. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1982, pp. 7-8] Speaking about Majlis-e-Mushawarat, Hadrat Khallfatul Masih IVrh said: “Just like Khilafat and the Jama'at, Shura and the Jama'at are also inseparable. This is why I believe that if the system o f Shura becomes fully established in the Jama'at—just as Khilafat has already become estab lished, by the grace o f Allah, the structure o f the Jama'at w ill become so strong that no power in the world w ill be able to destroy it. ” [Address to Majlis-e-Shiira Brussels, 9 September 1992, p. 2] U nique C haracter of M ajlis - e -S hura During the International Majlis-e-Shura in 1989, Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh said: [English] “The Ahmadiyya system o f Majlis-e-Shura is a unique system in the world. Absolutely! there is no peer, no equal to this system anywhere. I was thinking o f this in comparison to those countries where they have a sin gle party House. It may be misunderstood by some that this also is a single party House. It is not so. There are many single party Houses in communist countries, in A f rican countries, but this is a ‘no party House’. This is the distinction which you must always maintain and keep in view. Everyone is a ‘party’ member if it is a ‘party’, so practically it is a ‘no party’ House. Everyone has an equal right, an equal obligation as w ell. This system is manifested at its peak, at its most beautiful expression, no