The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 158
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya as Khalifa in 1966, Hudur said: “There is an even more important issue, but the District Amirs are not giving it the attention it deserves, and it re lates to the representation o f every Jama'at in Majlis-e- Shura. At the moment there are many Jama'ats that are not being represented. If they had been represented, even if they did not participate in the discussions, they would at least get an idea o f the requirements o f the Jam5‘at, and how things are to be done. They would also have seen the positive outcome o f the work they are doing, and they would have gone back happy with the knowledge that God blesses even their small sacrifices and grows a big and beautiful tree out o f their meagre efforts. . . But if every Jama'at is to be given representation in Majlis-e-Shura, changes w ill have to be made in the present regulations. Presently Jama'ats with 50 members send 2 representa tives, and in future they might be allowed only one. No doubt these details can be worked out, but the District Amirs are responsible and they need to make an effort to bring to Shura representatives from all their Jama'ats, and let Majlis-e-Shura bear witness to this. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1966, pp. 13-14] Hadrat KhallfatuI Maslh IIIrh took up the same issue the following year, and said: “I also want to create a new and extraordinary sub committee. In the last Shura I had pointed out that not all the members who are required to attend the Shura under the rules, actually come to Shura. This time I have collected a lot o f statistics, which show that if all the representatives who are supposed to come here ac cording to the existing rules do turn up, they would 158