The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 172
the S ystem of M ushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e - ahmadiyya axns so that the Lajna are not able to attend this Majlis. At present they are lost in their books, and most o f the ladies who are present here are not well-versed at ex pressing their view s. But, lest they should say they were not permitted to speak, I invite anyone among them who wishes to speak, to do so. ” The women, who were sitting behind a screen, said that they needed time to consult among themselves. Hudur gave them time to do so, and in the meantime he said a few things about various aspects o f the women’s hostel. Thereafter Hudur said: “I have been informed that two of the women wish to speak. I am happy to invite them to speak. ” Ustani Maimuna Sufia Begum, the widow o f Hakim Maulawi Ghulam Muhammad Sahib Amritsari, was the first to speak from behind the curtain. She said: “Assalamo ‘Alaikum. On behalf o f my sister ladies I wish to say that w e are w illing to pay the expenses for establishing the school. Secondly, we are w illing to work for the school in any way we can. You can freely entrust to us any task, and w e w ill do it w illingly. ”. . . She was followed by the daughter o f Maulawi Dhulfiqar ‘Ali Khan Sahib who said that the women wanted the hostel to be opened as soon as possible, and that they would be willing to offer contributions for this purpose. They could also supervise the work together. After listening to the women, Hudur enquired from them whether it was appropriate to open the hostel immedi 172