The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 162
T he S ystem of M ushawarat m J ama 4 at - e -A hmadiyya (v) Maulana Abul ‘Ata Sahib, whom Hudur ap pointed as the convener. This sub-committee met several times and analyzed the district-wise lists o f Chanda-payers provided by Nazarat Baitul Mai. Keeping in view the decision o f Hadrat Khalifatul Masih that the total number o f representatives will be 550, and that the representatives o f the Central Anjumans, other Central Institutions and Companions o f the Promised Messiah (as) will be over and above this number, the com mittee submitted the following recommendations: 1. In the light o f the resolution passed in the Majlis-e- Mushawarat, the case o f the 32 major Jama'ats was con sidered separately. They would be eligible to send 235 representatives. 2. After the above allotment o f 235 representatives for the major Jama'ats, the smaller Jama'ats are left with 299 representatives. We recommend that this number should be divided among the smaller Jama'ats district- wise, as follows: (a) There should be one representative for every 35 Chanda-payers. (b) On more than 35 Chanda-payers— or the higher frac tion o f 35— one more representative shall be allotted. Thus there will be 299 representatives for smaller Jama'ats and 235 for the major Jama'ats. This brings the 162