The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 192
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in J am A‘ at - e -A hmadiyya doubtedly the result o f the deep insight and magnificent training o f Hadrat Musleh-e-Mau‘udra. From the very beginning he established Majlis-e-Mushawarat on such lines that punctuality and discipline became the second nature o f its members. But whenever he observed even a little slackness he would take them to task. At one time Hudur was stationed at Nakhlah (a place 600 feet above sea level, in Khushab District) for a change of climate, from where he would come to attend the Shura. On one such occasion he noticed some slackness in the atten dance, and observed: “Only 411 out o f the 432 representative are present. This means that all the members who were issued passes are not here. This is indeed a very sorry situation. The mem bers who are not present in this session should be identified and should not be given the responsibility o f Shura in the future. They have come here specifically to attend the Shura, but have absented themselves. I have travelled 100 miles just to attend the Shura despite my illness, and they, who were present in Rabwah, have not bothered to show up. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1958, p. 32] 192