The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 241
T he S ystem of mushawarat in J ama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya could have found a solution for them long ago. I do not think it would be proper to ask the delegates to wear badges, but it would be better to prescribe some sort o f badges for the workers, which they could wear during the session. A worker wearing the badge w ill be distinguish able from a delegate, and there w ill be no confusion. The workers o f Shura, which is the most important branch o f the Jama'at, should wear badges just like the members o f Khuddamul Ahmadiyya. They w ill thus be easily distin guishable and w ill not be taken for delegates. It w ill also make it clear to everyone that those wearing badges are workers and do not have the right to vote. By the grace o f God, this is not the time when somebody w ill want to cheat and stand up to vote, but the possibility o f some weak person doing so cannot be ruled out. So it is essential for the workers to have a distinguishing mark in the form o f a badge, which they should put on during Mushawarat. Thus there w ill be no confusion: they w ill not be taken for the delegates and w ill not be allowed to vote. ” (Report MajJis-e-Shura 1950, p. 7] P hotography N ot A llowed During Majlis-e-Mushawarat 1983, someone started taking photographs, upon which Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IVrh said: “I have not given this permission to anyone. As far as I am concerned, you were only permitted to attend as a Za’ir (visitor). I did not permit you to take photographs. It is not in my knowledge that photographs have ever been taken in Shura. It causes disturbance anyway. ” [Report Majlis-e-Shura 1983, p. 118] 241