The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 138
the S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama * at - e -A hmadiyya geniis would build houses for people. Those, o f course, are mere tales, but we do expect from our Lord that, while w e are asleep, He should H im self have mercy on us and raise that spiritual structure for us. And when we wake up, we should bow our heads in gratitude for His kindness, for it was a task that would have been impossi ble for us. But whereas w e can beg God through prayers and supplications to do for us one portion o f the task, there is yet another portion we ourselves have to do. And if we do not attend to it and do not try to accomplish what has been left to us, we w ill never deserve His help, which we are hoping for. The responsibility that is upon us is that we should always select competent people for our tasks. I am sorry to say that some Jama'ats do not elect competent representatives for M ajlis-e- Shura. . . They do not consider who is competent for the job, and merely choose a person who has nothing else to do and send him to Qadian. They merely ask, ‘Is there anyone who is free and can go to Qadian?’, and anyone who says he is free, is sent here. Such Jama'ats do not at all realize the immense responsibilities o f Majlis-e-Shura which these representatives have to shoulder. They send a person only because he was readily available, or was outspoken and critical, or was w ell to do, or simply be cause he craved for prominence, while the Holy Prophetsa has said that anyone who seeks to become prominent or desires an office should not be accommodated. There fore, I wish to convey this message to the Jama’ats through you: The work which God has taken upon Him self shall no doubt be done, but if we do not fulfil the task that is upon us faithfully and responsibly, Allah’s blessings shall also be delayed. 138